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Date: 
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Area: 
Trenton-NJ
A 50-year-old woman died in an accident on Route 130 South just south of Quarry Lane on Friday morning after her vehicle struck a utility pole. The fatal crash occurred at about 8:20 a.m. when the vehicle struck a utility pole, causing it to fall onto the roadway, according to police. Police closed Route 130 in both directions following the accident, according to Lt. John Haas.  
Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2014
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

State Police say the driver of a car died after the vehicle slammed into a tree in the center median on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

Tuesday morning's crash closed the northbound express lanes, creating a 13-mile traffic backup and causing delays for motorists. Traffic was backed up to I-195.

A State Trooper stated that it's unclear if weather played a role in the crash. Police also says there was debris from a dead deer in the road and it's not clear if the motorist had swerved to try to avoid it.

Date: 
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

A Rosenhayn man was pronounced dead at the scene of an early morning accident Sunday involving a tractor-trailer and a van on the N.J. Turnpike, a state trooper said. The accident in the northbound outer truck lane occurred near mile marker 96 at 1:40 a.m., he said. An investigation is continuing.

John Visconti III, 48, was driving a 1997 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, when it struck a 2001 GMC Safari van that was driving below the speed limit in the right lane, police said.

Date: 
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Area: 
Trenton-NJ
A 22-year-old woman traveling in a gray Scion with three other people died this morning after the car crashed on the Garden State Parkway in Brick Township, New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the vehicle faces multiple charges, including driving while intoxicated, driving while his license was suspended, and causing death while driving with a suspended license, a State Police spokesman Trooper said.
Date: 
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Area: 
Trenton-NJ
A student and an aide were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center Friday morning after a car crashed into a school bus, according to city police. The small bus, carrying four students, was traveling east on Passaic Street when a vehicle making a turn from Esplenade onto Passaic struck the bus at about 8 a.m., Hackensack Police said. A student and a bus aide complained of back pain and were taken to the hospital, police said. The other students were uninjured but evaluated by medical personnel. Police are still on scene investigating the accident.