Mount Olive, NJ
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20-Year-Old Audi Driver Charged In High-Speed Mount Olive Pursuit That Injured 3: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Audi Driver Charged In High-Speed Mount Olive Pursuit That Injured 3: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Audi Driver Charged In High-Speed Mount Olive Pursuit That Injured 3: Prosecutor A 20-year-old repeat offender is facing multiple charges after a high-speed police chase ended in a crash that sent three people to the hospital Tuesday, July 8 in Morris County, authorities said. Tyler A. Burwell, of Hopatcong, was behind the wheel of a 2019 Audi A4 that led Mount Arlington and Mount Olive police on a pursuit around 10:45 p.m., according to Meghan Knab, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office. The Audi struck a 2014 Ford Flex at the intersection of Route 46 and Mount Olive Road, Knab said. The impact caused the Ford to crash into a Mount Arlington Police patrol vehicle.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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Speeding BMW Driver Crashes Near Ikea After Fleeing Cops On Route 17, Police Say (UPDATE) Speeding BMW Driver Crashes Near Ikea After Fleeing Cops On Route 17, Police Say (UPDATE)
Speeding BMW Driver Crashes Near Ikea After Fleeing Cops On Route 17, Police Say (Update) A 22-year-old New York man is facing charges after police say he fled a traffic stop and crashed off Route 17 in Paramus Monday night, July 7. Jason Kortbawi, of Arverne (Queens), NY, was behind the wheel of a white BMW SUV with out-of-state registration that failed to stop for Saddle River Police on Route 17 south around 9 p.m. Monday, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti. Paramus police were alerted, and Officer Matt Orefice spotted the vehicle heading southbound near the Garden State Parkway, Guidetti said. Orefice activated his lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Hamilton Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Church: Police Hamilton Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Church: Police
Hamilton Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Church: Police A 51-year-old Hamilton woman was killed after a two-car crash caused a vehicle to be engulfed in flames in Trenton on Saturday, July 5, authorities said. At 12:29 a.m., officers responded to the collision on the lawn of Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal and found a silver Toyota Tacoma on fire, Trenton police said. A heavily damaged black BMW was also on the church lawn, police said. An investigation determined the Tacoma collided with the BMW when the Tacoma made a left turn onto Lalor Street from the westbound side of Broad Street, police said. The woman was ejected from the vehicle as the veh…

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by Sam Barron
Franklin Square, NY
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Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police
Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police A Lakeview man is accused of stabbing another man several times after a car crash in Franklin Square, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, July 6. Officers were called to a Franklin Street home at 4:31 a.m. for a 20-year-old man suffering from multiple cuts across his body, according to detectives. The victim had been involved in a car crash earlier that morning when a suspect followed him and confronted him, police explained. A fight broke out, and the victim was stabbed with a sharp object, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bergenfield, NJ
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After Coach’s Death In Crash, Former Player Leads Bergenfield High School Football After Coach’s Death In Crash, Former Player Leads Bergenfield High School Football
After Coach’s Death In Crash, Former Player Leads Bergenfield High School Football Joe Lapi never imagined it would happen like this. He thought one day, down the line, he might step into a head coaching role — something he’d work toward slowly, with time. But he never expected it to come in the wake of tragedy. Lapi, a Bergenfield native and 2014 graduate of the high school, is stepping into the role of head BHS football coach, a role held for 15 years by Rob Violante — more affectionately known as "Coach V" — who died on May 14 in a crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester. “It was the worst phone call of my life,” said Lapi, 29. “I was devastated." Violante …

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by Cecilia Levine
Oxon Hill, MD
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Police ID Second Victim In Double-Fatal Oxon Hill Rollover Crash Police ID Second Victim In Double-Fatal Oxon Hill Rollover Crash
Police ID Second Victim In Double-Fatal Oxon Hill Rollover Crash A high-speed crash in Maryland left two people dead and sent two others to the hospital with critical injuries. The single-vehicle wreck happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near the Kerby Hill Road exit in Oxon Hill, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. District resident Ursula Churn, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger, identified as Leslie Bussey on Thursday, July 3, was rushed to an area hospital, where she died from her injuries. The vehicle was carrying five people when it struck a traffi…

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by Zak Failla
New Brunswick, NJ
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5-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In New Brunswick Crash: Police 5-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In New Brunswick Crash: Police
5-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured In New Brunswick Crash: Police A 5-year-old girl sustained critical injures in a crash in New Brunswick on Sunday, June 29, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., New Brunswick police responded to Route 18 and Paulus Boulevard for a two-car crash between a Hyundai Santa Fe and a Chevy Equinox, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said. The Hyundai had a driver and three passengers while the Chevy had a driver and four passengers, authorities said. One of the occupants of the Hyundai and all of the Chevy passengers, including a 5-year-old girl were transported to a n…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Driver Who 'Brake Checked' DUI Motorist Slams Tree, Dies On Route 422 In Limerick: Cops Driver Who 'Brake Checked' DUI Motorist Slams Tree, Dies On Route 422 In Limerick: Cops
Driver Who 'Brake Checked' DUI Motorist Slams Tree, Dies On Route 422 In Limerick: Cops A road rage crash left one man dead and another under arrest for DUI on Sunday evening, June 29, along Route 422 East in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. The fatal collision happened around 5:26 p.m. near mile marker 177.2, Pennsylvania State Police Skippack said in a press release. Troopers arrived to find a black Volvo SUV with heavy front-end damage. The driver was trapped inside and unresponsive. Police say two people inside a Chevrolet Cruze admitted to being involved in the crash. According to their account, the incident stemmed from a road rage encounter several mi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sewell-Mantua, NJ
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13-Year-Old Sewell Boy Killed In Middle Township Crash: Police 13-Year-Old Sewell Boy Killed In Middle Township Crash: Police
13-Year-Old Sewell Boy Killed In Middle Township Crash: Police A 13-year-old Sewell resident was killed in a two-car crash in Middle Township on Monday, June 23, authorities said. At 4:45 a.m., officers responded to Court House-South Dennis Road for a car crash after a Mitsubishi Lancer traveling southbound entered the northbound lane while attempting to pass another vehicle and struck a Honda Accord, Middle Township police. The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 26-year-old Woodbine resident, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. The driver of the Honda, a 55-year-old Sewell resident, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatm…

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by Sam Barron
Spring Valley, NY
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Tesla Cybertruck Crashes In Spring Valley, Snaps Utility Pole In Two Tesla Cybertruck Crashes In Spring Valley, Snaps Utility Pole In Two
Tesla Cybertruck Crashes In Spring Valley, Snaps Utility Pole In Two A two-car crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck left a utility pole snapped in half in Rockland County. The incident happened on Monday, June 23, at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Lincoln Street in Spring Valley, according to a report from The Monsey Scoop. Spring Valley Police and the Spring Valley Fire Department responded to the scene, along with Orange and Rockland Utilities, to manage the damaged pole and restore service in the area. Despite the force of the collision — which reportedly snapped the utility pole in half — no injuries were reported, the outlet reported. Further …

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by Ben Crnic
Edison, NJ
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Lanes Closed On Route 287 After Crash With Injuries: NJDOT Lanes Closed On Route 287 After Crash With Injuries: NJDOT
Lanes Closed On Route 287 After Crash With Injuries: Njdot A car crash with injuries has closed all lanes on Route 287 in Edison on Tuesday afternoon, June 24, authorities said. The crash occurred at 12:04 p.m. on Route 287 southbound north of Exit 1 in Edison, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. All lanes are closed, NJDOT said. 

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by Sam Barron
Middle Township, NJ
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Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police
Baltimore Man Killed In Route 47 Crash: Police A Baltimore man was killed in a car crash on Route 47 in Middle Township on Sunday, June 22, authorities said. At 9 a.m., officers responded to Route 47 North for a two-car crash after a Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling northbound crossed into a southbound lane and struck a Buick Encore, Middle Township police said. The driver of the Hyundai, Robert Burch, was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center-City Division, police said. The passenger, a 70-year-old woman was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The driver of the Buick, a 66-yea…

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by Sam Barron