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Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Amtrak Train In New Brunswick
A pedestrian was fatally struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday night in Middlesex County, authorities said. The victim's name and age have not been released. It is not clear why they were on the tracks. Amtrak Train No. 134 was headed to New York City from Washington when it struck the person about 6:25 p.m. in New Brunswick, Jason C. Abrams, an Amtrak spokesman, said. The 68 passengers and four crew members on the Amtrak train were not hurt, and the train was delayed by more than three hours, Abrams said. The fatality resulted in delays to five other Amtrak trains, he said. New Brunsw…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
2nd Trenton Person Struck On Amtrak Railway In 16 Hours
A person was struck by on an Amtrak rail line on Friday afternoon in Mercer County, authorities said. It was the second person struck by a train in Trenton within 16 hours. An unidentified victim was on the tracks near Lalor Street and Route 129 and in Trenton when the fatal accident occurred about 2 p.m, Trenton police said. Another person, still unidentified, was killed by a train about 10 p.m. Thursday near Bridge and Ferry streets in Trenton, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said. This is a developing story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed On Amtrak Railway In Trenton
A person was struck and killed by on an Amtrak railway on Thursday night in Mercer County, authorities said. The unidentified victim was on the tracks near Bridge and Ferry streets in Trenton when the fatal accident occurred about 10 p.m., said Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams. The person was pronounced dead at the scene, but not yet identified, Abrams said on Friday. This is a developing story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Who Illegally Dumped Piles Under Three NJ Highways Gets Probation, Community Service
A Newark man was sentenced to probation and 300 hours of community service Monday for illegally dumping construction material, medical waste, lead paint and other items from his rubbish removal business beneath a trio of highways. Superior Court Judge Mayra V. Tarantino declined the state Attorney General’s Office request that Abdullah S. Bryant, 41, spend 364 days in the county jail for his guilty plea to criminal mischief and opted for three years of probation and the community service. Bryant -- who did business under various names, including International Rubbish Removal – admitted last…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Mom Of Rutgers Freshman Killed By Train Sues Fraternity, University Over Unauthorized Party
The mom of a former Rutgers University student who was struck and killed by a train after leaving a fraternity party has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the fraternity, NJ.com reports. Claudia Patterson filed the suit in Superior Court of Middlesex County on behalf of her son, Kenneth Patterson of Rockaway, who died as a freshman in 2017. The suit alleges that Theta Delta Chi, the fraternity throwing the party, was on a cease and desist order and was prohibited from sponsoring or hosting any fraternity-related events. Patterson -- a Morris Knolls High School grad…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Saddle Brook Driver Whose Car Was Smashed By Train Was Drunk, Police Charge
A Saddle Brook woman whose apparently disabled car was captured on police dashcam video being smashed by an Amtrak train had been drinking and driving, police said. It was 11:57 p.m. Tuesday when West Windsor police said they found the 2012 Toyota Camry's passenger side over the rail on the westbound Amtrak tracks near the Princeton Junction train station. The driver, 23-year-old Amna S. Ahmed, was out of the vehicle and with her father and sister, who’d arrived to help, authorities said. A camera on the dashboard of one of the responding officer’s cruisers captured the moment that Amtrak’…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed By Train Strike In South Orange Identified
NJ Transit released the name of the woman who was fatally struck by a train in South Orange Wednesday. Barbara Voorhees, 60, of New Providence, died after she was hit by a Dover-bound train around middday. She was the first of two people killed by a train Wednesday in the Essex County area. An unidentified male was struck by an Amtrak train just east of Penn Station in Newark around 5 p.m.
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday
An Amtrak train struck a person who had entered the tracks in Harrison just east of Penn Station Newark Wednesday night, NJ Transit said. Transit later said the person died. The person was hit around 5:07 p.m. The incident disrupted service between New York Penn and Newark Penn stations, NJ Transit and Amtrak said. PATH service was affected as well. The red lights in this photo are from a stopped Amtrak train on the Dock Bridge in Newark, while first responders investigate a reported pedestrian strike. Service is subject to 45min delays & rail tickets/passes are being cross-hono…
Armonk, NY
News
Metro-North Announces New Safety Improvements, Positive Train Control
The MTA has taken steps to ensure the safety of Metro-North riders. Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi announced that “Positive Train Control” has been extended to cover nearly 90 percent of the Hudson Line. All Hudson Line trains, including Amtrak and CSX, are now operating in Positive Train Control for the 67 miles between Marble Hill and Poughkeepsie. According to the MTA, Positive Train Control is a signal system safety enhancement that reduces the potential for human error to cause specific types of train collisions and derailments. In Connecticut, trains traveling on the 23-mil…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Possible $5M Fine, Decades In Prison For Man Caught With Heroin At Penn Station
A Newark man pleaded guilty Friday to possession with intent to distribute more than 200 grams of heroin following his arrest at a train station in February. Law enforcement investigating reports of drug dealers using trains to travel between Newark and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania stopped Jeremy Lorenzo, 30, as he was waiting to board an Amtrak train at Penn Station in Newark. Suspecting he was transporting narcotics, authorities conducted a K-9 search. When the dog indicated the presence of drugs, authorities searched Lorenzo and found more than 200 grams of heroin, the U.S. Attor…
Massapequa, NY
News
Lirr
To Restore 14 Rush-Hour Trains To, From Penn Station
Long Island Rail Road officials have announced a plan to restore a total of 14 rush hour trains to and from Penn Station. After Amtrak’s latest round of work to repair and rebuild infrastructure at Penn Station is completed, 14 LIRR rush-hour trains that had been canceled or rerouted will return to Penn Station starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng. The LIRR has been operating a total of 260 daily rush-hour trains, which were limited by a reduction of track availability resulting from Amtrak’s work. The rush-hour train total will increase to 274 (a…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed While Walking On Tracks In Area, Police Say
A 92-year-old man who was walking on the tracks is dead after being struck by a train in the area, state police said. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on the Amtrak line between the Rhinecliff and Staatsburg stations around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25. A state police investigation revealed that An V. Tran of Poughkeepsie was struck and killed by a southbound Amtrak train. Amtrak Police, Village of Rhinebeck Police, MTA Police, NYS Department of Transportation, Hillside Fire Department and the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office were also on scene. Further infor…
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