Passenger, 26, Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say
A 26-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday morning, June 28, authorities said.
New Jersey State Police troopers responded around 4:39 a.m. to the southbound lanes at milepost 114.7 on the western spur in Carlstadt, Bergen County, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 25-year-old man from Paterson was driving a Honda Civic southbound when the vehicle veered onto the right shoulder, hit a guardrail, and crashed into the back of a parked International tractor-trailer, Lebron said.
The Br…
Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: Njsp
A 35-year-old woman from Wisconsin was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 287 in Somerset County late Saturday, June 21, according to New Jersey State Police.
Troopers responded around 10:19 p.m. to the northbound lanes near milepost 28.4 in Bernards Township, Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a Volkswagen passenger car were both traveling north when, near milepost 28.4, the Harley-Davidson impacted the Volkswagen, Marchan said.
As a result of the collision, the vehicles ran off the road to the right, Marchan said.
Tonya Reetz, a 35-year-old female f…
Former Football Player Killed In Route 287 Mahwah Crash Mourned As ‘Kind, Compassionate' Teen
A 19-year-old former Bergen County high school football player died after crashing off the highway in Mahwah, officials confirmed
Jonathan "Johnny" Rodriguez-Pluchino, of Oakland, was driving north on Route 287 when his car veered off the road and struck several trees near milepost 65.4 around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, according to State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron.
Rodriguez-Pluchino suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, police said. The crash remains under investigation.
Later that day, loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign in his honor, …
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In Pattersonville Crash
A New York State Police trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on a highway in upstate New York.
The Schenectady County wreck happened on the westbound Thruway (I-90) in Pattersonville, near Exit 26, at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to New York State Police.
A trooper was conducting a traffic stop on a Honda when a tractor, not pulling a trailer, slammed into the rear of their patrol car, which then struck the Honda. The impact knocked the trooper, who was standing on the passenger side a Honda, over the guardrail and down an embankment, police sai…