Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130 In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130 In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Serious Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 130 In South Jersey (Developing) There was a tractor-trailer crash that involved numerous other vehicles, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 on Route 130 near Neck Road in Burlington Township, initial reports said. Multiple poles had been knocked down, reports said, closing Route 130. The tractor-trailer's driver was reported hurt, an unconfirmed report said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor $300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor
$300K In Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, Man Charged In Mercer County Drug Investigation: Prosecutor An Illinois man was charged after a Mercer County drug investigation turned up approximately $300,000 worth of heroin and fentanyl, authorities announced. Job Carranza-Ocampo, 31, had about two kilograms of heroin as officers investigating drug distribution in the area conducted a search of his Ford F150 in a parking lot on Route 130 in Hamilton Township on Thursday, Feb. 17, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Carranza-Ocampo, 31, also had $467 in cash, and a kilogram of fentanyl was found on the ground behind his truck, authorities said. The combined street value of the subst…
Police Officer, Bicyclist Injured In Central Jersey Crashes Police Officer, Bicyclist Injured In Central Jersey Crashes
Police Officer, Bicyclist Injured In Central Jersey Crashes A 41-year-old man from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a series of crashes that left a bicyclist and police officer injured, authorities said. The incident began at 1:29 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 when the bicyclist, a 40-year-old East Brunswick man, was riding on Route 522, crossing over Route 130 to Fresh Ponds Road. At the same time, a 2017 Ford passenger van driven by Ankur Khajuriwala of North Brunswick made a left-hand turn from Route 522 onto Route 130 northbound and ran over the bicyclist, South Brunswick police said.  The van never stopped and headed northbou…
Police Car Rolls Over On Route 130 In Central Jersey: Developing Police Car Rolls Over On Route 130 In Central Jersey: Developing
Police Car Rolls Over On Route 130 In Central Jersey: Developing A police car overturned in a crash in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10 on the 2200 block of Route 130 in South Brunswick Township, initial reports said. Firefighters were removing a police officer from the patrol car, according to an unconfirmed report. It was unclear if the officer was injured. South Brunswick police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
South Jersey Police ID Man Killed In New Year's Day Crash South Jersey Police ID Man Killed In New Year's Day Crash
South Jersey Police ID Man Killed In New Year's Day Crash The 57-year-old man killed in a New Year’s Day crash with a tractor-trailer in South Jersey has been identified.  Jose G. Morocho Lalvay of Camden was driving south on Route 130 when he ran a red light at the intersection of Andover Road, according to Cinnaminson police. Morocho Lalvay hit another vehicle and then crashed into the trailer portion of the truck, which was making a left turn onto Route 130 north, Cinnaminson police said. Morocho Lalvay was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7:30 a.m. crash.  No one else was hurt. 
GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down
GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down The New Jersey mom accused of causing a wrong-way Thanksgiving police car crash that killed her 9-year-old son and his cousin "loved the kids more than anything," despite the charges that she faces, her mother said on a GoFundMe page. UPDATE: The GoFundMe page had been taken down as of 4:45 p.m., and had raised nearly $4,000 as of 3:45 p.m. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara, 31, of New Brunswick, was charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the accident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia. Alcohol was …
South Jersey Driver Killed In Route 130 Collision With Tractor-Trailer South Jersey Driver Killed In Route 130 Collision With Tractor-Trailer
South Jersey Driver Killed In Route 130 Collision With Tractor-Trailer A 58-year-old man from South Jersey was killed when his van collided with a tractor trailer, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:08 p.m. on Monday, according to Bordentown Township police.  David Jenkins of 3rd Ave. in Pemberton was traveling northbound on Route 130 near Taconic Road when his 2005 Dodge Caravan collided with a tractor trailer, police said. The truck was operated by Eugene Mercer Jr., 58, of West Ave. in Bridgeport, CT. Jenkins sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision, police said. Bordentown police continue to investigate the cause of the collisio…
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says
Philadelphia Man, 20, Charged In South Jersey Murder Attempt, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Philadelphia man has been charged in connection with a shooting in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Lamar Johnson, of the 1000 block of Granite Street, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Johnson was arrested on Nov. 15 in Sharon Hill, Pa., by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Fugitive Unit. He later waived extradition and was brought to the Burlington County Jail in Moun…
South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck, Killed Shadid Fauntleroy On Route 130 South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck, Killed Shadid Fauntleroy On Route 130
South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Struck, Killed Shadid Fauntleroy On Route 130 Police in South Jersey seek the public's help finding the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Shadid Fauntleroy, 32, was struck and killed in a pedestrian crash on a hazardous stretch of Route 130 in Camden County. The driver of a late model SUV, possibly a Mercedes Benz, sped away from the crash scene which was caught on surveillance video, according to Pennsauken Township police. Fauntleroy was crossing the street at Route 130 and Drexel Avenue when the fatal crash occurred at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police said the SUV sust…
Trenton Driver Left Pedestrian Crash Scene In Unsafe Van, NJ Police Say Trenton Driver Left Pedestrian Crash Scene In Unsafe Van, NJ Police Say
Trenton Driver Left Pedestrian Crash Scene In Unsafe Van, NJ Police Say A pre-dawn hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 52-year-old pedestrian from East Windsor remains under investigation, authorities said. The pedestrian, who was crossing Route 130 westbound, suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.  The 35-year-old driver of a Ford Econoline van, from Trenton, was arrested and charged after allegedly fleeing the scene, according to a crash report released by East Windsor Police Chief James A. Geary. The crash occurred at 4:44 a.m. Monday on Route 130 near Hickory Corner Road in East Windsor, police said.  Robbinsville EMS …
Man Airlifted In Willingboro Parking Lot Shooting Man Airlifted In Willingboro Parking Lot Shooting
Man Airlifted In Willingboro Parking Lot Shooting A man was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in Willingboro Monday night, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Willingboro Town Center on Route 130 around 5:30 p.m., the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim was taken by ambulance to Virtua Willingboro Hospital, then airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he under went surgery. No arrests had been made as of 9:45 p.m.
Police Identify Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Walking Along Mercer County's Route 1 Police Identify Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Walking Along Mercer County's Route 1
Police Identify Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver While Walking Along Mercer County's Route 1 There has been an outpouring of community support for a 54-year-old woman from Mercer County reportedly killed by a hit-and-run driver as she walked along Route 1. Maria Angélica Moran Moreira, 54, of Lawrence, was hit by a northbound vehicle about 6:30 a.m. Monday near Bakers Basin Road, Lawrence Township police said. Moreira was pronounced dead at the scene after a passing motorist who saw a woman lying on the highway called 9-1-1, reports said. Alex Davila created this GoFundMe page on behalf of the Davila Moran family to help cover funeral expenses. The page raised nearly $2,100 by Tu…