A 72-year-old Union County man’s family filed a wrongful death complaint after a Planet Fitness gym accident last summer. A automobile drove through the gym’s glass exterior on Newark Avenue on August 26, killing Elizabeth resident Jose Antonio Chez. After the tragedy, the family is holding the gym and property owners liable. The December 11…
Police charged a 91-year-old driver who hit a landscaper on the road. Authorities say the senior motorist thought he hit a trash can and didn’t realize a human was involved. It happened when a roadside landscaper was working. Emergency police were called after a 91-year-old vehicle hit the man, injuring him severely. Investigators discovered the…
A large warehouse fire in Roselle Park, New Jersey, worried officials and caused them to warn neighbors about the air quality on Thursday night. Local officials say a warehouse-like property on 140 Valley Road started fire at 4:45 p.m. The six-alarm fire became worse, but rescue workers improved their response, demonstrating how serious the problem…
Two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, New Jersey, over the weekend, killing both pilots. Around 11:25 a.m., the incident occurred on Basin Road 100, 1.5 miles from Hammonton Municipal Airport. The second pilot, 65-year-old Kenneth L. Kirsch of Carneys Point, died Sunday at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. First pilot, 71-year-old Michael Greenberg of Sewell, died…
Sunday morning, two helicopters collided near Hammonton, southern New Jersey. A pilot died and another was injured. Authorities said the incident occurred at 11:25 a.m. on Basin Road near Hammonton Municipal Airport in Atlantic County. Police believe an Enstrom F-28A/280C helicopter crashed. Federal aviation officials identified the helicopters. Pilots flew both planes solo. Investigations suggest…
A tragic traffic collision on Christmas Eve has left a South Jersey community in mourning after a 22-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on a busy Atlantic County highway, according to state authorities. The fatal crash took place in the early evening hours on Wednesday, December 24, along Route 73 in Folsom Borough. New Jersey State…
A fire broke out at a TD Bank branch in Salem, New Jersey, on Christmas Day, prompting a rapid response from local firefighters. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. at the bank’s location on East Broadway, which is part of a seven-unit strip mall. First responders arrived to find smoke billowing from the roof, visibly…
A house fire in a peaceful West Orange neighborhood killed one resident and hospitalized three others early Friday morning, authorities said. Local firefighter responded quickly to a two-story residential fire that started before 5 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find significant smoke and flames from the structure, forcing an urgent rescue effort because many persons were…
A frightening incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon along a New Jersey shoreline when a woman fell into the ocean after becoming tangled in fishing gear near a rocky jetty. Thanks to the quick response of a nearby beachgoer, the woman was pulled from the cold water before emergency crews arrived, preventing what could have turned into…
A deadly crash on a busy South Jersey roadway claimed the life of a young motorcyclist on Christmas Eve, underscoring ongoing safety concerns during the holiday travel period. According to New Jersey State Police, the fatal accident happened in the early evening hours, around 5:21 p.m., on northbound Route 73 near milepost 3.5 in Folsom…
