A Morris Plains motorist killed a pedestrian on Thanksgiving Eve, disrupting the festivities. The town was startled hours before the holiday. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on West Hanover Avenue near Stiles Avenue, a residential area with heavy nighttime traffic, according to neighborhood officials. Investigators claimed the man was hospitalized after walking wounded himself….
Five years ago, a 69-year-old grandpa perished on an off-season family vacation to Point Pleasant Beach, generating boardwalk operator liability debates. The New Jersey appeal court declared Jenkinson’s Boardwalk owners not liable for the death of Anthony Timpanaro, who was swept into the ocean while visiting the beach with his family. Timpanaro took his son,…
Jersey City officials say a 79-year-old man is fighting for his life after a house fire on Tuesday severely injured him and caused significant damage. Local police are probing Saturday morning’s occurrences. Officials reported the Baldwin Avenue single-family home burnt at 1:00 a.m. Smoking caused reactions. Firefighters found a burning basement. Old man was comatose…
A two-story Elizabeth home on Stiles Avenue burnt swiftly Saturday morning, causing anxiety. Residents jumped out windows due to smoke and fire. The 9 a.m. fire caused the building to smoke heavily within minutes. Residents smelled smoke in the morning and knew they had little time to work. Many ran to the doors, but smoke…
State police say a Buena Vista Township car hit a tree early Monday morning. Vehicle crash killed passenger and injured driver. The police say the car left Post Road after five in the morning, briefly returned to the sidewalk, and left again before hitting a tree. The crash killed 43-year-old Vineland resident Luis Martinez. Martinez…
On Monday night, a Gloucester County pickup truck hit a man carrying a broken barbecue grill. He may die from injuries. Police say a pickup truck grill fell off at Main Street and Lambs Road in Mantua Township, New Jersey, at 7:30 p.m. Someone left the truck and crossed the road to clarify. The grill…
A 37-year-old biker died Saturday afternoon in a Lodi convenience store incident, police said. A biker crashed a car in front of a large chain store at 3 p.m., according to Bergen County and Essex Street police. The rider was critically injured when Lodi Police arrived. He died in a local hospital after emergency services…
Rescuers are scouring the Delaware River after a 25-year-old woman jumped from the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge between New Jersey and Philadelphia. Officials saw a person in the lake after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Authorities suspect the woman leaped from the bridge’s center. Coast Guard despatched Philadelphia boat crew and Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter unit. Marines from…
A 32-year-old Keyport man died in the southbound inner lane of the New Jersey Turnpike near milepost 76 in South Brunswick. NJ State Police say an SUV hit the man after he exited his broken-down car. The Nissan passenger car hit a Toyota minivan and stopped on the northbound Turnpike inner road center lane, killing…
One pedestrian was killed by a car on a busy East Windsor route on Sunday, May 19. Route 33 westbound at Twin Rivers Drive North in the city. Driving under a green light, a driver hit two people crossing Route 33 east-west. East Windsor resident Fausto Chacha-Pintado, 45, died. He died in Trenton after state…
