Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Township Of Hamilton PD
A 58-year-old Williamstown man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Township of Hamilton, Thursday morning, Oct. 29.
At 6:43 a.m., officers responded to Harding Highway and Cantillon Boulevard after a 33-year-old Millville woman driving a 2009 Toyota Camry westbound, struck Karl Hansen, who was crossing against the traffic signal, Township of Hamilton police said.
Hansen was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Following the crash, Harding Highway was closed between River Drive and Thirty Second Street for approximately three hours, police said.
The crash remains under investig…
Man Critical After Crash Near Hillsborough High School: Prosecutor
A man is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Hillsborough Thursday, Oct. 29, authorities said.
At 7:49 a.m., officers responded to Amwell and Cpl. Langon Way, near Hillsborough High School, after the driver of a Nissan SUV was traveling east when it crossed the yellow line and struck a Ford SUV and a Dodge minivan, both traveling west on Amwell Road, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Mike McMahon said.
The driver of the Nissan, …
Woman Killed By Landscaping Truck Backing Up In Dix Hills
A 93-year-old woman was killed when a landscaping truck backed into her on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28, police said.
Surinder Kour, of Dix Hills, was walking north on Seneca Court in Dix Hills when the truck struck her at approximately 2:10 p.m., according to Suffolk County police.
Kour was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver, Cristian Hernandez Rodriguez, of Huntington Station, was not injured, police said.
Motor Carrier Safety Section officers inspected the vehicle at the scene.
Second Squad detectives are investigat…
Police Chief's Son Killed In Wayne Motorcycle Crash After 12-Hour NJ Transit Shift
The 36-year-old son of a New York police chief has been identified as the victim of a Wayne, NJ, motorcycle crash last week.
Brian Philip Post, of Ringwood, died Friday, Oct. 23, in a crash involving his motorcycle, a Ford Transit van, and a Jeep Wrangler near Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road around 7:14 a.m., authorities said.
Post, who worked in maintenance for NJ Transit in Paterson, was the son of Town of Goshen Police Chief James Post, according to a GoFundMe launched to support his family.
The Town of Goshen Police Department said Brian was heading home after finishing…
Off-Duty Cop Kills Pedestrian, 37, In Newark, Prosecutor Says
An off-duty Newark police officer was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck and killed a 37-year-old pedestrian early Sunday, Oct. 25, authorities said.
Sequndo Reyes Lligun was struck at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and North 6th Street around 2:06 a.m., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
Lligun, whose address was unknown, was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:36 a.m.
The off-duty officer remained at the scene, showed no signs of impairment, and is cooperating with investigators…
NJ Woman, 22, Killed In Fiery Gibbstown Route 295 Crash, Passenger Airlifted
A 22-year-old New Jersey woman was killed and her passenger seriously injured when their car veered off Route 295, struck a tree, and burst into flames in Gloucester County Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, authorities said.
Aigner Johnson, of Oaklyn, was driving a Ford sedan southbound near milepost 17.4 in East Greenwich Township around 5:20 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron.
The car veered off the right side of the highway and struck a tree, becoming fully engulfed in flames, Lebron said.
Johnson died as a result of the crash.&…
Driver Pulled Handgun And Fled After Albany Crash, Didn’t Get Far Before Arrest: Police
A Capital Region driver pulled a gun on another man following a car crash in Albany, police said.
Maurice S. Fitzgerald, 33, of Schenectady, was involved in a two-car collision near Columbia Circle West and South Frontage Road on Friday, Sept. 25, the Albany Police Department said.
After the wreck, Fitzgerald displayed a handgun toward the other driver, a 44-year-old man, then fled the intersection, police said. By the time officers arrived, only the 44-year-old and his car remained at the scene, according to authorities.
However, Fitzgerald and his vehicle were located shortly afterward d…
