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Chain-reaction crash

Atlantic
Police & Fire
Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In Egg Harbor Township Chain-Reaction Crash Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In Egg Harbor Township Chain-Reaction Crash
Driver Cited After Hitting School Bus In Egg Harbor Township Chain-Reaction Crash An Atlantic County woman was cited after her SUV caused a chain-reaction crash and hit the back of a school bus in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Egg Harbor Township police said officers responded to a crash involving a school bus westbound on the Black Horse Pike. The five-vehicle wreck happened in the West Atlantic City section of the township at around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Two cars and an SUV were stopped in the left lane behind the Egg Harbor Township School District bus. The bus was in the right lane with its red lights and stop sign activated to let s…

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by Chris Spiker
Lyndhurst
Police & Fire
NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help
NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help A chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike before dawn on Memorial Day sent several people to the hospital, authorities confirmed. It began with a rollover crash on the northbound western spur at mile marker south of Exit 16W in Lyndhurst, which NJ State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said was reported at 1:42 a.m. May 29. Four occupants apparently had gotten out of the vehicle when they were struck by another, responders said. At least one of them was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, they said. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Morris
Traffic
Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: UPDATE Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: UPDATE
Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: Update A motorcyclist was ejected and hospitalized during a chain-reaction crash involving an Acura and a closure truck in a construction zone on Route 80 Thursday, April 20, state police said. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 47.2 in Parsippany just after 12:45 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. According to Curry, an Acura hit the back of a crash truck that was being used to close a left construction lane. The debris from the initial impact scattered into the center lane and was struck by a motorcyclist, who was then ejected, Curry said. ALSO SEE: Stolen Ca…

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by Valerie Musson
Nassau
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Several Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash At Busy Hempstead Intersection 1 Killed, Several Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash At Busy Hempstead Intersection
1 Killed, Several Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash At Busy Hempstead Intersection Updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash At Busy Hempstead Intersection Police are investigating a chain-reaction crash at a busy Long Island intersection that left one person dead. It happened around 6:05 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25 in Hempstead. A 2014 Volkswagen, operated by a 61-year-old man was traveling westbound on Greenwich Street in the vicinity of Henry Street, when it was involved in the collision with a 2008 Acura MDX, Nassau County Police said.  The Acura was occupied by a 37-year-old male driver and three female passengers -- ages 37, 14, and 4 --…

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by Joe Lombardi
South Passaic
News
UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified
Update: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash 19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash
19-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash A 19-year-old was killed during a chain reaction crash on Long Island. The crash took place in Lynbrook around midnight Tuesday, Nov. 29, on Ocean Avenue. According to Nassau County Police, a 2009 BMW driven by the 19-year-old man was traveling southbound on Ocean Avenue when it was in hit a Nissan Pathfinder. The Pathfinder, occupied by the 57-year-old male driver and a female passenger, age 51, was traveling northeast at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard, police said. Police said that after striking the Pathfinder, the BMW then struck a 2019 Do…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahwah-Ramsey
News
UPDATE: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287 UPDATE: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287
Update: Passenger Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 287 A back-seat passenger died following a chain-reaction crash on Route 287, New Jersey State Police said. The elderly victim was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern following the crash on the northbound highway in Mahwah shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, responders said.She succumbed to her injuries, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota said. A trio of vehicles had begun to suddenly slow when the crash occurred, Slota said. A Honda Accord was in front. Behind it was a Chevy SUV. Behind the SUV was a Tesla Model Y, the trooper said. A Nissan Maxima rear-ended the Tesla, which struck the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights
News
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup Firefighters extricated the driver of a Lincoln SUV following a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. Four victims in all were hospitalized, one of whom was in traumatic arrest, following the pileup shortly before noon Monday near the Emerson Street overpass in Ridgefield Park, responders said. A Jeep and a third SUV were also involved in the crash near mile marker 117.8. Aftermath.Jerry DeMarco Ridgefield Park firefighters freed the trapped driver and cleaned up a large fuel spill. State Police confirmed the crash and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…

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by Cecilia Levine
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
One Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Near Suffolk County Intersection One Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Near Suffolk County Intersection
One Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Near Suffolk County Intersection Police are investigating a chain-reaction crash near a busy Long Island intersection that left a local man seriously injured. It happened just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 in Commack. A woman was driving a 2017 Buick Regal westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when she attempted to make a right turn onto Jericho Turnpike, Suffolk County Police said.  The Buick struck a 2016 Nissan Rogue traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike, approximately 50 feet west of Ruth Boulevard.  The Rogue, driven by a 25-year-old Brentwood man, flipped on its side and slid into the rear of a 20…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk
Police & Fire
One Airlifted, Three Others Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Hudson Valley Crash One Airlifted, Three Others Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Hudson Valley Crash
One Airlifted, Three Others Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction Hudson Valley Crash Four people were hospitalized in the Hudson Valley after a tractor-trailer driver rear-ended a motorist on I-87, New York State Police investigators announced. Shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, troopers in Ulster County responded to a report of a four-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and three other vehicles in the southbound lanes of I-87 in Saugerties. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined the tractor-trailer driver rear-ended a passenger vehicle which then caused a chain reaction involving two other cars. One passenger was airlifted to Albany Medic…

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by Zak Failla
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
Pedestrians, Driver Hospitalized In Dumont Crash Pedestrians, Driver Hospitalized In Dumont Crash
Pedestrians, Driver Hospitalized In Dumont Crash Two pedestrians and a driver were hospitalized following a chain-reaction crash in Dumont, responders said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, responders said. A minivan driver had stopped to let the pedestrians cross at the corner of New Milford Avenue and Pine Street when the vehicle was rear-ended by a truck around 7 p.m. Tuesday, responders said. The Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the two pedestrians to Hackensack University Medical Center. One had arm, face and head injuries, while the other sustained various bumps and bruises. The driver, who complained of whip…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lehigh
Police & Fire
10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS) 10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS)
10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (Photos) Ten victims were hospitalized in a chain-reaction crash Saturday in Upper Macungie, authorities said. A 27-year-old Connecticut man behind the wheel of a tractor trailer apparently failed to stop for a line of cars around 2:15 p.m. on Hamilton Boulevard right near Newtown Road, WFMZ reports. The trailer struck a pick-up truck that was pushed into a van, which was pushed into a car, the outlet said. Nester Video Production captured footage from the scene, showing two victims requiring extrication and several severely damaged cars being towed. 2 people were extricated and 9 were transp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Four Vehicles Towed After Pileup Off Route 17 In Ramsey PHOTOS: Four Vehicles Towed After Pileup Off Route 17 In Ramsey
Photos: Four Vehicles Towed After Pileup Off Route 17 In Ramsey Four vehicles all had to be towed after a chain-reaction crash Thursday off Route 17 in Ramsey. No serious injuries were reported in the incident at the intersection of East Crescent Avenue and Lake Street. Ramsey police, firefighters, EMS and Ramsey Rescue all responded. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic control. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
Police & Fire
Westbury Man Charged With Leandra's Law DWI After Four-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Westbury Man Charged With Leandra's Law DWI After Four-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Westbury Man Charged With Leandra's Law DWI After Four-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A Nassau County man who was driving drunk with a child aboard was charged with DWI under Leandra's Law after a four-vehicle, chain-reaction overnight crash in Suffolk, according to authorities. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 in Hauppauge, Suffolk County Police said. Rafael Garcia-Erazo, 34, of Westbury, was driving a westbound 2016 Nissan sedan on Express Drive North, approaching the intersection of Wheeler Road, when his vehicle struck the back of a 2014 Volkswagen sedan that was stopped at a red light, police said. The impact caused the Volkswagen to s…

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by Joe Lombardi