State Of Emergency: House Struck By Lightning, Hundreds Without Power In Bergen County
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday evening, July 14, as storms swept through the state.
At 8:45 p.m., NJ Transit announced major impacts across multiple rail lines due to weather-related conditions.
Severe flooding left cars underwater with drivers stranded, and thousands without power. Some of those areas include Route 22 in Scotch Plains, local streets in Cranford, Edgewater, and Teaneck, Route 287, and Route 78.
Our crews were on the scene in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, where they witnessed a dramatic water rescue unfold.A flash flood warning i…
Crashes, Overturned Truck, Downed Tree Shut Major North Jersey Roads Friday Morning
Drivers across North Jersey faced a messy start to the morning commute on Friday, May 9, as multiple highways were shut down due to crashes, an overturned truck, and storm debris.
According to state traffic alerts:
At 9:45 a.m., a crash on US 22 eastbound shut down all lanes west of CR 655/Bonnie Burn Rd/Park Ave in Scotch Plains Township.
At 9:37 a.m., a downed tree closed all lanes on US 46 westbound, just west of the Pequest Hatchery in White Township.
At 9:26 a.m., a crash and overturned truck blocked all northbound lanes on the Garden State Parkway, just south of Exit 156 to US 46 in …
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Bridgewater Infiniti Service Center: Police
A 21-year-old mechanic was burned when a can of brake cleaner exploded inside a Bridgewater car dealership, police said.
Bridgewater Township officers responded to Ray Catena Infiniti at 1350 US-22 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, just before noon for a report of an injured employee, authorities said.
The employee had been working at the Infiniti Service Center when he attempted to pick up a can of brake cleaner near a receptacle filled with dirty, hot engine oil, police said. The can exploded, spraying the mechanic with hot engine oil and sparking a small fire, officials said.
A fire extinguisher w…
Virginia Dad, Maryland Man Killed In Pennsylvania Crash Involving Stolen Delaware Car
Two men have died following a crash in central Pennsylvania involving a stolen white Charger Hellcat from Delaware on Sunday, September 10, Pennsylvania state police say.
Oscar Ronaldino Salvador, 26, of Virginia, Waldir Adonay Hernandez-Monge, 24, of Maryland, and Elio Alarcon-Ozoia, 28, of Maryland, had been in the speeding Hellcat when the car crashed in the 7000 block of Allentown Boulevard/US-22 around 5:20 a.m., police say.
The Hellcat went off the roadway— ejecting Salvador and Hernandez-Monge— who both died at the scene, according to the police.
Alarcon-Ozoia was extricated from …
Coroner ID's Victims Of Deadly US 22 Crash: Report
Authorities have identified the two men who died in a crash along US 22 on Friday, March 18, according to a report by PennLive.
Stephen McLeroy, 67, of Lower Paxton Township, and Devin Messina, 30, of Derry Township, were in a silver 2003 Ford Escape SUV with four other people when the crash occurred on the 7000 block of the roadway in Harrisburg, according to the outlet and state officials.
Four other occupants were hurt and hospitalized for treatment, according to the outlet.
The westbound lanes remained closed following the crash in the area of the 6900 block of Allentown Boulevard…
