1 Dead In New Jersey Turnpike Accident In Mount Laurel, Police Say
The accident happened between Exits 4 and 5 on the turnpike southbound around 3:30 p.m.
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The accident happened between Exits 4 and 5 on the turnpike southbound around 3:30 p.m.
New Jersey State Police say the tractor-trailer caught on fire on the southbound side of the turnpike near Exit 3 in Cherry Hill Township around noon.
Three people were injured in the accident, but the extent of their injuries are not known.
A quarter billion dollar plan to replace or renovate rest stops along the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway is expected to be approved by state officials later this month.
One person was transported to the hospital.
State police say the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mount Laurel area.
New Jersey Turnpike Police say a tractor trailer carrying recycled goods overturned on the turnpike northbound near Interchange 3 around 9:45 a.m.
The passengers were able to exit the bus.
Authorities identified him as Christopher Angelo Pizzichetta, 46, of Lewes, Delaware.
New Jersey State Police tell CBS 3 that 75-year-old Jack DeCarlo died from his injuries around 7 p.m. Tuesday night at Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
New Jersey State Police are still trying to figure out how a 50-pound dumbbell crashed through the windshield of an SUV on the New Jersey Turnpike, critically injuring the elderly driver.
A driver was seriously injured on Monday morning after a 50-pound dumbbell crashed through his windshield in New Jersey.
A tractor trailer containing 40,000 pounds of syrup was involved in an accident just off the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday morning in South Brunswick Township.
A deadly tractor trailer accident took place on Monday night in Burlington County on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Police say a portion the New Jersey Turnpike northbound is closed due to a truck accident.
Police say the driver of the tractor-trailer suffered minor injuries.
Kevin Roper will be arraigned Monday afternoon on aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault charges in New Brunswick.
Most major highways had been cleared by early Sunday, including the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. But reduced speed limits were in place on most of those roadways.
It happened shortly before 4 a.m. Monday in the northbound lanes just south of Interchange 7A.
Officials say two people are dead following an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 2.
Two men traveling in a stolen car were injured when the vehicle overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike.
The accident was reported Thursday night on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woolwich Township, Gloucester County.
It happened Wednesday on the New Jersey Turnpike northbound near milepost 82.
According to New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Turnpike was temporarily closed in both directions in Cherry Hill due to a gas leak.
Crews are responding to the scene after a lumber tractor-trailer struck a box truck and overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday morning.
