Thursday, May 30, 2013
Morris County Prosecutor's Office concludes investigation of Feb. 13 car crash on Rt. 206 in Chester.
The investigation into a crash that killed an unborn baby, injuring its mother and another driver, has concluded and no additional charges will be brought, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Jason Mooney, 39, of Flanders, struck Eslinde Vertil of Hackettstown head-on after crossing the double yellow line in a commercial van on Route 206 in Chester Township on Feb. 12, according to authorities. Mooney had to be extricated from his vehicle and airlifted to Morristown Medical Center. Vertil, who was driving a Lincoln Navigator, was transported to the same hospital by ambulance. Vertil was pregnant at the time, and her child was born prematurely as a result of the crash, Acting Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said. The infant was pronounced …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
$5 million project spans Chester to Somerville.
Have you seen the construction signs adorning different sections of Rt. 206 this week? Well, get used to them, as a $5 million repair project is under way, and expected to last until this fall, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The DOT’s maintenance contractor, Intercounty Paving, has begun work in Chester and will be making repairs as far south as the Somerville Circle before the project is complete. Milling and repaving deteriorated sections of asphalt and concrete roadway will be conducted in the following areas, the DOT announced: “The contract will improve motorist safety and extend the pavement lifespan along the full width of the roadway at each location,” the DOT said. “All utility hardware (manholes) will …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Accident shuts down highway for over two hours Tuesday.
A head-on collision closed Route 206 between Cooper Lane and Old Chester Gladstone Road for nearly two hours on Tuesday afternoon, with one motorist needing to be cut out from his vehicle. A commercial van owned by Cushman & Wakefield was traveling northbound when it crossed over the double yellow lines and crashed into a 2000 Black Lincoln Navigator operated by a 39-year-old Eslinde Vertil of Hackettstown, according Chester Township Police Lt. Tom Williver. According to police, Jason Mooney, age 39, of Flanders needed to be extricated from his vehicle after the crash by members of the Chester Volunteer and Peapack-Gladstone Fire Departments. Williver said Mooney was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center by North Star Medevac to be …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
All lanes were closed in Chester Township for nearly three hours Thursday.
A tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided on Route 206 in Chester Township Thursday afternoon, closing the roadway for nearly three hours. Diane Provencher, 47, of Columbia (Warren County), was heading southbound on the roadway when she crossed over the center line, striking a tractor-trailer, Chester Township Police Chief Wayne Martini said. Piotr Sobilo, 39, of New York, N.Y., was driving the 18-wheeler, which jack-knifed and ended up in the woods alongside Route 206. Provencher was extricated from the vehicle and flown to Morristown Medical Center, Martini said. Sobilo was not injured in the crash, Martini said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, Martini said. It was not immediately known the severity of …
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10:10 pm on Thursday, May 30, 2013
Because careless drivers continue to (pick one or more): drive over the speed limit, engage in distracted behavior such as using cell phones, tuning stereo, eating etc, have poor eye/hand co-ordination making them incapable keeping to the right of any curved road without crossing the yellow lines... The reasons go on and on! I have had multiple near hits this week in Washington Twp., with drivers… more ›