SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The head of the South Orange Police Department Traffic Bureau, Lt. Michael Corrigan, recently announced that South Orange has launched a Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety education campaign aimed at reducing pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes in New Jersey. The Street Smart NJ campaign is a collaborative effort between public, private and nonprofit […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council has plans to reduce speed limits on Pleasant Valley Way as well as to amend the school zone on Pleasant Valley Way for the Eric F. Ross Upper School Campus of Golda Och Academy. The resolution passed on its second and final reading at the Dec. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — An 83-year-old West Orange resident was struck by a car in the area of Pleasant Valley Way and Eagle Rock Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 30, while crossing the street. According to a press release from the town, the accident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m., when the car made a left turn […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Police Department, in conjunction with the village president, the Board of Trustees and on behalf of several concerned residents, will be increasing its aggressive enforcement of traffic safety laws, according to a recent release from Police Chief Kyle Kroll. The department’s goal will be to curb motor vehicle […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pedestrian and vehicular safety remains a tense issue in South Orange and neighboring communities. Last week, South Orange saw two pedestrian vs. vehicle incidents in which pedestrians were hit by cars. According to the South Orange Police Department, at at approximately 12:09 p.m. on Oct. 14, two 13-year-old girls from Maplewood […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council approved an ordinance on final reading that eliminates alternate side parking on Franklin Avenue between Chestnut Street and the Montclair Township line at its Sept. 19 meeting. The change will allow for more parking for residents on Franklin Avenue and the surrounding side streets, with accommodations […]
In emotional meeting, Badlanis, county officers discuss procedures for investigating traffic deaths
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board gathered Thursday, July 13, at the Turtle Back Zoo Education Center to discuss solutions for roadway issues in West Orange to make township roads safer for pedestrians. Most of the board members were in attendance, joined by township residents, as well as Lt. Robert […]
Badlani: FSSNJ’s goal is to end ‘traffic violence’ in state
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Many kinds of violence draw attention in our society and yet traffic violence is often overshadowed, reduced to being called “accidents.” West Orange resident Sangeeta Badlani’s son, Nikhil, did not die from an accident; his death was preventable — he died from a careless driver disregarding a stop sign in South […]
NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced June 23 that the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident. On June 22 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Tamara Campbell, 35, of Newark was […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and South Orange Police Chief Kyle Kroll announced June 16 that the victim in a June 15 fatal pedestrian incident has been identified as William E. Owens, 65, of South Orange. On Thursday, June 15, at approximately 3:15 p.m., South Orange police officers responded […]