CBS2 Exclusive: Family Recalls Moment Loose Tire Crashed Into Windshield
A family trip turned disastrous when a tire crashed through their windshield on the New Jersey Turnpike, and knocked the mother unconscious.
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A family trip turned disastrous when a tire crashed through their windshield on the New Jersey Turnpike, and knocked the mother unconscious.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday in the southbound lanes north of Interchange 2 in West Deptford Township.
According to authorities, four trucks were involved in the incident in the southbound lane near Carteret at around 12 p.m. Tuesday.
A driver was killed Tuesday night when a semi-trailer truck flipped over on the New Jersey Turnpike in Linden.
It happened just before 7:30 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes in Oldmans Township.
The accident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway in Linden, authorities said.
From the time he was a baby, 12-year-old Alex Hernandez and "Beary" have been inseparable. It wasn't until his family arrived in the Outer Banks from New City that he realized Beary was missing.
A man wanted in Rhode Island for killing his wife shot himself to death on the New Jersey Turnpike after a chase with New Jersey state police.
The driver charged in the hit-and-run death of a NYPD officer on the New Jersey Turnpike is expected to appear in court today.
An off-duty NYPD officer was killed in a hit-and-run on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday morning.
A New York man was critically injured following a hit-and-run accident on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Kevin Roper was driving a Walmart truck when the crash occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike in June 2014.
According to state police, the tractor-trailer jackknifed and burst into flames when it collided with a minivan around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in South Brunswick.
New Jersey State officials dedicated a monument Wednesday in remembrance of a state trooper who was killed in the line of duty more than forty years ago.
State police said so far, no charges have been filed against the driver of the truck that the mattresses fell from.
Traffic is moving again after a crash closed an inbound tube of the Lincoln Tunnel, causing heavy delays for drivers during the morning rush on Tuesday.
A pair of Australians visiting New Jersey this week raced to the rescue of a truck driver who was on fire.
Traffic was allowed back on the northbound truck lanes between Interchanges 6 and 9 Thursday after crews finished cleaning up from Wednesday night's crash.
Two semi-trailer trucks erupted in a massive fire following a crash on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick Township Wednesday evening, forcing authorities to shut down all northbound lanes.
A semi-trailer truck exploded and burned on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in East Brunswick Township Wednesday evening, forcing authorities to shut down all northbound lanes.
All lanes were blocked on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur in Newark, after a bus caught fire Friday night.
Jose Cruz was killed Wednesday when the car he was in flew off the New Jersey Turnpike and landed in a parking lot.
Trooper Glenny Almonte was off duty and in his personal car headed south when he somehow lost control and struck a curb and guardrail by the Vince Lombardi service area, police said.
The deaths were confirmed to CBS2 by Princeton University, where Nash taught. The couple lived in Princeton.
Saturday night, near exit 6 on the Turnpike, Dr. Oz apparently saw the one-car crash and rushed to help the two victims.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
Fields has thrown for less than 50 yards in three of his starts for the Jets this season.
His mother self-deported, but thought her son would be fine in the U.S. because of his special immigrant juvenile status.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
His mother self-deported, but thought her son would be fine in the U.S. because of his special immigrant juvenile status.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
Police are looking for more than a dozen teens accused of attacking the boy over a pair of sneakers.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
A nor'easter that soaked the NYC area Sunday and Monday brought more than 4 inches of rainfall and winds above 60 mph.
A nor'easter that's bearing down on the NYC area continues to cause flooding concerns today for Long Island and New Jersey.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency, along with New York City and the surrounding region.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
Montclair Public Schools officials say the teachers are being laid off because of a $19.6 million budget shortfall.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli hopes this is the year he declares victory.
Alpha Sigma Phi says it's closing the New Jersey chapter after it found hazing was a factor in a student's injuries at an off-campus house.
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A man suffocated his estranged wife by dousing her face with a chemical mixture at her home in Herricks, Nassau County Police said.
Gardy Coriolan was trying to subdue an unruly patient while working an overnight shift at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, police say.
Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty over the summer to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Officials say the driver was drunk and high when he sideswiped a police officer, sending his squad car into a ravine.
According to preliminary numbers from the Board of Elections, nearly 80,000 voters checked in across all five boroughs.
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
Montclair Public Schools officials say the teachers are being laid off because of a $19.6 million budget shortfall.
Republican Jack Ciattarelli hopes this is the year he declares victory.
Andrew Cuomo and WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg mocked Mamdani's relative lack of experience with a 9/11 reference.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
The next time you're buying something sweet at a New York City restaurant, you may notice a new warning comes with it.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
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Nick Mangold, who spent his entire NFL career with the Jets, is seeking a kidney donor with type O blood.
The legendary rockers will play on July 7, 9, 12 and 14 in New York City -- before heading to Edinburgh, Scotland; Dublin and London.
Hundreds of people waited in line for hours to catch the performance on a livestream.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.
Fields has thrown for less than 50 yards in three of his starts for the Jets this season.
"There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. "I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124.
The Knicks outscored the Celtics 42-14 in the second quarter en route to a 64-44 halftime lead.
Officials say the site for a new elementary school in Brooklyn is safe, but some are skeptical because of lingering contamination from a decades-old Superfund site.
From Greenpoint community gardens to Governor's Island orchards, New Yorkers are reconnecting with the city's agricultural past through historic fruit trees.
A new survey found hundreds of illegally parked vehicles in the Downtown Brooklyn every day.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
Families visiting Most Holy Trinity Cemetery say they've been left searching for the graves of loved ones after thousands of copper monuments were stolen over the years.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
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Halloween came early for hundreds of kids on Long Island. The Suffolk County Legal Aid Society held its seventh annual Boo Bash in Brentwood on Saturday.
The third annual Lung Force Walk was held Saturday at Long Island's Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Organizers say more than 700 people attended.
Over the last five years, candy prices have increased nearly 37%, but a family-owned Lower East Side candy store is trying to keep costs low.
The Halloween spirit is alive and well throughout the Tri-State Area. Ghostbusters and even headless horsemen showed up Saturday for the annual Tarrytown Halloween Parade. CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos was in the middle of the excitement with the ghosts and goblins.
