Man Killed In Single Car Crash: Hillsborough PD
A man was killed in a single car crash in Hillsborough on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5, police said.
At 7:46 a.m., officers responded to a collision along New Centre Road, Hillsborough police said, and found an unconscious driver in the driver's seat, police said.
The occupant, who has not been identified, was removed from the vehicle by responding officers, who began life saving measures, police said. The driver was transported to Robert Wood Johnson Somerset where he was later pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Flight Crew Raises $18K For Family Of Hillsborough Nurse Jay McChesney
A fundraiser has been launched to aid the family of Jay McChesney, a New Jersey father and flight nurse who died last month at 55 years old.
Jay, of Hillsborough, died on Friday, Aug. 30, leaving behind his wife, Jennette and their three children, Jordan, James, and Joe. Nicknamed an "All American Hero," Jay was a founding member of the Atlantic Air 1 medevac team and was a nurse at Robert Wood Johnson after having spent 24 years serving in the Coast Guard.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 3, more than $18,000 had been raised on the GoFundMe for the McChesney family, launched by members of Jay's f…
Zsolt Mihalyfalvi, Hillsborough Resident, Dies At 45
Zsolt Mihalyfalvi, a 45-year-old Hillsborough resident died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 12, according to his obituary on the Hillsborough Funeral Home website.
Mihalyafalvi was born in Romania where he graduated from university with a degree in computer science in 2001, his obituary reads. He later met and married his wife Rebecca in 2008 and they had two children, according to his obituary.
Mihalyfalvi loved nature, fishing and using his Stihl chainsaw for woodcutting, his obituary reads. He enjoyed building warm fires and roasting marshmallows with his kids, according to his obituary.
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Authorities ID Three Young Adults Killed In Fiery Route 1 Crash
Authorities have identified the three people killed in a fiery crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick earlier this month.
Charisse Nelson-Bailey, 24, Daniel Vida, 28, and Maria Passalaris, 25, all died in the Friday, April 12 crash near Ridge Road, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Just after the 9:40 a.m. accident, police said a van had been struck by a tractor-trailer before the van collided with two other vehicles. Both the tractor-trailer and van then caught fire.
Nelson-Bailey, of Princeton Junction, was identified as the van's driver. The other two victim…
SWAT Team Seizes Firearms, $21K In Drugs From NJ Trio In Major Bust: Cops
Four handguns, five high-capacity magazines, and $21,000 in drugs were seized from three men following a narcotics investigation in Somerset County, authorities said.
Brothers Christian, 22 and Sean Lebron, 20, along with Juan Martinez, 21, are facing numerous charges following the investigation, which concluded on Friday, Jan. 26 in Hillsborough, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said.
Raids at the home of the three men — Martinez, of Gemini Drive, and the Lebrons, on South Branch Road — turned up four handguns with five high-capacity magazines; 770 Xanax pills, 10 Oxycodo…
4 Arrested In 100-Person Hillsborough Street Takeover: Police
Four young men have been arrested in a pair of street takeovers in Somerset County this fall.
Michael Patrick Steiner, 21, of Sayreville; David Panevsky, 24, of North Middletown; Dmytrius Bell, 20, of Hillsborough; and Jake Cossrow, 18, of Philadelphia, PA, are facing charges in the gatherings on Sept. 10 and Oct. 14, Hillsborough Police Chief Mike McMahon said.
In the first incident, more than 100 people gathered at Willow and Hillsborough roads around 1 a.m., watching as vehicles did donuts and burnouts, McMahon said.
The crowd refused to immediately disperse, and numerous peop…
Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Route 206 Crash Had Recently Lost His Dad, Family Says
Tragedy has struck twice for the Nelson family.
Daniel Joseph Nelson, of Skillman, died in a crash on Route 206 on Dec. 1 — nearly three months after losing his father, Dan Nelson. He was 26 years old.
According to a GoFundMe page, Danny's father had died in August. "The two of them were best friends," his sister Alyssa wrote. "They did just about everything together, which made the passing extremely hard for Daniel."
Nelson was riding his motorcycle along Route 206 in Montgomery Township when he was involved in an accident with another vehicle, around 12:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, as previou…
