Multiple injuries reported in crash that shut down Route 70 in NJ

Multiple injuries reported in crash that shut down Route 70 in NJ

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- Route 70 Eastbound in Lakewood, New Jersey, was shut down for hours Friday morning following a multi-vehicle crash. According to Lakewood Police, a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction collided with multiple cars and caught fire shortly before 6 a.m. Several people were injured, and one person had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital with burns. More Local News First responders quickly arrived on the scene, exting…

Driver going very fast on wrong side on road leads to 8 car crash on NJ's Rt. 70

Two drivers were badly hurt after one was driving very fast on the wrong side of the road and crashed into several cars on Route 70 in Ocean County.

Wrong Way Driver On Major Highway Causes Several Injuries

LAKEWOOD – A vehicle heading the wrong way on Route 70 caused several collisions leaving one person in critical condition, police said.   The driver, who has not been named, was on the wrong side of Route 70 at about 5:51 a.m., police said. They crashed into multiple vehicles.   As a result of the crashes, their vehicle ignited and the driver was trapped inside. First responders needed to extricate someone inside and extinguish the fire.   The p…

1 critically injured in wrong-way crash in Lakewood

The crash took place shortly before 6 a.m. on Route 70

Work begins soon on South Tacoma Way project – The Suburban Times

On Feb. 28, 2025 Mayor Jason Whalen, Deputy Mayor Mary Moss and members of the Lakewood City Council gathered with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland on South Tacoma Way near the B & I shopping center. They were also joined by local business and property owner Jae Han, and Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Linda Smith. The group was there to celebrate the soon-to-start construction project on South Tacoma Way that will bring signific…

JUST IN: Three Seriously Injured in Multi-vehicle Wrong-way Accident in Lakewood; One Airlifted [UPDATED – VIDEO & PHOTOS]

Three people have been seriously injured this morning following a multi-vehicle accident in the area of Airport Road and Route 70 in Lakewood. The accident is reportedly the result of a wrong way driver on Route 70, who collided at high speed into the other vehicles. One person was airlifted, and the other two were […]