Fire/Rescue News - Mother, 9-year-old daughter die in Egg Harbor Township crash
From Press staff reports | Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009 | 5 comments
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIIP - A mother and her 9-year-old daughter were killed Thursday morning when the driver lost control of her car near the intersection of Somers Point-Mays Landing Road and Zion Road, officials said....Continue Reading
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An early mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain turned southern New Jersey roads into skating rinks Thursday, causing dozens of accidents throughout the area.
Most of the accidents were fender-benders, with only minor injuries at the worst, but police are continuing to investigate the fatal accident in Egg Harbor Township, said Vincent Jones, Director of Emergency Management for Atlantic County.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory Thursday morning for Atlantic, Cumberland and Ocean Counties. Snow, sleet and freezing rain stuck to the road, creating hazardous conditions for drivers.
“There were numerous accidents throughout the area,” said Michael Schurman, traffic safety director for Atlantic County. “It was pretty bad out there this morning.”
The Route 152 bridge connecting Longport and Somers Point was closed for several hours Thursday morning, because even though the bridge itself had been salted, the roadway leading up to it was not treated, Schurman said.
The tunnel of the Atlantic City Expressway Connector was also closed for some time Thursday morning because of an accident.
Traffic was seriously delayed Thursday morning on Route 49 in Estell Manor, after a truck went off the road and left its trailer blocking the northbound lanes.
State troopers patrolling the Atlantic City Expressway had a busy morning, as more than two dozen accidents were reported on the highway, with about five people suffering minor injuries according to State Police, Expressway Station. No serious injuries resulted, but the count didn’t include many cars that spun out but didn’t collide with anything, police said.
The speed limit on the expressway was lowered to 35 mph, and normal speed was allowed to resume at 11:45 a.m., police said.
The same conditions existed on the Garden State Parkway, where there were about 30 minor accidents as motorists tried to drive in freezing rain and sleet, according to State Police, Bass River Station.
The conditions weren’t too bad at the southern end of the parkway in Cape May County, and were worse further north.
Roads were slick all over southern New Jersey, State Police said.
Cumberland County roads were slushy with snow and sleet, and the troopers at the Port Norris Station responded to 10 accidents Thursday morning, mostly in the early hours, police said.
In Ocean County, troopers investigated a number of accidents, as vehicles ran off the roads or hit trees, according to State Police, Tuckerton Station. None of them caused serious injuries.
Conditions were the best in Cape May County, where there were a few accidents, possibly because of people being home from work, according to State Police, Woodbine Station. One accident on Route 47 near the Cumberland County border created some traffic tie-ups.
Posted in Atlantic on Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:05 pm Updated: 2:52 pm.
