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Police: 1 dead, another seriously injured in car crash on New Jersey Turnpike

Police say one person is dead and another was seriously injured when a car went off-road before re-entering the New Jersey Turnpike and crashing into another car Saturday afternoon.

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Police: 1 dead, another seriously injured in car crash on New Jersey Turnpike

Police say one person is dead and another was seriously injured when a car went off-road before re-entering the New Jersey Turnpike and crashing into another car Saturday afternoon.

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National Weather Service confirms multiple tornadoes during Tuesday’s storm

Storms are behind us. Sunny and dry through the weekend

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Downed power lines close Route 70 intersection in Toms River after truck strikes utility wires

Edison Township services suspended, employees furloughed in partial government shutdown

Passaic man arrested in connection with July 4th shooting that injured three

Helen Hayes employee from New Jersey aims to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in specialized wheelchair

Egg Harbor Township police officer strikes pedestrian during overnight patrol, authorities say

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