Police Log

A car driven by Bruce Boyd of Franklin Park rear-ended one driven on Route 27 by Deborah Gouldie, also of Franklin Park. Boyd said Gouldie’s car moved forward at the Bunker Hill traffic light then stopped suddenly, and his car slid on the wet road. § Marie Casper of Somerset was cited for failure to stop or yield after the …

Jan. 24, 2014 Stephanie Ho of Franklin Park was cited for failure to stop or yield after the car she was driving rear-ended another car on South Middlebush Road. Ho said she was rounding the bend and did not see a stopped car, driven by Elizabeth Williams of Monmouth Junction, until it was too late to stop. § Angely Corporan-Brito …

This week’s snow storm caused more than 40 traffic incidents on township streets between Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, police said. The bulk of them – 32, to be exact – occurred between about 11 a.m. and midnight on Jan. 21, while the snow was still falling. Police said 20 of the incidents were accidents, while 22 involved disabled vehicles. …

Jan. 17 Michael Slyman of Brick was backing up his car in a parking lot on Cedar Grove Lane when his auto hit a parked car owned by Ed Resta of Belle Mead. § A car driven by Richard Woelfel of Willow Grove, Pa. was stopped in traffic on Davidson Avenue when it was rear-ended by a car driven by …

Dec. 21, 2013 Robin Glover-Schenck of Kendall Park told police that she had pulled over to the right side of Hamilton Street, near Norma Avenue, and started to make a U-turn when her car struck one driven by Wayne Bullock of Somerset. Glover-Schenck said she did not see Bullock’s car, which was traveling in the left lane. § A car …

Thomas Tien of Manville told police that he was driving down Weston Canal Road when his car hit an icy patch, causing it to cross lanes and hit a guardrail. Police said the road was slushy. § Cars driven by Jeanette Nunez of Franklin Park and Eduardo Fernandez-Pilart of Somerset collided at Ambrose Street and Pearl Place. Nunez said Fernandez-Pilart’s …

Hector Homblert of North Brunswick told police that he was driving down Easton Avenue, near John F. Kennedy Boulevard, when a deer ran into the street and hit his car. § Andrei Ferents of Somerset was cited for careless driving after the car he was driving on Runyon Avenue suddenly veered into a parked car owned by Joseph Hunter, also …

Nov. 29, 2013 Bruce Jefferson of Hopewell was told police he was driving down Route 518 when a black footrest fell off a truck traveling ahead of him. Jefferson said that as he was slowing, his car was struck in the rear by one driven by Anthony Gaylord of Plainsboro. Gaylord said he could not stop in time to avoid …

Nov. 26, 2013 Danielle Jackson of New Providence was cited for careless driving after the car she was driving rear-ended one driven by Jacquelin Espinosa of Somerset. Espinosa told police her car was stopped in the Easton Avenue/John F. Kennedy Boulevard jughandle when it was hit. § Wai Cheah of South Bound Brook was cited for careless driving after his …

Nov. 23, 2013 Jie Cui of Princeton told police that she was driving down Route 518 when suddenly a piece of debris flew at her windshield. She said she swerved to the right to avoid it, but hit a mailbox at 18 Rt. 518.  Police said they could find no debris in the road. § Peter Malkin of Somerset told …