LAKEWOOD – The threat of fire continues Monday after a wind-fueled wildfire closed the Garden State Parkway, burned at least 170 acres and damaged dozens of homes and commercial buildings in Lakewood and Brick. Several smaller fires also burned across the state on Sunday.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service also said that one of its firefighters is in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
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Firefighters worked all night on the huge blaze that started about 1:30 p.m. Sunday off Airport Road, according to Lakewood Fire Chief John Yahr. One commercial building was “totally destroyed” by the fire, according to Yahr, while the another suffered significant damage.
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Deal Police said Patrolman Jon Losquadro arrived on scene to find the 74-year old man unconscious, not breathing and who had no pulse with blooding coming from his head due to the fall.
He began immediate CPR and called for backup with Lt Matt Sharin, Sgt Brian Egan and Ptl Zach Bell arriving on scene a short time later to assist with life saving measures.
They performed CPR until Allenhurst First Aid and paramedics arrived on scene.
As paramedics got there, officers were able to regain a pulse and the man was brought to the hospital where he is receiving care as of this morning.
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Police said Robin Federbush, 49, of Brick was turning left in a Hyundai Elantra from Spiral Drive to Burnt Tavern Road when she hit Christos Michael, 59, of Point Pleasant, who had the right of way at the time, and was then thrown from his Bourget Custom Motorcycle.
Michael died from his injuries at the scene of the crash from lower body and internal injuries.
The Brick Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit responded to the scene to investigate the crash.
Vehicule traffic on Burnt Tavern Road northbound and southbound was detoured around the crash scene for about five hours, police said, during the investigation.
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The weather is getting nicer and that means more people on the roads.
Jackson Police have taken note and will have extra sets of eyes across the 100 miles of the municipality this month.
Sgt. George Vidalis said in a statement on Thursday they will be conducting a traffic enforcement program this month where officers will be deployed at various locations looking for violations including, but not limited to, primary collision factors involving speed, red light and right-of-way violations.
If you violate the rules of the road, you ll be cited and police will let you know what you did and how you can learn from it.
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