Three vehicle crash with truck and drug paraphernalia found, Edison NJ


A collision involving three vehicles occurred near Riverside Drive in Edison, New Jersey. A tractor trailer crashed into a sedan and was pressed against the guardrail, leaning into the opposite lanes. Two out of three eastbound lanes were closed. Emergency medical services and heavy-duty tow trucks were requested. The tractor trailer was carrying a heavy cargo of about ten to fifteen thousand pounds, some of which was leaking, potentially hazardous. During the investigation, a crack pipe was found in the driver's side door of one vehicle.
Audio|Source: New Jersey State Police Troop B
04:37
Transcript:
00:00
We have the tractor trailer into the sedan in the westbound lanes.
00:06
The tractor trailer is pressed up against the guardrail leaning over into the eastbound lanes.
00:11
I will have two out of the three eastbound lanes closed.
00:17
All right, I'll start a heavy duty tow for that.
00:21
Yeah, you're firm, please.
00:23
Let me know what's loaded with anytime soon.
00:26
Well, it's going to be a three-car crash.
00:30
There's going to be no injury.
00:32
Hey, Steve.
00:34
To park on nine two one two.
00:35
I'm going to be twenty two.
00:36
There's a vehicle down in the center lane eastbound.
00:40
Received.
00:41
Yeah, that's the thirteen.
00:43
I think it's unrelated with the crash.
00:45
Subaru Cross Trek with a flat.
00:54
Negative results, not the right vehicle, so I'm sure you're checking the area.
01:03
Planning a shoulder lane, so can you start EMS?
01:06
EMS is already en route.
01:28
There's a negative, and I'm going to be waiting for the other unit to begin a probable cause search of the vehicle.
01:34
The driver is stating there's a crack pipe in the driver's side door.
01:40
Alright, now in six three.
01:43
I wasn't in your stop.
01:44
With your condition, you have one under reference fourteen?
01:49
Yeah, you're firm.
01:52
All right.
01:57
I got one.
02:04
Another, you think that's...
02:05
Sure, your search of a person is going to be negative.
02:08
However, the driver admitted that there's a crack pipe on the driver's side door.
02:14
Received.
02:16
Receive to thirteen.
02:19
No,
02:27
you can send inbound, please.
02:29
Receive.
02:32
I got a nine one one, please.
02:35
Nine two one two.
02:38
Nine two one two.
02:41
That thirteen is going to have a flat tire from the accident from the crash.
02:46
They have a tripling route, so you clear that out for now.
02:49
Okay, I'm going to touch you and clear that.
02:56
I've been on Riverside Drive, is that up?
02:59
It's a stop.
03:03
No, not to stop, the accident.
03:11
Just two them out here.
03:13
Yeah, I don't believe it's ours.
03:18
Although Liveridge advised the driver is still on a four four zero ramp, but if he, someone was going to go, nine one six three was going to go take a look at it, but now he's on that stop.
03:29
All right, mark me twenty two or nine one six three, please.
03:33
One three three seven.
03:39
You can attach eight six six.
03:43
Three huge.
03:50
One three three eight. One three three eight.
03:52
All right, California for a heavy duty and a soap for a fan am.
04:01
Washington is for heavy duty for the tractor trailer.
04:05
Can you tell me what is hauling and weight?
04:10
I'm sorry ma'am, can you go down?
04:13
I need to know the cargo and the weight, so I need to know if I notify hazmat.
04:20
And also if it's leaking gas and any storm drains in the area.
04:25
It's going to be ten or fifteen thousand pounds exploded with two weeks.
04:35
It's leaking and there's going to be a short drain.
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Location mentioned:
Near Riverside Dr i, Edison, NJ 08837
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