Garden State Parkway

Report: Connecticut Man Charged In Tragic Death Of Garden State Parkway Good Samaritan

Authorities say icy conditions caused a driver to spin out Saturday afternoon on the highway in Lacey Township. Four men in a van, including Espinoza, stopped to help the driver push her car to a safer location.

2013/03/17

New Jersey State Police (file / credit: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Two N.J. State Troopers Lose Jobs Over High-Speed Sports Car Escort

A New Jersey State Police sergeant who led an unauthorized escort of a high-speed sports car caravan to Atlantic City in 2012 pleaded guilty to altering the numbers on the license plates of his police car during the incident, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced Monday.

2013/03/11

Crews work to repair a sinkhole on the Garden State Parkway (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Massive Sinkhole Opens Up On Garden State Parkway

The four-foot-wide sinkhole disabled 18 vehicles after it opened up Thursday morning in the right lane at the approach of the Driscoll Bridge near mile marker 128.

2013/02/21

Construction Project To Ease Traffic On Garden State Parkway Begins

The Garden State Parkway will soon be completely free of traffic lights.

2013/02/04

Water breaches sand dunes in Belmar, NJ as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 (credit: Kathryn Brown/CBS 2)

Sandy Makes Landfall, Devastates Many Areas Of New Jersey

Wind gusts up to 89 mph were reported in Surf City on Long Beach Island, after Sandy made landfall.

2012/10/29

Henry Hudson Bridge Toll Plaza (file / credit: Google Maps)

WCBS 880 Special Series: Your Future Commute – New Tolls

The future will not be free. There will be tolls. But how you give up your money will change.

2012/09/12

Jury Finds NJ Dad Guilty In Death Of Baby Thrown Off Driscoll Bridge

Shamsidden Abdur-Raheem had his head down and showed no visible reaction as the verdict was read in state superior court in New Brunswick on Friday.

2012/09/07

Letter From N.J. Dad Accused Of Throwing Baby Into Raritan River Read To Jury

Shamsidden Abdur-Raheem is charged with murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault and child endangerment.

2012/08/24

Second NJ Trooper In High-Speed Caravan Escort Surrenders

State officials say 28-year-old Joseph Ventrella of Bloomingdale met with authorities Tuesday morning and was released a short time later.

2012/07/31

Trooper Charged In NJ High-Speed Caravan Escort Surrenders

Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry met with authorities Monday morning and was released a short time later, according to his attorney.

2012/07/30

NJ State Troopers Charged In High-Speed Escort

Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry and Trooper Joseph Ventrella are charged with tampering with public records. They’re accused of using tape to change their license plates before escorting the cars at high speeds down the Garden State Parkway in March.

2012/07/27

Lawyer: New Jersey State Trooper May Face Charges In High-Speed Caravan Escorting Case

Attorney Charles Sciarra said he believes State Police Sgt. Nadir Nassry faces charges related to the alleged taping of license plates on the sports cars during the March 30 caravan.

2012/07/26