Driver Killed in I-80 Crash in Parsippany

West Milford woman died early Sunday morning when her SUV hit sound barrier, State Police said.

The driver of an SUV was killed early Sunday when she veered off Interstate 80 and crashed into a sound barrier on the side of the highway in Parsippany, according to State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman. Police identified the driver as 30-year-old Jennifer Wyatt of West Milford. Wyatt was travelling westbound on I-80 through Parsippany when she drove her Chevy Trailblazer off the side of the road and collided with a sound barrier at about 12:45 a.m., police said. It was not immediately known what caused the accident. A passenger, David Olsen of Lake Hopatcong, was transported to Morristown Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The accident was still under investigation later Sunday morning.

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Fatal Crash Sends Denville Couple to Hospital

Accident on Route 46 backed up traffic for hours Thursday morning.

Morris Twp. Man Killed in Arkansas Crash

Was deputy director of Chatham Borough Public Works.

Charles Dziedzic, the deputy director of the Chatham Borough Department of Public Works and a Morris Township resident, was killed in a traffic accident in Arkansas at 5:06 p.m. Monday. Chatham Borough Administrator Robert Falzarano and his brother George Falzarano were also injured, which occurred in Lonoke, Ark., just east of Little Rock. The three men were traveling to New Jersey by motorcycle from a cross-country trip which began April 6. Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce Harris and the Chatham Borough Police Department released details of the accident, provided by the Arkansas State Police, Tuesday morning. Arkansas State Police said the accident took place on I-40 at mile post 173.5. A minivan caught fire in the left lane of the highway …

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AUDIO: The Last Conversation With Air Traffic Control

'Severe icing' was reported at 14,000 feet.

Over the course of one minute and 42 seconds, several pilots reported icing conditions, with Air Traffic Control noting "severe" icing conditions at 14,000 feet. Pilot Jeffrey F. Buckalew asked about these conditions during the communications and then signed off. It would be the last communications he would make to Air Traffic Control before his plane, also containing a business associate, his dog, and his wife and two children, crashed onto Route 287 in Morris Township on Dec. 20.

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