12:12 AM, Jun. 4, 2011 | WILDWOOD — A class trip turned to tragedy Friday when an 11-year-old girl plunged to her death from a Ferris wheel at a popular boardwalk amusement park. The victim, Abiah Jones of Pleasantville, fell about 100 feet from The Giant Wheel, a landmark attraction at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, ... Read more

12:13 AM, Jun. 4, 2011 | WASHINGTON TWP. — Annette Donato comes from a very strong family. Donato is the younger sister of Toni Bolis, the pregnant Washington Township woman who was killed Wednesday night in a two-vehicle crash. Bolis, 28, was due to deliver her second child next week. The baby boy also died. ... Read more

5:37 AM, May. 16, 2011 | KRISTI FUNDERBURK New Jersey Press Media MAURICE RIVER — A pickup truck veering out of its lane caused a chain-reaction crash that killed two Gloucester County women riding on motorcycles, police said. Two other motorcyclists were injured in the Cumberland County crash. The truck driver reported something distracted him ... Read more

On Mother’s Day, a small child, his grandmother and aunt were injured on a ride at Storybook Land in New Jersey. In March of this year, I posted an article to this blog about a child who was killed when a train overturned at Cleveland Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina. News Channel 7 has reported ... Read more

Detours from the crash near Barrington led to a second one. By Barbara Boyer Inquirer Staff Writer April 6, 2011 Two related accidents on Monday left two people dead and a lengthy backup on the New Jersey Turnpike through the morning rush hour. The first accident happened about 6:15 a.m. when the driver of a ... Read more