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Category Archives: Accidents

BRUSH PICKUP GOES WRONG
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Driver says her car was struck by a Red Bank Department of Public Works front end loader doing scheduled brush pickup on Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesday.
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August 15th, 2025 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: FATAL CRASH SUSPECT HAD TWO PRIOR DUIS. HOW WAS HE ALLOWED TO DRIVE?
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Photo courtesy of The Lakewood Scoop.
A Red Bank man had been charged with DWI twice before police say he killed a mother and daughter while driving drunk. But those two cases were among thousands of DUI cases statewide put on hold amid a review of a new breathalyzer machine.
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August 11th, 2025 @ 9pm
495 CRASHES AND COUNTING…
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A crash on Drs. James Parker Boulevard, days after police chief reports drivers crashing more than twice day so far in 2025.
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July 29th, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK MAN KILLS TWO IN DWI CRASH, COPS SAY
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Photo courtesy of The Lakewood Scoop.
A drunk driver from Red Bank killed a woman and an eleven year old child in a Lakewood crash Saturday, police say. (photo by The Lakewood Scoop. Click to read more)
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July 28th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: TOWER HILL VAN FIRE
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Red Bank Fire Department extinguishes van fire as distraught driver looks on. (click to read)
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June 12th, 2025 @ 12pm
TWO RED BANKS, SAME “WHOOPS TOO TALL” PROBLEM
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Same town name, similar foolishness: A few days after a truck carrying a van struck a train overpass here in Red Bank, New Jersey, a train carrying cars struck a highway overpass in Red Bank, Tennessee.
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May 7th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK : AMAZON TRUCK CARRIER CRASHES AT RAILROAD OVERPASS
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Driver hauling an Amazon delivery truck crashes at Red Bank's West Front Street railroad overpass. (click for more)
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May 1st, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DRIVER CRASHES INTO UTILITY POLE, ROAD CLOSED
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Drivers hits telephone pole in Red Bank, dangling wires closes county highway 520. (click to read)
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March 30th, 2025 @ 7am
EDITH BLAKE HEADS FOR 108 YEARS
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Belated, we know, but worth honoring regardless: Red Bank's likely oldest resident marks another milestone.
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March 26th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK: NO CHARGES IN MAY PEDESTRIAN DEATH
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Prosecutors: No charges against the driver in a May crash that took the life of a 20-year-old Frankie Luna Santamaria of Red Bank. (click to read)
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March 25th, 2025 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRUCK STRIKES W. FRONT STREET BRIDGE…AGAIN
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RED BANK: Truck hits railroad overpass. Again.
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October 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
CAR CRACKS BUILDING
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RED BANK: A medical office building on Maple Avenue was evacuated after a car struck it Thursday afternoon. Click for more.
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June 27th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CRASH PROMPTS DETOURS
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RED BANK: Three-vehicle crash sends two to the hospital and knocks down power lines, prompting detours.
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May 29th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: FAMILY MOURNS MAN KILLED WALKING HOME FROM WORK
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Frank Luna Santamaria was killed by a car while walking home from work. His family is raising money to pay for a funeral in Mexico. (click to read)
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May 23rd, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN DIES FROM INJURIES
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RED BANK: A 20-year-old borough man has died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car last week, police said. (Click to read more.)
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May 21st, 2024 @ 6pm
RED BANK: SPEED LIMIT RADAR SIGNS POSTED
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RED BANK: New radar-equipped speed limit signs tell speeders to slow down on two borough streets – and thank law-abiders.
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March 11th, 2024 @ 7am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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RED BANK: Pedestrian suffered "relatively minor" injuries when she was struck by a vehicle last week, police said Monday.
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February 12th, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: CRASH INJURES SHOP EMPLOYEE
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RED BANK: Boutique worker suffers minor injuries when car crashes through front window while parking Wednesday, police said.
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February 7th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: THREE HURT IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH
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RED BANK: Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down part of Maple Avenue Monday afternoon.
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October 30th, 2023 @ 7pm
RED BANK: THREE INJURED SLIGHTLY IN CRASH
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RED BANK: Three people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Bridge Avenue Thursday morning, police said.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.