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Tornado Watch Issued In Ocean County; Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For All 21 NJ Counties Tornado Watch Issued In Ocean County; Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For All 21 NJ Counties
Tornado Watch Issued In Ocean County; Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For All 21 NJ Counties A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all 21 counties through 9 p.m., with forecasters warning of damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours. Flash Flood and Heat Advisories also remain in place as of Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. In Ocean County, a Tornado Warning was issued just before 6:30 p.m. and remains in effect until 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Radar indicated potential tornadic activity over areas including Lakewood, Cassville, Pine Lake Park, Leisure Village, New Egypt, and Hornerstown. As of 7 p.m., more than 6,800 customers were without power. According to JCP…
Extreme Heat Warnings In Effect For 16 NJ Counties As Temps Near 110 Degrees Extreme Heat Warnings In Effect For 16 NJ Counties As Temps Near 110 Degrees
Extreme Heat Warnings In Effect For 16 NJ Counties As Temps Near 110 Degrees New Jersey is baking under a dangerous heat wave, with Extreme Heat Warnings now in effect for 16 counties across the state, the National Weather Service said Monday, June 23. Forecasters say heat index values could reach up to 110 degrees, and overnight lows near 80 won’t provide much relief. Counties under Extreme Heat Warnings through Tuesday or Wednesday include: Bergen Passaic Essex Union Hudson Mercer Middlesex Morris Somerset Hunterdon Warren Sussex Atlantic Cape May Cumberland Salem ⚠️We simply cannot stress this enough: it will be dangerously hot the next three days.⚠️ Heat a…
Air Quality Alerts Issued Across NJ/NY As Temps Hit 90s, Pollution Risks Rise Air Quality Alerts Issued Across NJ/NY As Temps Hit 90s, Pollution Risks Rise
Air Quality Alerts Issued Across NJ/NY As Temps Hit 90s, Pollution Risks Rise It’s not just hot — it’s hazardous. Air quality across New Jersey and New York is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups on Thursday, June 12, as temperatures climb into the 90s and Code Orange Alerts are in effect. Health officials say that ground-level ozone and fine particulates will combine with heat to pose risks for children, seniors, and people with heart or lung conditions. ⚠️ Air Quality Alerts Code Orange Air Quality Alerts issued by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Counties affected: Bergen, Essex, Union, Hudson, Passaic, Middlesex, Mercer, Ocean, Burling…
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts With summer-like heat moving in, health officials have issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for much of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia metro area on Wednesday, June 4 (scroll down to check your town's air quality index). The alerts, in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., warn that ground-level ozone pollution could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung disease, authorities in each state said. Click here to see today's air quality forecast. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection iss…
NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Ahead Of Dangerous Winter Storm (UPDATED) NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Ahead Of Dangerous Winter Storm (UPDATED)
NJ Schools Closed, Delayed Ahead Of Dangerous Winter Storm (Updated) A wintry mix will bring hazardous travel conditions across the region beginning late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Feb. 6, prompting several school delays and closings, officials say. The following schools in North Jersey announced delayed openings or closures: BERGEN (closed): Allendale Bergen County Special Services Bergen County Vocational Bergenfield Closter Cresskill Demarest Dumont Elmwood Park Emerson Fair Lawn Fairview Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Harrington Park Ho-Ho-Kus Haworth Hillsdale Mahwah Midland Park Montvale Montville New Milford Norwood Oakland Paramus Pa…
Arctic Blast Will Follow Snow Showers Across NJ With Temps We Haven't Seen In Years, NWS Says Arctic Blast Will Follow Snow Showers Across NJ With Temps We Haven't Seen In Years, NWS Says
Arctic Blast Will Follow Snow Showers Across NJ With Temps We Haven't Seen In Years, NWS Says Light snow showers are forecast to begin Thursday afternoon, Jan. 16 across parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, potentially creating slippery conditions during the evening commute, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).  A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for several northeast New Jersey counties, including Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex, and Union, with snowfall set to begin after 4 p.m. Most areas are expected to see less than one inch of snow, though localized accumulations of up to two inches are possible in parts of eastern Pennsylvania near and north of …
Cold Case: Mom Leaves Baby Behind, Vanishes En Route To NJ; Car Found In Carlisle Cold Case: Mom Leaves Baby Behind, Vanishes En Route To NJ; Car Found In Carlisle
Cold Case: Mom Leaves Baby Behind, Vanishes En Route To NJ; Car Found In Carlisle The disappearance of Oklahoma mother Karen Denise Wells during a cross-country road trip in 1993 has haunted investigators and her family for over three decades, Pennsylvania State Police said. Wells, 23, was driving from Haskell, Oklahoma, to visit a friend in Bergen, New Jersey, when she vanished on April 12, 1993. Her journey ended mysteriously in Perry County, PA—nearly 200 miles from her destination. After a day on the road, Wells checked into the Pike Motel along Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle. At 7:00 p.m., she called her friend, Melissa, and said she planned to grab food at a nearby Mc…
Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey
Dems Overtake Republicans In Early Voting: Here's Where Polls Are Now Open In North Jersey More than 38 million Americans had cast their votes in the 2024 elections as of Saturday morning, Oct. 26, the University of Florida Election Lab's early voter tracker shows. Polls have officially opened for early, in-person voting in New Jersey. How will you be voting? According to the UFL lab, 7.8M Democrats and 6.9M Republicans had already voted. Here's where you can show up and vote in each county in North Jersey come Saturday morning, Oct. 26. BERGEN Jack Alter Community Center, Fort Lee Garfield Nutrition Center & Senior Citizens Building, Garfield County Admin Build…
Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA
Scorching Heat, Severe Storms: Your Forecast Leading Up To Labor Day In NJ, PA The heat is going to ramp up before summer winds down in the Northeast. Heat advisories, warnings, and watches are in place this week across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as temperatures climb up to the high 90s, even feeling close to 100 degrees in some places, AccuWeather and the National Weather Service report. Tuesday, Aug. 27 is sunny with a high of 89 while Wednesday, Aug. 28 will be as hot as 97 degrees, the NWS said. According to AccuWeather, Real Feel temps could creep into the 90s on Tuesday, and up to 105 Wednesday. A heat advisory was in effect through 8 p.m. Wednesday for Bergen…
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has announced eight more cases of management companies and housing providers who discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability. The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) The eight Findings of Probable Cau…
Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours
Flood Watch Issued In These NJ Counties Ahead Of Downpours A flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service across much of New Jersey ahead of drizzles expected to turn into downpours. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain is expected with both showers and thunderstorms producing heavy downpours Friday afternoon, July 12 through Saturday afternoon, July 13, the National Weather Service said. Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex Gloucester Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Union, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren, are all under a flood watch. 🌧⚠️ Not much change to the forecast with this morning's update. We …
Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties
Air Quality Alert Issued Across These NJ, PA Counties An air quality alert has been issued for several areas across New Jersey and Pennsylvania  through late Friday, June 14. The most serious alert, an Air Quality Action Day, has been issued from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. across Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union counties. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Friday for North Central and Southwestern, NJ, along with Middlesex, Mercer, Camden, and G…
WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…
SHOCKER: NJ Teacher Had Sex With Student Starting At 15 In School, Car, House: Authorities SHOCKER: NJ Teacher Had Sex With Student Starting At 15 In School, Car, House: Authorities
Shocker: NJ Teacher Had Sex With Student Starting At 15 In School, Car, House: Authorities A married teacher had intercourse as part of a years-long sexual relationship with a former Garfield Middle School student beginning when the youngster was 15, including several times in a car -- and even at the school, authorities charged. Amy Impero D'Ovidio, a 46-year-old Bergen County native, had worked for the Garfield Board of Education when the alleged encounters began, they said. She was 35 at the time. Locations included “within the Garfield Middle School, at a private residence in Cedar Grove, as well as within a vehicle at unknown locations in Bergen, Essex, and Passaic counties…
These North Jersey Towns Got The Most Snow These North Jersey Towns Got The Most Snow
These North Jersey Towns Got The Most Snow New Jersey residents are digging out of this week's snow storm — the worst of the season so far. According to the National Weather Service, the storm left 15 inches in the northern-most part of the state, canceling schools across the region. Here are the towns who got the most snow in the Tuesday, Feb. 13 storm, according to the National Weather Service. BERGEN River Vale: 9.8 inches Franklin Lakes: 9.1 Waldwick: 9.0 Bergenfield: 8.1 Mahwah: 8.0 Fair Lawn: 7.0 Lyndhurst: 6.5 HUDSON Harrison: 5.5 East Newark: 5.0 SW Hoboken: 4.8 MORRIS Green Pond/Randolph: 11.5 Denville: 10.2 Kinnelon…
Murphy Urges NJ Residents Work From Home, Stay Off Roads Ahead Of Winter Storm Murphy Urges NJ Residents Work From Home, Stay Off Roads Ahead Of Winter Storm
Murphy Urges NJ Residents Work From Home, Stay Off Roads Ahead Of Winter Storm New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging residents to stay off the roads ahead of a winter storm expected Monday, Feb. 12 into Tuesday, Feb. 13. The National Weather Service was predicting up to 18 inches of snow in the northernmost part of the state, with between 6 inches and a foot possible across Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Passaic, Bergen, and western Essex counties, where a Winter Storm Warning was issued. Murphy  said the most intense stretch of precipitation, beginning as rain and turning to snow, will happen in the middle of the night and run into mid-morning…
Major Effort By Firefighters, Emergency Responders Follows Partial Hawthorne Building Collapse Major Effort By Firefighters, Emergency Responders Follows Partial Hawthorne Building Collapse
Major Effort By Firefighters, Emergency Responders Follows Partial Hawthorne Building Collapse Firefighters spent half a day in the cold and rain stabilizing a Hawthorne apartment building where a floor partially collapsed over the weekend. The rear wall and portions of the first floor collapsed into the basement of Building E at the Hawthorne Garden Apartments on Rock Road around 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, borough Fire Chief Joseph Speranza said. Firefighters and police immediately began evacuating the building and securing the utilities, the chief said. Nine residents and six pets remain temporarily displaced while borough officials determine the next steps. Overall, more than three…
Chance Of Snow For NJ, PA In Sunday Soaker: Forecasters Chance Of Snow For NJ, PA In Sunday Soaker: Forecasters
Chance Of Snow For NJ, PA In Sunday Soaker: Forecasters Temperatures are expected to surge near 60 by the end of the week, but come next, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania could be back in old man winter's grip, forecasters say. According to AccuWeather, a storm on Sunday, Jan. 29 will bring rain to major cities.  For northwest New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania and parts of Central Pennsylvania, however, a mix of rain and snow — or perhaps just snow — is expected. Thursday, Jan. 25 will be rainy and foggy with a high near 50 while Friday, Jan. 26 will be the same but slightly cooler, the NWS said. Saturday will be partly sunny with a hi…
Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Parts Of NJ, PA Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Parts Of NJ, PA
Threat Of Freezing Rain Prompts Winter Weather Advisory Across Parts Of NJ, PA The threat of freezing rain and icy roads has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Weather Advisory across portions of North Jersey and the Lehigh Valley. Bergen, Sussex, Warren, Morris, and Passaic Counties, along with the Poconos Mountains and the Lehigh Valley are expected to see freezing rain and snow Tuesday night, Jan. 23, the NWS said. The areas in the purple on the NWS map below are under a winter weather advisory. While Old Man Winter has likely released his grip on most of the region through the rest of the week, light icing is expected near the I-80 corrid…
Sleet, Freezing Rain, Snow To Blast Parts Of North Jersey Before Warmup: Forecasters Sleet, Freezing Rain, Snow To Blast Parts Of North Jersey Before Warmup: Forecasters
Sleet, Freezing Rain, Snow To Blast Parts Of North Jersey Before Warmup: Forecasters Warmer days are coming, but not before another bout of wintry weather, forecasters say. Sunday night, Jan. 21 will be frigid with temps in the mid-teens while Monday, Jan. 22 will be sunny with increasing clouds and a high in the mid-30s, the according to the National Weather Service. Monday night will be dry with a low around 27, however,  a wintry mix is expected to arrive Tuesday, Jan. 23, with sleet possible in the morning in Sussex, Warren, Bergen, and Passaic counties — primarily north of Route 78, the NWS said. Temps will be in the mid-30s. There's a chance of rain fo…
Six Inches Of Snow Could Slam Parts Of NJ, PA: Latest Forecast, Timing Updates Six Inches Of Snow Could Slam Parts Of NJ, PA: Latest Forecast, Timing Updates
Six Inches Of Snow Could Slam Parts Of NJ, PA: Latest Forecast, Timing Updates Newly-released forecast maps from the National Weather Service show up to six inches of snow could fall across eastern Pennsylvania and much of New Jersey. Accumulating snowfall will begin Monday, night Jan. 15, mainly after 7 p.m., and carry into Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, impacting the morning commute as it changes over to a wintry mix, the NWS said in its latest briefing. ALSO SEE: North Jersey School Delays For Tuesday, Jan. 16 Between 4 and 6 inches of snow was being forecast for most of North Jersey (including Morris, Sussex, pars of Bergen/Essex/Hudson, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties…
Guerriero Sweet Shoppe Sets Opening Date In Teaneck Guerriero Sweet Shoppe Sets Opening Date In Teaneck
Guerriero Sweet Shoppe Sets Opening Date In Teaneck The gelateria replacing longtime Teaneck ice cream shop Bischoff's has an opening date. Guerriero Sweet Shoppe will open at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 on Cedar Lane. The creamery will open with the addiction of Marc's Cheesecake, purchased last year by Guerriero's owner, Mike Guerriero. This Guerriero's location will be a kosher one. The first 100 customers will get a ticket for a free pint good the following week, with the purchase of any ice cream or slice of cheesecake. All weekend Guerriero's is offering free coffee with the purchase of any ice cream or slice of cake. Mike Guerriero o…
HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic
Highway Robbery: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic Two bandits robbed multiple gas stations in Bergen and Passaic counties at gunpoint shortly before dawn on Sunday, responders said. The BP on eastbound Route 3 in Clifton was held up at 5 a.m. Jan. 7. One of the robbers had a handgun, the attendant told police. Less than 10 minutes later a similar gunpoint robbery occurred at the Shell station on northbound Route 3 off the corner of Malcolm Avenue. The third holdup occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m. at a gas station on Route 46 in LIttle Ferry. Police believed the same bandits were involved. They fled in what witnesses said was a black Kia…
Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm
Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm Rain from a Sunday, Dec. 17 storm closed roads and delayed school openings across New Jersey on Monday, Dec. 18. Thousands of residents were without power as of 9 a.m. According to the PSE&G outage map, the following areas did not have power: Bergen: 3,764 (Most in New Milford, Elmwood Park, Garfield) Hudson: 4,095 (Most in Bayonne, North Bergen) Passaic: 2,718 (Most in Clifton, Passaic) Union: 660 Flooding is ongoing in several areas this morning with 2 to 5 inches of rain reported so far. DO NOT drive through... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/M…
See How North Jersey Hospitals Rank For Safety In America See How North Jersey Hospitals Rank For Safety In America
See How North Jersey Hospitals Rank For Safety In America Several hospitals across North Jersey were graded for safety by a hospital safety watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group released the Fall 2023 hospital grades on Tuesday, Dec. 5. An expert panel of doctors selects 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers nationwide. Click here for more on the methodology. Here's how hospitals in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union, and Essex counties were graded for safety by the Leapfrog Group this year: A: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Hackensac…
Snow Flurries Possible This Evening In Parts Of North Jersey Snow Flurries Possible This Evening In Parts Of North Jersey
Snow Flurries Possible This Evening In Parts Of North Jersey Wintry weather may be working its way through parts of North Jersey later today, Tuesday, Nov. 28. The National Weather Service was predicting up to a 40 percent chance of flurries in the northern and westernmost parts of the state in the late afternoon and evening hours. Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Morris, Union, Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon counties could all see snow through the evening, according to the NWS. The greatest chance of snow is in Sussex County, where the NWS predicted a 40% chance of flurries before 5 p.m. 🥶🧥 Temperatures will remain steady in the 30s for the remainder o…
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall The estate of an electrician who died from a 30-foot fall at a food manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook has reportedly received a $5 million settlement. Joseph Roscitt, who worked for the Modern Electric Company in Clifton, was atop a scissor lift changing light bulbs when an employee at Chefler Foods accidentally backed a forklift into the aerial platform on Dec. 1, 2021, authorities said Roscitt, who was a member of IBEW Local 164 in Paramus, suffered brain bleeding and other critical injuries when his head slammed against the concrete floor, they said. A portion of his skull was removed…
Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom
Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom A flood watch is in effect across 18 of New Jersey's counties as thunderstorms with the possibility of a tornado moves in, the National Weather Service said. The flood watch is in effect until Wednesday evening, Sept. 13, in the following counties, according to the NWS: Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. The NWS said there is a "marginal risk" of an isolated tornado and damaging winds, however, no tornado watch or warning was issued. A flood watch is in effec…
DRUG FRAUD: Crimebusters Smash Statewide NJ Ring That Stole, Forged Prescriptions For Codeine DRUG FRAUD: Crimebusters Smash Statewide NJ Ring That Stole, Forged Prescriptions For Codeine
Drug Fraud: Crimebusters Smash Statewide NJ Ring That Stole, Forged Prescriptions For Codeine An elaborate drug fraud ring operating in more than half the counties in New Jersey stole doctors’ prescription pads as part of a scheme to stock up on opioid-boosted cough syrup, authorities charged. Medical offices in various parts of the state – including Wayne, Morristown and Bridgewater – were broken into by Divinete Jeffries, 30, of East Orange, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Jefferies snatched prescription pads that were then forged and given to accomplices who submitted them to various pharmacies using stolen IDs and bogus driver’s licenses, according to an indictment return…
Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot
Lotto Player In Wyckoff Splits $100K Jackpot It was a happy Sunday for lotto players in Bergen and Passaic counties. Two tickets matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Sunday, August 13, splitting the $100,000 jackpot. The tickets were sold at Shoprite in Wyckoff and Jackpocket in Hewitt.  The winning numbers were: 02, 16, 27, 31 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02.
'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released 'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released
'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks, Jr. will be remembered as heroes. Newark firefighters Augusto "Augie" Acabou, 45, and Wayne Brooks, 49, died battling a massive ship fire at Port Newark on Wednesday, July 5, city officials announced in a Thursday morning, July 6 press conference. They were working out of Engine 16, Newark Fire Chief Rufus Jackson said. "This is a sad day for all of us in Newark," Mayor Ras Baraka said. "Our hearts are broken by the tragedy we experienced last night." At 9:25 p.m. Newark firefighters responded to Corbin Street and Marsh Street on a call of numerous vehic…