Saturday, January 5, 2013
Woman who crashed car in Sparta Thursday charged with possession of marijuana.
The woman who crashed her car on Route 94 Thursday after police believed she fell asleep at the wheel was served with drug charges Friday as Sparta police continue their investigation of the crash. Renae K. Cianci, 24, of Highland Lakes, was charged with possession of 50 grams or less of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, including two small plastic bags and a broken, multi-colored ceramic smoking pipe. According to Sparta Police Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Cianci was allegedly asleep at the wheel Thursday afternoon when she crossed over the double-yellow lines on Route 94 and collided with a tank trailer that was loaded with wastewater from the Sussex County Municipal Authority. The driver of the truck, 42-year-old Jonathan Morris…
Thursday, January 3, 2013
24-year-old Highland Lakes woman airlifted to the hospital, truck driver avoided head-on collision.
A 24-year-old woman appears to have fallen asleep at the wheel when her car crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor trailer on Route 94 Thursday afternoon, Sparta Police said. Renae K. Cianci, of Highland Lakes, was extricated with the Jaws of Life and airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with multiple fractures to her legs and pelvis, Sgt. John-Paul Beebe said. Cianci's condition was not immediately known Thursday night at about 7 p.m., Beebe said. According to Beebe, drug paraphernalia was found in Cianci's 2004 Nissan Sentra, which was destroyed in the crash. Officer Richard Smith, the lead investigator of the crash, said Cianci was travelling southbound on Route 94, fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the double-…
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
New trouble spots arise on state highways as Irene impact fades.
Transportation trouble spots cropped up across the region Tuesday as flooding blocked highway ramps, while sinkholes and road collapses closed sections of local roads. At the same time, some flooded roads, particularly routes 10 and 46 in Denville were reopened, according to the state Department of Transportation. All the local situations in eastern Morris County were overshadowed by the collapse of the right lane of Interstate 287 North in Boonton between exits 43 and 45. The collapse closed the northbound side of the major highway until further notice. State transportation spokesman Tim Greeley said Tuesday that a repair plan cannot be determined until the water undercutting the highway drops. The roadway crumbled when the Rockaway River…
Paul in NJ
9:04 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
"The driver of the truck... was able to avoid a head-on collision with Cianci’s car and is not facing any charges as a result of the crash" Rather odd sentence structure, as it implies cause and effect. If he hadn't avoided a collision, would he have faced charges? more ›