Walk Bike Ride South Orange is working with the police to improve transparency around local crashes involving pedestrians and bicycles. Unfortunately, there are dozens of crashes in SOMa each year, including a tragic fatality in 2024.  These are just some of the crashes that we are aware of during 2024-2025. Know of something that's missing? Get in touch.

2025 Crashes

• February 18: Pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect and Oakview, Maplewood

• February 10: Senior pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect and Parker, Maplewood

• January 31: Juvenile bicyclist hit by driver while riding to Maplewood Middle School; driver hit and run - at Pierson and Valley, Maplewood

• January 29: Pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect and Parker, Maplewood

• January 1: Pedestrian hit by driver at Valley & 3rd, South Orange

2024 Crashes

• December 31: Pedestrian hit by driver at South Orange Ave & Prospect, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• December 19: Juvenile pedestrian hit by driver at Academy & 3rd, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• December 16: JESPY pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect & 4th, South Orange

  • Source: Verbal report

• December 16: Juvenile pedestrian hit by truck at Academy & Parker, Maplewood

  • Source: social media,  Village Green

• December 14: Cyclist hit by driver on Centre St, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• December 13: Pedestrian hit by driver at Irvington & Prospect, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• December 9: Pedestrian hit by driver at South Orange Ave & Prospect on Walgreens sidewalk, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• November 22: Scooter hit by driver at South Orange Ave & Valley, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report 

• November 22: Pedestrian hit by motorcyclist at South Orange Ave & Grove St, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD Verbal Report

• November 15: Pedestrian hit by driver at Irvington & Ward, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD verbal report

• Nov 4, 2024: School bus hit by vehicle at Boyden and Van Ness, Maplewood

  • Source: social media

• Nov 1, 2024: Juvenile riding electric motorcycle hit by driver at Turrell & University, South Orange

  • Source: witness, verified by SOPD verbal report

• Oct 28, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect & Oakview, Maplewood

  • Source: social media

• October 24, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver at Irvington & Ward, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD verbal report

• Oct 21, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver at Valley & 5th, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD verbal report

• Oct 10, 2024: Police officer hit by driver at Valley St & N Crescent, Maplewood

  • Source: social media

• Oct 10, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver, Academy St & South Orange Ave, South Orange

  • Source: social media, verified by SOPD verbal report

• October 3, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver, Vose & South Orange Ave 

  • source: SOPD verbal report

• Week of  Oct 5: Bicyclist hit by driver, Academy St & South Orange Ave, South Orange

  • Source: social media 

• Oct 7, 2024: Two middle school pedestrians hit by driver, with injuries, while walking to Maplewood Middle School, at Prospect St and Oakland Rd, Maplewood

  • Source: https://villagegreennj.com/police-and-fire/mms-students-struck-by-car-on-prospect-monday-morning/ 

• Sept 26-Oct 2, 2024: Bicyclist hit by driver, no injuries, Springfield Avenue & Burnett Avenue, Maplewood

  • Source: Maplewood police blotter

• Sept 30-Oct 4: Adult and juvenile pedestrian hit by driver while walking to Columbia High School, on Valley St & cross street unknown, Maplewood or South Orange unknown

  • Source: CHS principal letter

• Sept 12-18, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver, with minor injuries, at Valley Street & Pierson Road, Maplewood - juvenile involved, unknown if juvenile was the driver or the pedestrian

  • Source: https://villagegreennj.com/police-and-fire/suspect-drives-car-into-porch-on-salter-pl-during-attempted-auto-theft/

• Sept 12, 2024: Adult riding a scooter hit by driver at Montrose & Grove, South Orange

  • Source: social media

• Sept 9, 2024: Juvenile pedestrian hit by driver while walking to or from STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, Scotland & W Montrose, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD verbal report & social media

• Sept 3, 2024: Pedestrian hit by bicycle while in crosswalk, at Montrose & Vose, South Orange

  • Source: https://villagegreennj.com/police-and-fire/pedestrian-cyclist-injured-in-collision-near-mountain-station-on-sept-3/

• Early August 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver while in crosswalk by driver making a left turn,  Irvington & Ward, South Orange

  • Source: SOPD verbal report

• Late May 2024: Juvenile pedestrian hit by driver on Turrell Ave near Marshall School, South Orange

  • Source: social media and SOPD verbal report

• May 13, 2024: Pedestrian killed by driver on Springfield Ave near Irvington border, Maplewood

  • Source: https://villagegreennj.com/police-and-fire/irvington-woman-struck-and-killed-by-car-in-maplewood-authorities-are-investigating/

• April 22, 2024: Juvenile bicyclist hit by driver while riding to Middle School at Prospect & Elmwood, Maplewood.

  • Source: victim family 

• April 2024:  Bicyclist hit by driver on Ridgewood Rd, unknown Maplewood or South Orange. 

  • Source: social media

Local Crash Reports

South Orange Police annually produces a comprehensive report analyzing local traffic crashes. 

• South Orange Police 2023 Annual Crash Report Analysis Report

• Past reports can be viewed here https://www.southorange.org/224/Traffic

Maplewood Police reports on crashes in their weekly Police Blotter/Press Release. MPD does not compile an annual crash report. Contact your local officials and ask them to!