CRASH DATA
2024 Incidents
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. Know of something that's missing? Get in touch.
Nov 4, 2024: School bus hit by vehicle at Boyden and Van Ness, Maplewood
Source: social media
Nov 1, 2024: Pedestrian hit by e-scooter on Turrell near Marshall School, South Orange
Source: witness
Oct 28, 2024: Pedestrian hit by driver at Prospect & Oakview, Maplewood
Source: social media (post deleted)
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
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, at Prospect St and Oakland Rd, Maplewood
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, on Valley St & cross street unknown, Maplewood or South Orange unknown - is this the same as the next crash?
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 turning from Scotland to 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
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
April 22, 2024: Middle school bicyclist hit by driver 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!