Teen Charged With Careless Driving After Ambulance Collision, Cops Say

5 people injured in crash, transported to hospital.

A Bedminster teen was ticketed for careless driving after she collided with a Bernardsville First Aid Squad ambulance near the train station off Mine Brook Road, according to a borough police report. The crash resulted in five people, including two in the car and three volunteers with the Bernardsville First Aid Squad, being transported to Morristown Medical Center, according to authorities. The report also said Paige L. Arace, 17, who was driving a Jetta southbound on Mine Brook Road while the ambulance was heading northbound, told police that as she was about to turn left into the train station, she noticed a pickup truck behind her with its own emergency lights activated. Arace then attempted to turn into the train station, the report …

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Dan C

10:02 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

This is not just a common traffic collision... This person pulled in front of an ambulance with emergency lights and probably sirens activated... While I agree with you that names may not be necessary, you can not dismiss this the same as "every traffic incident occurring in the township."   more ›

Ambulance, Car Collide by Bernardsville Train Station

Multiple injuries when car reportedly turns in front of ambulance.

A Bernardsville ambulance reportedly struck a car turning into the Bernardsville train station on Monday afternoon when the car turned in front of the emergency vehicle, bringing more ambulances from the nearby fire and rescue squad building and also from Basking Ridge, said Bernardsville Police Chief Kevin Valentine. The crash was reported at 3:05 p.m. on Monday, and resulted in the two people in the car being transported to Morristown Medical Center, according to the accident report, which had yet to be completed later on Monday afternoon. Three volunteer first aid squad members on the ambulance also received minor injuries, the police chief said. Valentine said that the ambulance had left the Bernardsville Fire Co. and Rescue Squad …

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'Run for the Hoses' Comes to Bernardsville

Register online or on race day for new 5K and kids fun run to raise funds for all volunteer Bernardsville Fire Co. and First Aid Squad.

The Bernardsville Fire Co. and First Aid Squad's upcoming "Run for the Hoses" 5K and kids fun run is a brand new fundraiser for the all-volunteer organization — but it's already got a history. The event, which now will be held this Saturday, heading out at 10 a.m. from Bernards High School, originally was scheduled for Nov. 3. However, that plan was revised after Superstorm Sandy blew through the area and virtually all of Bernardsville remained without power on that date. The firefighters and first aid squad were determined to reschedule, however. The idea of holding the event the weekend around Thanksgiving was kicked around, but the organizers finally settled on rescheduling for Dec. 1, said firefighter Anthony Falconeri. Fortunately, …

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9/11—10 Years Later

VIDEO: How Do You Remember 9/11?

Bernards Township Schools Superintendent Valerie Goger recalls what school officials did when confronted with an absolutely unprecedented situation.

Most of us who are out of middle school have our own memories of 9/11 2001, and its aftermath, or impact on our lives. Some people also were intimately involved in assisting others or working together with other rescuers at the scene in the immediate aftermath or days following the terrorist attack. On Tuesday, Dick Eick and Barbara Steel of the Bernardsville First Aid Squad recall the roles that they played in responding to a tri-state emergency. On Wednesday, Steel also talks about her own experiences. On Thursday, Bernards Township Committeeman Scott Spitzer recalls how he got home from thousands of miles away — and what he did when he returned to his office in Manhattan. On Friday, Schools Superintendent Valerie Goger talks about …

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