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Hurt in a Truck Crash in Middlesex County?

Hit by a truck in Middlesex County? The first weeks belong to treatment, not paperwork. This site tells you which agency has your report, what evidence disappears first, and which court hears your case. Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, P.C. takes those tasks off your plate.

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49

fatal crashes involving a large truck in Middlesex, 54 people killed

2019–2024, NHTSA FARS

3,724

reportable truck and bus crashes: 47 fatal, 1,477 with injuries, 2,052 people hurt

2021–2025, FMCSA crash file

638

reportable truck and bus crashes on the NJ Turnpike, the most of any Middlesex road

2021–2025, FMCSA crash file

46 of 54

people killed were outside the truck: 38 in other vehicles, 6 on foot, 2 on bikes

2019–2024, NHTSA FARS

"After a truck crash, you may be dealing with hospital visits, missed work, insurance calls, and uncertainty about what comes next." Middlesex sees more of these crashes than any of the other counties we serve: 49 fatal crashes involving a large truck and 54 people killed from 2019 to 2024 (NHTSA FARS), about 12% of New Jersey's 418 such crashes. Involving a truck does not mean the truck caused the crash.

Middlesex County's truck story in numbers

Federal data counts two kinds of truck crash here. The first is the fatal crash: 49 of them involving a large truck between 2019 and 2024, with 54 people killed (NHTSA FARS; the 2024 file is preliminary). The second is the much larger set of crashes that states must report to the federal government because someone died, someone was taken for treatment, or a vehicle had to be towed: 3,724 truck and bus crashes in Middlesex from 2021 through 2025, including 47 fatal crashes and 1,477 injury crashes, with 2,052 people hurt (FMCSA crash file). Another 519 were logged in 2026 through mid-September, a figure that will grow as reports catch up.

The roads tell the rest. The Turnpike has the most reportable truck crashes, 638 (2021–2025, FMCSA). US 1 has the most deaths, 12 people in 8 fatal crashes (2019–2024, FARS). US 9 is the only Middlesex road with a fatal truck crash in every year from 2019 to 2024 (FARS). And 28 of the county's 49 fatal truck crashes happened in the dark (2019–2024, FARS).

Why so many trucks? The Turnpike segment from NJ 18 to NJ 440 carries the most freight on the whole I-95/Turnpike corridor: 119 million tons worth $182 billion (NJDOT 2023 Statewide Freight Plan, 2019-era data). Around Exit 8A, 15 warehouse site plans approved, pending or planned in 2020–2022 added more than 8 million square feet of freight-generating floor space (Southern Middlesex County Freight Movement Study, NJTPA, 2023). Involving a truck does not mean the truck caused the crash. The full tables, by year, road and town, are on the Middlesex truck crash map and data page.

Map of Middlesex County, New Jersey showing major truck corridors, fatal large-truck crash locations 2019–2024, danger spots, freight sites and the three GGL offices
Middlesex County truck corridors, fatal large-truck crashes 2019–2024 (NHTSA FARS; 2024 preliminary), recent news crashes, danger spots and GGL offices. Point locations are approximate. Involving a truck does not mean the truck caused the crash.

Which road were you on?

NJ Turnpike, Exits 8A to 9

Cranbury, Monroe, South Brunswick and East Brunswick. State Police territory; the report comes from the NJSP portal, not the town.

638 reportable truck crashes on the Turnpike county-wide (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

NJ Turnpike, Exits 10 to 12

Edison, Woodbridge and Carteret, where the Turnpike meets I-287, Route 440, the Parkway and Route 9.

9 fatal large-truck crashes on the Turnpike county-wide (2019–2024, FARS) Read more →

CR 535, Route 32, Ridge Road and Route 33

The local roads around Exit 8A and its warehouses. Town police, not State Police, handle these crashes.

94 reportable truck crashes on CR 535 (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

US Route 1

Woodbridge, Edison, New Brunswick, North and South Brunswick, Plainsboro. A highway with traffic lights and driveways.

12 people killed in 8 fatal truck crashes, the most deaths of any Middlesex road (2019–2024, FARS) Read more →

US Route 130

Cranbury, South Brunswick and North Brunswick. A designated truck route lined with warehouses.

115 reportable truck crashes (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

NJ Route 18

New Brunswick, East Brunswick and Piscataway. No shoulders, jughandles and years of construction.

178 reportable truck crashes (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

I-287, Edison to Piscataway

The interstate that begins at Turnpike Exit 10. State Police investigate; the report is a $13 non-toll report.

161 reportable truck crashes (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

US Route 9 and the Edison Bridge

Woodbridge, Sayreville, Old Bridge and South Amboy. Town police handle every crash here.

8 fatal truck crashes, one in every year from 2019 to 2024 (FARS) Read more →

Route 440 and the Outerbridge Crossing

Edison, Woodbridge and Perth Amboy. Three possible agencies within a mile of the bridge.

2 fatal large-truck crashes, 2020 and 2021 (FARS) Read more →

Woodbridge and Carteret industrial streets

Port Reading, Avenel, Raritan Center and Carteret. Local streets, yard gates and delivery trucks.

119 reportable truck crashes coded to Carteret (2021–2025, FMCSA) Read more →

Who has your report

Turnpike crashes

Reported by the New Jersey State Police, not the town. 630 of the 638 reportable Turnpike truck crashes in Middlesex were NJSP reports.

2021–2025, FMCSA crash file

Report fee

$5 for a Turnpike or Parkway report through the NJSP portal; $13 for an NJSP report on a non-toll road such as I-287.

NJSP crash report portal, as of September 2026

Fatal Turnpike crashes

The crash report is available only through the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's OPRA form.

NJSP crash report portal

Route 1, 9, 18 and 130

Town police departments write these reports. On US 1, 447 of 449 reportable truck crashes were town-police reports.

2021–2025, FMCSA crash file

Where the badly hurt go

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick is the only state-designated trauma center in Middlesex County (Level I).

NJ Department of Health trauma center list dated June 6, 2024

What's hard to do alone

  • Traffic-camera video has a 7-day clock. A request for NJDOT camera video must be received by the Department within seven calendar days of the crash, and costs $100 per camera for the first three hours (N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.6). Most people are still in the hospital on day seven.
  • The truck's logs only have to be kept for 6 months. Federal rules let a carrier discard hours-of-service records and supporting documents after six months (49 CFR 395.8(k)). A preservation letter has to arrive before then.
  • A fatal Turnpike crash report is not on the portal. It comes only through a New Jersey Turnpike Authority OPRA request, and the State Police investigation file (photos, statements, reconstruction) requires a subpoena or court order.

Each of these has its own form, fee and custodian. See evidence deadlines, how to get your crash report and who investigates a truck crash in Middlesex.

“At GGL Injury Lawyers, we handle the legal process so you can focus on recovery.”

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While you recover, we handle it

The six things that have to happen in the first weeks after a truck crash, and that GGL takes off your plate:

  1. Get the police crash report and any photos, video and 911 records
  2. Send the trucking company a preservation letter for its logs, black-box data, dashcam, maintenance and driver files
  3. Identify the real carrier, broker and insurance
  4. Deal with the insurers so you don’t have to
  5. Coordinate medical bills under your own auto policy’s PIP coverage
  6. For families: guide the Surrogate’s Court estate process for a wrongful-death claim

Three offices in Middlesex County

Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, P.C. has three offices in the county: on Route 27 in Edison, on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, the county seat and the same city as the Middlesex County Courthouse and the Surrogate's office, and on Amboy Avenue in Perth Amboy. Call (201) 252-7848. "We provide seamless, compassionate communication in both English and Spanish to serve all our local communities."

Initial consultations are free, and if we take your case, there's no fee unless we win. No Fee Unless GGL Wins. Meet the Middlesex County truck accident team, or start a free case review.

Edison

1929 NJ-27, Suite 100
Edison, NJ 08817
(201) 252-7848

On Route 27, near Turnpike Exit 10 and I-287.

New Brunswick

235 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(201) 252-7848

The county seat. Courthouse at 56 Paterson St and the Surrogate at 75 Bayard St are nearby.

Perth Amboy

502 Amboy Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(201) 252-7848

On the Amboy Avenue corridor, off Route 440 near the Outerbridge Crossing.

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What GGL does for you here

  • Pulls the right report (NJSP for the Turnpike and I-287; the town police department for Route 1, 9, 18, 130 and the county roads)
  • Sends preservation letters to the trucking company within days, for logs, electronic data, dashcam, maintenance and driver files
  • Identifies the real carrier and its insurer, not just the name on the door
  • Handles the insurers and coordinates your medical bills under your own auto policy's injury coverage (PIP)
  • For families: guides the Middlesex County Surrogate's estate process so a wrongful-death claim can be brought

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