Middlesex County Crash Reports: Town-by-Town Guide

Turnpike, Parkway, I-287 and most NJ 440 crashes are State Police reports, sold through the NJSP portal. Route 1, Route 9, Route 18, Route 130 and the county roads are almost always town police reports. The tables below show which is which, then how each of the 25 Middlesex towns hands out its reports and what it charges, as of September 2026.

Step 1: which agency has your report?

Road	Reportable truck/bus crashes	Reported by NJSP
NJ Turnpike	638	630
Garden State Parkway	30	30
I-287	161	154
NJ 440	72	64 (3 by Port Authority Police)
US 1	449	2
US 9	339	0
US 130	115	1
NJ 18	178	1
CR 535	94	0

Reportable truck and bus crashes in Middlesex County, 2021–2025, FMCSA crash file. Every crash not reported by NJSP was a town police report. The Turnpike, Parkway, I-287 and NJ 440 are typically handled by the State Police; US 1, US 9, US 130, NJ 18 and the county roads are typically handled by the town. Involving a truck does not mean the truck caused the crash.

State Police, Turnpike and Parkway reports

Where

njportal.com/njsp/crashreports. Anyone can request a report; no account is needed.

NJSP/NJTA crash report portal

Fees

$13 for a non-toll road report (I-287, NJ 440, state highways NJSP patrols). $5 for a Turnpike or Parkway report. $20 for the serious/fatal investigation records (photos, statements, digital media), which require a subpoena or court order.

NJSP portal, as of September 2026

Timing

Up to 14 business days for a roadway report to appear. Up to one month for serious/fatal records. Once ready, a report stays downloadable for 14 days. Reports are kept for 6 years from the year of the crash.

NJSP portal help page

Fatal Turnpike or Parkway crashes

The NJTR-1 for a fatal crash on the Turnpike or Parkway is available only through the NJ Turnpike Authority's OPRA form, not the portal.

NJSP portal

Contacts

NJSP records: 609-882-2000 ext. 2234. NJTA crash hotline: 732-442-8600 ext. 2431.

NJSP portal; NJTA

Port Authority Police (Outerbridge Crossing)

If Port Authority Police investigated, the report is sold through LexisNexis BuyCrash for $17. Mail requests are not accepted.

Port Authority Police records page

NJ Transit Police (NJ Transit bus crashes)

Email the Records Division with your name, phone, the incident date and a copy of photo ID. Release takes 5 to 10 business days. Call us and we will send the request for you.

NJ Transit Police records page

Rutgers University Police (campus roads)

BuyCrash, usually 5 to 7 days. 55 Paul Robeson Blvd, New Brunswick, (848) 932-6512.

Rutgers Public Safety

Step 2: town police reports, all 25 Middlesex municipalities

Town	Department / phone	How to get the report	Fee / timing
Carteret	Carteret PD, 230 Roosevelt Ave · (732) 541-4181	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
Cranbury	Cranbury Twp PD · dispatch 732-329-4646 (South Brunswick PD dispatches for Cranbury) · Records records@cranbury-nj.com, (609) 664-3238	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
Dunellen	Dunellen PD, 355 North Ave · 732-968-3000	CrashDocs.org	Not posted
East Brunswick	East Brunswick PD Records Bureau, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr · 732-390-6900 (Records 732-390-6922)	In person or CrashDocs. Crashes before Dec 1, 2018: LexisNexis. DPPA form for requesters who were not involved.	Fees per Township Code §3-114 · usually ready within 7 business days
Edison	Edison Division of Police, 100 Municipal Blvd · dispatch (732) 248-7400	In person at headquarters	$0.05 per letter page, $0.07 per legal page · 7–10 business days
Helmetta	Policed by Jamesburg PD under shared services · 732-521-0011	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
Highland Park	Highland Park PD, 222 South 5th Ave · (732) 572-3800, Records ext. 4211, records@hpboro.com	Call us and we'll get it for you	Records Bureau M–F 8–4 · fee not posted
Jamesburg	Jamesburg PD, 227 Gatzmer Ave · 732-521-0011	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
Metuchen	Metuchen PD, 500 Main St · 732-632-8500, Records 732-632-8550 / 8551	Records Bureau, M–F 8–4	Fee and online option not posted
Middlesex Borough	Middlesex Borough PD, 1101 Mountain Ave · 732-356-1900 (Records x250)	Accident/Incident Report Request Form by email or fax (732-667-9677), with ID; online request option	Not posted
Milltown	Milltown PD, 39 Washington Ave · 732-828-1100	Ordered through LexisNexis	Fees may apply
Monroe Township	Monroe Twp PD, 3 Municipal Plaza · 732-521-0222 or 609-655-3250 · Records & Reports 732-521-1966, M–F 8–4	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
New Brunswick	New Brunswick PD Records Bureau, 25 Kirkpatrick St · Records (732) 745-5212, records@nbpdnj.org	In person, by mail or email, or online through LexisNexis BuyCrash	$0.05 / $0.07 per page, plus $5 if not in person · cash only at the window, no credit cards
North Brunswick	North Brunswick PD, 710 Hermann Rd · 732-247-0922	CrashDocs.org portal (agency ORI NJ0121500); report numbers look like YYYY-NNNNNN	Township says reports download "free of charge"
Old Bridge	Old Bridge Township, 1 Old Bridge Plaza · 732-721-5600 (township main)	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
Perth Amboy	Perth Amboy PD, 365 New Brunswick Ave · non-emergency 732-442-4400, main 732-324-3800	Pick up at the Records window, 732-324-3840; ID required	Not posted
Piscataway	Piscataway PD, 455 Hoes Lane · (732) 562-1100	CrashDocs.org; questions (732) 562-2309	About 5–7 days to post
Plainsboro	Plainsboro PD, 641 Plainsboro Rd · 609-799-2333	CrashDocs.org or Records Bureau (609) 936-0039; window 8:30–1	7–10 business days
Sayreville	Sayreville PD, 1000 Main St · (732) 727-4444	Call us and we'll get it for you	Not posted
South Amboy	South Amboy PD, City Hall, 140 N. Broadway · call the department for its records line	Records pick-up Tue–Thu, 8:30–4	"Nominal fee"
South Brunswick	South Brunswick PD, 540 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction · station 732-329-4646, Records 732-823-3970, pdrec@sbpdnj.net	BuyCrash (LexisNexis), in person, or mail a check	$8 online · $0.05 per page in person · $5 by mail
South Plainfield	South Plainfield PD, 2480 Plainfield Ave · 908-755-0700	CrashDocs	Not posted
South River	South River PD, 61 Main St · (732) 238-1000, Records 732-257-6727 x103	Free in person or by email; online at crashdocs.org/nj-southriverpd	Free in person or by email · online fee applies
Spotswood	Spotswood PD, 77 Summerhill Rd · 732-251-2121	Records Bureau or CrashDocs. Crashes before Dec 1, 2018: LexisNexis	About 7 business days
Woodbridge	Woodbridge PD, 1 Main St · 732-634-7700, Records 732-602-7390	Records Bureau pick-up, ground floor of the municipal building, M–F 8:30–4:15, Tuesdays to 6:30. State Police reports: go to NJSP.	$0.50 per page

Methods, phones and fees were taken from each department's or municipality's own website on September 29, 2026 and are current as of September 2026. "Not posted" means the department's page did not state a fee. Rows marked for confirmation are towns whose report method was not published online; we will obtain those reports for you.

What the law says the report should cost

Under N.J.S.A. 39:4-131, the investigating officer's crash report "shall not be privileged or held confidential." Copies are sold at the OPRA copy fee, $0.05 per letter page and $0.07 per legal page, and a department may add up to $5 only when the copy is requested other than in person. Online vendors such as CrashDocs and BuyCrash add their own convenience fee to that, which is why the same report can be free at the records window and $8 online.

If you were not a party to the crash, expect personal information drawn from motor vehicle records to be redacted under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act. Several Middlesex departments require a DPPA form from uninvolved requesters.

What to check once you have the report

Boxes 50–52

The carrier's USDOT number and the motor carrier's name and address. The officer is instructed to record the carrier responsible for the cargo, and the NJTR-1 manual warns that the number painted on the door "may not be that of the carrier responsible for the vehicle/load."

NJTR-1 Crash Report Manual, 2017 edition

Box 108

Vehicle type. Code 25 is a tractor-semitrailer; 20–21 are single-unit trucks; 24 is a bobtail tractor.

NJTR-1 manual

Box 114

Cargo body: 03 enclosed box, 04 cargo tank, 06 dump, 09 garbage/refuse, 12 intermodal container chassis.

NJTR-1 manual

Boxes 118–119

Apparent contributing circumstances for each driver, up to two each: unsafe speed, inattention, following too closely, brakes, tires, coupling. The officer records these even when no ticket is written.

NJTR-1 manual

Box 145

The narrative. It must summarize each driver's and witness's account and note whether photos were taken. That note is the cue to request the photos.

NJTR-1 manual

Wrong carrier?

If the report names the wrong company, the police department can file an NJTR-1 change report with NJDOT. If the department disagrees, nothing changes, which is one reason to raise it early and with documentation.

NJTR-1 manual

What's hard to do alone

Crashes on ramps and near town lines are routinely claimed by a different agency than the one you expect. A crash on the Exit 10 ramps can belong to NJSP on the Turnpike, NJSP on I-287 or Edison police on the local street, and each sells its report a different way.
The serious and fatal files, meaning photos, statements and digital media, are released only with a subpoena or court order. The $20 portal request alone does not get them.
The company name on the truck's door may not be the carrier responsible for the load. Finding the right carrier, and its insurer, often means reading the shipping papers and lease behind Boxes 50–52.
Nine of the 25 towns do not publish how they release reports. Each one takes a call, a form or a visit.

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What GGL does for you here

Identifies the agency that holds your report, including ramp and town-line crashes where two or three agencies are possible
Orders the NJTR-1 from the portal, the vendor or the records window, and handles the towns that only release reports by phone, form or visit
Once suit is filed, subpoenas the NJSP serious/fatal file, including photos, statements and digital media
Reads Boxes 50–52 against the shipping papers and lease, and requests a change report if the carrier is wrong
Requests the NJTA OPRA copy of a fatal Turnpike or Parkway report

How to Get Your Crash Report in Middlesex County

Step 1: which agency has your report?

State Police, Turnpike and Parkway reports

Step 2: town police reports, all 25 Middlesex municipalities

What the law says the report should cost

What to check once you have the report

What's hard to do alone

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