"This is the fourth traffic fatality in as many months in Mount Olive Township," Spitzer said in a news release on Oct. 11. "It is very tragic. Just yesterday we ramped up our presence and enforcement activities in conjunction with the statewide 'Put the Brakes on Fatalities' program. It is sad, we had hoped to be able to stop such tragedies but some are unavoidable."
The initiative, known as "Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day," was designed to encourage motorists throughout the United States to obey all traffic laws for at least one full day — Oct. 10 — in order to move toward a day of zero traffic fatalities. Police Cpl. Eric Anthony said the program had received "a big push" from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Jersey Police Traffic Officers Association.
Which means buckle up seat belts, obey the speed limit, drive without distraction and put the cell phone in the glove box or purse, police said.
On Oct. 11, a 34-year-old Belvidere man was killed in a two-car crash on Route 46 when his vehicle crossed into the westbound slow lane and collided with a 1997 Chevy van near the intersection of Netcong Road, police said. He was not wearing his seat belt, police said.
On July 8, a motorcycle passenger died after she was thrown from the bike on Route 206 following a collision with a 2005 Toyota Camry.
On June 20, two Mount Olive teens were killed when they lost control of their 1998 Dodge Durango while traveling south on Wolfe Road and struck a tree near Cassedy Road, police said. The vehicle was traveling over the speed limit and the driver had a cell phone conversation shortly before the crash, police said.
Despite a downward trend nationwide, 638 individuals died in motor vehicle-related crashes in New Jersey in 2011 — an increase by 82 deaths over the previous year.
Spitzer said increased traffic on Route 46 "especially during rush hour" was a contributing factor to motor vehicle crashes within the township.
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