THE AMERICA ONE NEWS
Jun 3, 2025  |  
0
 | Remer,MN
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge.
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge and Reasoning Support for Fantasy Sports and Betting Enthusiasts.
back  
topic
NYTimes
New York Times
14 Jan 2025
Tracey Tully


NextImg:N.J. Governor to Address Sharp Jump in Traffic Deaths in Major Speech

With a year left in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey is expected to outline his final priorities on Tuesday during his seventh State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature in Trenton.

Mr. Murphy, a two-term Democrat, said on Monday that his to-do list remained long, and he indicated that it included an effort to address the alarming increase in roadway fatalities that have occurred in New Jersey during his second term.

Traffic fatalities nationwide have been declining. In New Jersey, however, they spiked by roughly 14 percent last year.

The increase coincided with a drastic reduction in traffic enforcement by State Police troopers, who in July 2023 began writing far fewer tickets for speeding, drunken driving, cellphone use and other violations.

The reduced enforcement began a week after the state’s attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, released a report critical of the performance of the State Police, New Jersey’s largest policing agency. Mr. Platkin has appointed Preet Bharara, a prominent former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, to lead a criminal investigation of the slowdown.


Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.


Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

Already a subscriber? Log in.

Want all of The Times? Subscribe.