New Jersey Turnpike

We were, you know, surfing across the radio dial and NPR was playing the BBC production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I think we were on the New Jersey Turnpike and we're driving.

And I had never, you know, I was probably 10, 11 years old at that point.

And I'd never heard a radio drama.

And so it went from the sounds of space lasers firing to this elegant restaurant at Millieways, the restaurant at the end of the universe.

And I really remember trying to figure out in my head how they would have added all of these sounds and going from the sound of a laser battle to the sound of a restaurant with, you know, glasses clinking.

There was Mitch in the backseat being driven down the New Jersey Turnpike, but in a different world in his mind.

It wasn't just the sounds he was interested in.

we have a commuter alert and it's in the bronx unfortunately we have a big accident here thanks brittany so that is the cross bronx expressway and that is a mess so this is as you go onto the eastbound side it's the ramp to the whitestone bridge that's where we do have a crash then we are taking a look at what's happening as you travel over here on to the this is actually in let's get this right this is in south river east brunswick area route 18 north right near racetrack road so that's where we do have an accident and all lanes were completely closed they had all of these cones across the roadway they just are starting to reopen the roadway here so that's some good news that accident was out there from since the overnight lincoln tunnel coming around that helix going into the tolls you look like you are picking up some volume there i've seen worse and possibly will see worse throughout the morning.

This is your one and nine approach coming off the Pulaski Skyway for the Holland Tunnel and then your New Jersey Turnpike approach.

So yes, we do have delays getting into the Holland Tunnel.

Alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect.

And he was always, she realizes the true love of her life.

And she's on the, she's just divorced, you know, the man that she married, that she met in college after Johnny died in the tragic crash on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Okay.

It's six months into their relation, two years.

I love that you use the New Jersey Turnpike.

Yeah, I know.

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That bust was a direct result of Operation Beef Bandit.

As ABC6 out of Philadelphia reported, and I quote, Criminal investigators have been conducting Operation Beef Bandit, targeting an organized criminal crew they say is responsible for a series of nine burglaries at service areas along the New Jersey Turnpike.

And the same story from ABC6 of Philadelphia.

They also reported that, and I quote, So at this point, the reporters, the police, the feds are all catching up.

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Yeah.

So the bust in New Jersey was actually probably one of the most dramatic ones because as ABC 6 reported, police say they saw two suspect vehicles enter the Molly Pitcher service area on the New Jersey turnpike around 125 a.m. where four people were seen breaking into a parked occupied tractor trailer and stealing boxes of meat.

Police say troopers then quickly moved in on the group of bandits.

So,

Dani, we're looking at the western spur of the New Jersey Turnpike.

They have a brand-new road layout.

So this is south of Exit 15W.

Oh, I'm going to go watch right now.

Okay, and thank you for the clip.

New Jersey Turnpike Western's first out at 15E.

We have a stalled truck.