Puzzling Nov. 28 accident on Amboy Ave. raises questions about the officer, and about how the accident was handled.
The case of the Woodbridge police officer who crashed his own vehicle into two telephone poles on Amboy Avenue last month is being investigated by the police department's internal affairs division. Lieut. William McSweeney said he was "assigned to look into the motor vehicle accident" involving Brian Cuffe, a Woodbridge patrolman. The Nov. 28 accident brought down power lines and caused an electrical outage to local businesses for two days. Nearby residents, who came out after they heard the crash and the electricity went out, tried to talk to Brian Cuffe to see if he was all right as he exited his Ford pick-up truck impaled on the second telephone pole. They said Cuffe was mumbling to himself but ignored their inquiries. He walked …
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Woodbridge police were catching speeders this morning on Amboy Ave., but it's a long, tough slog to get drivers to follow the law.
Speeders should beware of flying down Amboy Ave. Woodbridge police have set up radar outposts to nab drivers who break the 35 mph speed limit. Business owners in the area of Mawbey St. have noticed a change since they began complaining. That stretch of Amboy Ave. has been the victim of a number of accidents, many involving speeding. The latest was a Nov. 28 crash involving a Woodbridge policeman who drove his pickup truck into two telephone poles. That accident cost business owners money when electrical power was off for two days and sparked their outcry that politicians and police officials "do something." Apparently they did. "This morning when we opened u we saw six to 10 police cars on both sides of Amboy Ave. They had to two to three…
mrdirt
10:14 am on Wednesday, December 29, 2010
A couple of yrs ago a off-duty cop hit a WHS near the same area.The Middlesex Prosecutor's office investigated, said although the cop was speeding it wasnt a factor in the accident. Lol. Then they tell the public going over speed limit is a major cause of accidents, guess they should practice what they preach. Why wasnt the off duty cop, tested for possible DUI, or drug use (prescription as well … more ›