Crime & Safety
Crash Knocks Out Power For 1.5K Berkeley Homes
A crash in Bayville knocked out power for homes near Hickory Lane and Sloop Creek, according to the Ocean County Sheriff's Office.
BERKELEY, NJ — A crash Sunday night has knocked out power to about 1,500 homes in Bayville, authorities said.
The Ocean County Sheriff's Office said in an alert that the outage was caused by a motor vehicle accident. Homes near Route 9 between Hickory Lane and Sloop Creek were impacted by the outage.
Jersey Central Power & Light's outage website said as many as 1,500 homes in Berkeley were without power this morning.
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According to their website, crews are on site and estimate that power will be restored by 11 a.m. Monday.
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