2024 Fatal Crash Reports and Charges Filed
Dear Edison Township Police Department,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA, Title 39, and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: Copies of all crash reports and criminal complaints related to fatal crashes that occurred in the year 2024 and were investigated by municipal police.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Edison Township Police Department,
Please confirm if you received my request titled "2024 Fatal Crash Reports and Charges Filed." What is the status of this request?
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
Attached you will find the motor vehicle accidents that resulted in fatalities for the year 2024. No criminal complaints have been signed at this time. Information contained within the NJTR-1s are not considered confidential and no redactions are warranted.
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Best,
Edison Police Records
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #70163 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 2:33 PM
To: Police OPRA <[Edison Township Police Department request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2024 Fatal Crash Reports and Charges Filed
CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Edison Township organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Edison Township Police Department,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA, Title 39, and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: Copies of all crash reports and criminal complaints related to fatal crashes that occurred in the year 2024 and were investigated by municipal police.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Police OPRA,
Thanks for the NJ-TR1 reports. Please also provide the corresponding incident reports for the following crashes:
4/18/24 - case #24023285
5/15/24 - case #24029476
7/28/24- case #24045783
11/4/24 - case #24067180
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
The IR's requested below have been attached for your convenience. Be advised, due to citizen's expectation of privacy under NJSA 47:1A-1.1, pedigree (ie: VIN, partial DOB, address, phone number, employment) and police info (ie: surveillance) have been redacted from the reports. All medical (ie: injuries, hospital info) have been redacted under Executive Order 26 McGreevey. The following redactions were removed from the reports as follows:
24023285--- medical, pedigree, police info.
24029476--- medical, pedigree
24045783--- pedigree, medical, police info.
24067180--- pedigree, medical
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Best,
Edison Police Records
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #70163 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 1:41 PM
To: Police OPRA <[Edison Township Police Department request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - 2024 Fatal Crash Reports and Charges Filed
CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Edison Township organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Police OPRA,
Thanks for the NJ-TR1 reports. Please also provide the corresponding incident reports for the following crashes:
4/18/24 - case #24023285
5/15/24 - case #24029476
7/28/24- case #24045783
11/4/24 - case #24067180
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
-----Original Message-----
Mr. Kratovil,
Attached you will find the motor vehicle accidents that resulted in fatalities for the year 2024. No criminal complaints have been signed at this time. Information contained within the NJTR-1s are not considered confidential and no redactions are warranted.
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Best,
Edison Police Records
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