Bicyclist vs car accident on 6/21/25
Dear New Jersey Department of Transportation,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA 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:
The following document in relation to a motor vehicle collison involving a black colored Ford Explorer (NJ plate EM 3557) and a bicyclist/pedestrian around the intersection of Crowells Road and Woodbridge Ave on Saturday June 21, 2025, at approximately 23:20:
1. New Jersey Self-Reporting Crash form (SR-1)
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,
Cornelius
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has closed the
above-referenced request for records under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA).
Please be advised that per N.J.A.C. 16:1A-4.3(a)8, police and driver
reports of accidents on file with the Bureau of Accident Records are
exempt from public access. NJDOT may only provide statistical summaries
that are maintained on our website:
[1]http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/re....
Therefore, this request is denied and closed effective today, and the
official Closure Receipt is attached. Thank you for the opportunity to be
of assistance.
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