Crash Report - 6/11/2026 Incident That Killed Cyclist
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to New Brunswick City
Dear New Brunswick City,
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-5(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: a complete copy of the NJ-TR1 report for the motor vehicle crash involving a garbage truck on Jersey Avenue at approximately 10:18am on June 11, 2026. I would like a complete, unredacted copy pursuant to common law as this was a fatal incident involved a state-regulated industrial vehicle. As you know, I cover news in New Brunswick.
If you refuse to provide an unredacted copy, please provide a redacted version and advise the Chief of Police that I would like to request a meeting with him to discuss further the department's handling of crash reports.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment. Please confirm you have received this request. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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A document has been released for record request #26-457 along with the following message:
NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
25 KIRKPATRICK STREET · POST OFFICE BOX 909
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08903
Communications 732.745.5200 / Facsimile 732.565.7544
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Captain Amish Shah
Public Information Officer
732.745.5259
June 26, 2026
Charlie Kratovil
Email: [2][OPRA #92384 email]
Re: OPRA Request 26-457
Dear Requestor:
My office is in receipt of your OPRA request dated June 15, 2026, which was received June 16,
2026.
Release of the motor vehicle accident report (NJTR1) will require payment of a $5.00 fee if
it is delivered via mail or email, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-131 and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(b)(1).
Alternatively, the report may be picked up in person upon payment of a fee of $0.05 per page,
as authorized by the statutes cited above.
Please be advised that motor vehicle accident reports are releasable but will be subject to
redaction pursuant to OPRA, the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), and the New
Jersey Driver’s Privacy Protection Act.
In compliance with these laws, the following types of personal information derived from motor
vehicle records as defined in 18 USC § 2725(3) will be redacted from the records:
• Name
• Driver license numbers
• Address, except 5-digit ZIP
• Telephone numbers
• Medical or disability information
If your request falls under a specific “permissible use” as defined by the DPPA, you may be
entitled to receive the reports with fewer or no redactions. Please complete and return the
attached form if you believe you have a permissible use under the DPPA.
Thank you for your interest in this matter and if my office can be of any further assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Captain
Amish Shah
cc. Leslie Zeledon, City Clerk
Joseph Catanese, Asst. City Attorney
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Record request #26-457 has been closed. The closure reason
supplied was:
We closed this request after there was no follow up response
to our letter dated June 26, 2026.
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