Irvington NJ car accidents: worst corners, Parkway mileposts and pedestrian deaths
NJDOT records list 2,453 police-reported car accidents in Irvington in 2024, and someone was hurt or killed in 601 of them. Pedestrians were involved in 15.8 percent of injury accidents, against 6.5 percent statewide, and 7 of the 9 people killed from 2023 to 2025 were on foot.
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Which Irvington intersection has the most injury accidents?
Grove Street at Springfield Avenue, with 12 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025: the top corner in Essex County and 22nd in New Jersey.
Ten of its 12 came in 2025. 18th Avenue at Eastern Parkway ties it on 12, with 20 people hurt. Seven more corners, two of them on Springfield Avenue, tie at 5.
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| Intersection | Someone hurt or killed | Of which 2025 | People hurt | All accidents | Pedestrian accidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Street (County Route 509) at Springfield Avenue | 12 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 1 |
| 18th Avenue at Eastern Parkway | 12 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| Clinton Avenue at Maple Avenue | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Lyons Avenue at Springfield Avenue | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| Clinton Avenue at Grove Street (County Route 509) | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| Ball Street at Clinton Avenue | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Chancellor Avenue at Coit Street (County Route 509) | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| 16th Avenue at 21st Street | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Mill Road at Stuyvesant Avenue | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
See how these corners compare on our list of New Jersey's most dangerous intersections.
How does Irvington rank, and which streets see the most people hurt?
Irvington ranked 16th of 570 New Jersey towns by 2024 injury accidents. Its worst street is Springfield Avenue (County Route 603), with 143 injury accidents and 195 people hurt in 2024 and 2025.
County Route 509, along Grove Street and Coit Street, follows with 117. Clinton Avenue is listed twice, as route 665 and by street name only; together the two labels hold 71 injury accidents.
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| Road (as labelled in the records) | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | All accidents | Pedestrian accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden State Parkway (route 444) | 185 | 249 | 746 | 2 | 2 |
| Springfield Avenue (County Route 603) | 143 | 195 | 592 | 43 | 1 |
| County Route 509 (Grove Street, Coit Street) | 117 | 152 | 362 | 20 | 0 |
| Lyons Avenue (County Route 602) | 83 | 110 | 331 | 20 | 0 |
| Stuyvesant Avenue (County Route 619) | 66 | 93 | 324 | 17 | 0 |
| Chancellor Avenue (County Route 601) | 62 | 86 | 221 | 16 | 0 |
| Clinton Avenue (street name only) | 40 | 54 | 115 | 10 | 0 |
| Sanford Avenue (County Route 605) | 33 | 41 | 95 | 4 | 0 |
| Clinton Avenue (County Route 665) | 31 | 37 | 121 | 9 | 0 |
| 18th Avenue | 30 | 42 | 91 | 2 | 0 |
| Nye Avenue | 27 | 38 | 94 | 6 | 0 |
Why are so many Irvington crash victims on foot?
Pedestrians are hit far more often here: 181 of Irvington's 1,143 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025 involved one, 15.8 percent, against 11.5 percent in Essex County.
Springfield Avenue has the most pedestrian accidents, 43, while County Route 509 and Lyons Avenue have 20 each. After dark is another gap: 35.3 percent of injury accidents happened after dark, against 27.0 percent statewide.
Does PIP cover you as a pedestrian? Usually yes: PIP pays medical bills first from your household auto policy, and without one, possibly from the striking vehicle's policy or the state Fund. Our page on New Jersey pedestrian and cyclist appeals shows how courts applied that.
For first steps, see what to do after a pedestrian accident in New Jersey.
Where did Irvington's fatal car accidents happen?
Mostly on Springfield Avenue and the Garden State Parkway: 3 of the 9 deaths from 2023 to 2025 were at Springfield Avenue corners, 2 on the Parkway.
Both Parkway deaths were near milepost 145. Seven of the nine people killed were on foot, and seven died after dark on lit streets.
| Month | Location in the record | Accident type as coded | Pedestrian killed | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | County Route 601 at Lincoln Place | Same direction (side swipe) | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| July 2023 | Springfield Avenue at Lyons Avenue | Pedestrian | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| October 2023 | County Route 509 at Hopkins Place | Pedestrian | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| October 2023 | Eastern Parkway at Speedway Avenue | Pedestrian | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| October 2023 | County Route 665 at Linden Avenue | Pedestrian | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| April 2024 | Garden State Parkway, milepost 145.1 | Same direction (rear end) | No | Dark, street lights on |
| May 2024 | Springfield Avenue at Civic Square | Pedestrian | Yes | Daylight |
| June 2025 | Garden State Parkway, near 14th Avenue, milepost 145.7 | Same direction (side swipe) | Yes | Dark, street lights on |
| December 2025 | North Maple Avenue at Springfield Avenue | Fixed object | No | Daylight |
The accident types are the codes printed on the police report; our guide to reading a New Jersey crash report explains them.
Who handles a crash on the Parkway through Irvington?
Usually the State Police, not Irvington Police. Parkway mileposts 143 to 145 cross the township and held 188 of its 1,143 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025, with 252 people hurt and 2 killed.
In the 2025 file, 239 of the 372 Irvington Parkway records name the State Police Bloomfield station. Milepost 144 is the busiest mile.
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| Milepost | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143.0 to 143.9 | 225 | 51 | 67 |
| 144.0 to 144.9 | 319 | 78 | 110 |
| 145.0 to 145.9 | 200 | 55 | 71 |
For a crash at mileposts 143 to 145, order the report on the NJSP crash report portal with its toll road option. Our New Jersey accident report guide covers fees, waits and fatal reports. For the whole road, see our Garden State Parkway accident data.
How do I get an Irvington Police crash report?
Ask the Irvington Police Department at 1 Civic Square, 973-399-6600. The township posts no crash report procedure or fee, so call ahead.
You can also request it online through the township's OPRA portal, or by email to opra@irvingtonnj.gov. The department's Records and Evidence Division received 1,159 OPRA requests in 2024.5
Questions about Irvington crash reports
Are accident reports public record in NJ?
The basic police crash report is, the state portal says, but serious or fatal investigation reports are not. Our guide to getting a New Jersey crash report lists who releases each one.
Can I request an Irvington crash report online?
Yes, through the township's online OPRA portal, or by email to opra@irvingtonnj.gov. For a Parkway crash, use the NJSP crash report portal instead.
How long do you have to report an accident to police in NJ?
Right away if someone is hurt or killed, with a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days unless an officer files one. If no officer came, the SR-1 self-report form is that report.6
Nearby towns and related guides
- Newark car accident data, Irvington's neighbour to the east
- East Orange car accident data, where the Parkway also runs, plus I-280 lane-change crashes in East Orange
- Union County accident data, for Union Township and Hillside across the border
- Essex County truck accident help, Irvington's county
- I-78 accident data across New Jersey: 14 Irvington accidents on I-78 in 2024 and 2025, 3 with someone hurt
- Steps after a rear-end accident in New Jersey, the most common Irvington injury accident type (279 in 2024 and 2025)
- Help after a rideshare accident in Irvington
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The counts on this page are police-reported car accidents from NJDOT crash records, analyzed by us. They show where and when accidents where someone was hurt happened in Irvington. They do not show who was at fault in any accident, and they say nothing about whether you have a claim or what it could be worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own auto policy's PIP pays eligible medical expenses "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit and after its deductible and co-pay. If you chose your health insurance as primary, it pays first and PIP pays second. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate: it depends on fault and on the lawsuit option on your policy. 7
- Being partly at fault does not stop you from recovering, as long as your share is not greater than the other driver's, or the combined share of all the drivers you claim against (the "51 percent" rule). Your damages are reduced by your share. 8
- If someone is hurt or killed, or property damage to any one person is over $500, the driver must tell the police right away and send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days, unless a police officer files one. If police did not investigate, New Jersey's SR-1 self-reporting form is the form for that. 9
- An injury lawsuit generally must be filed within two years, and a claim against a public body (a town, the state, NJ Transit) needs a written notice within 90 days. These are general rules with exceptions; check your own dates with a lawyer. 10
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- Our tally of the Irvington Township rows in NJDOT's 2023 to 2025 crash records, using the hudcostreets/nj-crashes open data copy, with deaths cross-filled from the NJ State Police fatal crash feed; county and statewide intersection rank from our statewide intersection list (retrieved 2026-11-10).
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, our count; county and Parkway roads grouped by route number, township streets by name; statewide rank of 570 towns with 2024 records.
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, fatal crashes supplemented from NJ State Police; "Pedestrian killed" uses the record's pedestrians-killed count.
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, the 744 records coded State Authority with route 444; NJSP crash report portal (retrieved 2026-11-10).
- Township of Irvington, Police Division; Municipal Clerk; Irvington Police Department 2024 Annual Report (retrieved 2026-11-10).
- NJSP crash report portal; NJDOT self-reporting crash form; N.J.S.A. 39:4-130.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6; DOBI health insurance as primary
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we checked this page
We counted NJDOT crash records for 2023 to 2025 that the state assigns to Irvington Township, Essex County, using the hudcostreets/nj-crashes copy downloaded on 2026-11-06. Fatal crashes are supplemented from the State Police feed.
An injury accident has at least one person hurt or killed. Counts are a floor and not risk rates, intersection spelling variants are not merged, and 2025 is preliminary.
Township street records are almost absent from March to December 2023 and in July 2024, so totals start in 2024. Police annual report "accidents" figures (3,353 and 3,440) sit in towing tables, so we do not compare them.
| Month | Other streets 2023 | Other streets 2024 | Other streets 2025 | Parkway 2023 | Parkway 2024 | Parkway 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 200 | 166 | 111 | 24 | 20 | 37 |
| February | 145 | 195 | 137 | 29 | 31 | 38 |
| March | 3 | 187 | 185 | 26 | 30 | 22 |
| April | 3 | 218 | 188 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
| May | 5 | 215 | 230 | 45 | 29 | 35 |
| June | 1 | 200 | 203 | 43 | 39 | 33 |
| July | 2 | 7 | 190 | 38 | 35 | 37 |
| August | 3 | 194 | 195 | 36 | 41 | 17 |
| September | 1 | 158 | 178 | 32 | 24 | 27 |
| October | 4 | 199 | 172 | 26 | 46 | 40 |
| November | 0 | 200 | 156 | 30 | 32 | 23 |
| December | 5 | 133 | 199 | 36 | 26 | 35 |