Old Bridge, NJ car accidents: Route 9 rear-end crashes lead, and 4 of 9 deaths were people on foot
Route 9 has more injury accidents than any other road in Old Bridge: 238 of the township's 863 in 2023 and 2024. That total ranked Old Bridge 23rd of New Jersey's 564 municipalities and 5th in Middlesex County. The 863 accidents hurt 1,192 people and killed 9.
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Are rear-end crashes more common in Old Bridge than elsewhere in New Jersey?
Yes. Police coded 47 percent of Old Bridge injury accidents as rear-end in 2023 and 2024, against 37 percent in Middlesex County and 31 percent statewide.
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| Where | Rear-end injury accidents | All injury accidents | Rear-end share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge, Route 9 | 159 | 238 | 67% |
| Old Bridge, all NJDOT state highways | 261 | 433 | 60% |
| Middlesex County, all NJDOT state highways | 2,299 | 4,572 | 50% |
| New Jersey, all NJDOT state highways | 13,772 | 30,942 | 45% |
| Old Bridge, all roads | 405 | 863 | 47% |
| Old Bridge, local streets (no route number) | 24 | 145 | 17% |
The gap comes from the state highways. On local streets only 17 percent were rear-end; right-angle crashes came next overall (151), then fixed objects (117).
Is the driver behind always at fault? Not always: New Jersey splits fault by percentage among every driver whose conduct caused the crash, and your damages shrink by your own share.
Right after being rear-ended, call 911 if anyone is hurt, and notify police if damage tops $500. Photograph both bumpers and the lane before the cars move, then open a PIP claim with your own insurer. More in our rear-end crash guide for New Jersey.
Which Old Bridge intersections have the most injury accidents?
Ferry Road at Route 18, with at least 11 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025.
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| Intersection | Hurt or killed | Of which 2025 (preliminary) | All accidents | People hurt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Road at NJ 18 (Purple Heart Memorial Highway) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| CR 626 / Laurence Pkwy at NJ 35 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Perrine Road at US 9 Secondary | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Ferry Road at US 9 (Joann H Smith Memorial Highway) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Amboy Road (County 645) at Disbrow Road | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Our Route 18 corridor accident data gives Ferry Road 31, because it counts every Route 18 crash naming Ferry Road as the cross street. This table counts only crashes filed at the intersection itself.
Driving on toward New Brunswick? See the Route 18 New Brunswick crash guide. The statewide ranking is on our intersections with the most recorded injury accidents in New Jersey page.
How many pedestrians were killed in Old Bridge in 2023 and 2024?
Four, out of 9 traffic deaths, although only 20 of the 863 injury accidents involved a pedestrian.
That 2.3 percent share is below the county (5.1) and the state (6.6). The other five deaths came in rear-end (2), fixed-object (1), side-swipe (1) and head-on (1) crashes.
The preliminary 2025 records list 16 pedestrian crashes and no pedestrian deaths. Bicycle crashes added 13 in 2023 and 2024, 12 of them with someone hurt.4
Does PIP cover you as a pedestrian? Usually yes: PIP on your own or a household member's auto policy pays the medical bills, even though no car of yours was involved. Next steps are in our guide for pedestrians hit by a car in New Jersey.
How do I get an Old Bridge police accident report, and what does it cost?
If township police handled the crash, request it online through CRASHDOCS.org for $5.00, or pick it up free at the Police Records Bureau.
- Online: CRASHDOCS.org, linked from the Records Bureau page, $5.00.
- In person: the Records window at 1 Old Bridge Plaza, no charge, Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
- Questions: 732-721-5600, ext. 3671. Copies under OPRA go through the Township Clerk at ext. 2200.5
The township page names no waiting time, so call ext. 3671 before you go. If State Police or the Parkway handled the crash, or no officer came, our New Jersey accident report guide covers those routes and the SR-1 self-report.
Once you have the report, our guide on how to read a New Jersey crash report explains the codes.
When do Old Bridge accidents happen, and is 2025 running higher?
Slightly: the preliminary 2025 file already holds 1% more accidents than 2024. The peak is the afternoon, with 189 of 863 injury accidents between 3 pm and 6 pm.
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| Year | All accidents | Hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed | Pedestrian crashes | Bicycle crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,769 | 403 | 545 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1,828 | 460 | 647 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 1,845 | 448 | 625 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
The 2025 file can still grow. Within the afternoon, 76 injury accidents came in the hour starting at 5 pm. Wednesday and Friday tie as the busiest weekdays (141 each).
Old Bridge held 6.6% of Middlesex County's 13,145 injury accidents. Statewide patterns: when most car accidents happen in New Jersey.
What else do people ask about Old Bridge accidents?
Was there an accident on Route 9 in Old Bridge today?
This page holds police records, not live news. For the corridor's record, see our Route 9 accident data page.
Are Old Bridge accident reports public record?
The basic crash report is. Serious or fatal investigation reports are not, and need a subpoena or a judge's order. Details are in our guide to New Jersey accident reports.
Is Old Bridge dangerous to drive?
Police recorded about 1.2 injury accidents a day in 2023 and 2024, 23rd highest of 564 municipalities. These are counts, not risk rates, since traffic volume is not in the records.
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 Old Bridge. 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
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, 2023 and 2024 (complete years); municipality count from NJ.gov Fast Facts. The next routes are County Route 689 (27), County Route 520 (25), and County Routes 626 and 690, tied at 22. The Route 9 row counts every record carrying route number 9, including those named "US 9 SECONDARY".
- NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, 2023 and 2024; county and statewide shares from our analysis of the same records.
- Old Bridge profile, top intersections 2024 and 2025; NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes. Three pairs tie at 3. Below them, at least 10 more pairs tie at 2, among them Texas Road at Route 9 and Cheesequake Road at Main Street.
- our Old Bridge, county and statewide counts; NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, fatal crashes supplemented from NJ State Police; bicycle injury count recomputed from the same crash records (crash type "Pedalcyclist", 2023 and 2024).
- Old Bridge Township Police Records Bureau ("A fee of $5.00 will be charged") and Old Bridge Police Department page.
- Old Bridge profile; NJDOT crash records via hudcostreets/nj-crashes, fatal crashes supplemented from NJ State Police.
- 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 counted
- Records: every NJDOT crash record filed under Old Bridge Twp, Middlesex County, 2023 to 2025, whatever agency responded, normalized by the open-source nj-crashes project; State Police records fill in deaths.
- An injury accident has at least one person hurt or killed. 2023 and 2024 are complete; 2025 is preliminary.
- Routes follow NJDOT's route number field; route 444 is the Garden State Parkway.
- Intersections use 2024 and 2025 with street spellings unmerged, so counts are minimums: "FERRY RD" at "NJ 18" adds 2 to Ferry Road, and Laurence Parkway at Route 35 reaches at least 8 across two spellings. The 2024 file flags far fewer intersection crashes (151, against 336).
- Counts, not risk rates: traffic volume is not in the records.