Route 202 NJ accidents: which police department has the report, and where crashes cluster
A Route 202 accident report almost always sits with the police of the town where it happened, not the State Police. Only 75 of 3,758 Route 202 records in 2024 and 2025 named a State Police station. Wayne says its reports are ready within three working days; Bridgewater asks for five.1
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Which police department has my Route 202 accident report?
The police department of the town where you crashed, unless a trooper came. The State Police show up mainly in Hunterdon County.
In East Amwell, 50 of 56 Route 202 records name the Kingwood station, as do 7 of 43 in West Amwell.
| Where it happened | Agency |
|---|---|
| Wayne (Passaic) | Wayne Police, Records and Identification Bureau (wait, fee and online route on our Wayne page) |
| Bridgewater (Somerset) | Bridgewater Police Records Bureau (phone and wait on our Bridgewater page) |
| East Amwell, West Amwell (Hunterdon) | New Jersey State Police, Kingwood station (State Police report route on our Route 31 page) |
Fees, waits and online ordering for every other agency are in our guide on how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency.2
Where on Route 202 do the most injury accidents happen?
In Wayne: 151 of the road's 771 injury accidents, one in five. Somerset County as a whole had 240, mostly in Bridgewater, Branchburg, Raritan Borough and Bedminster.
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| Town, county | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | Share hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Twp, Passaic | 519 | 151 | 29% | 205 | 1 |
| Bridgewater Twp, Somerset | 366 | 77 | 21% | 105 | 0 |
| Branchburg Twp, Somerset | 304 | 68 | 22% | 100 | 3 |
| Raritan Twp, Hunterdon | 296 | 60 | 20% | 82 | 1 |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris | 262 | 52 | 20% | 68 | 0 |
| Morris Plains Boro, Morris | 173 | 47 | 27% | 62 | 0 |
| Raritan Boro, Somerset | 210 | 40 | 19% | 58 | 0 |
| Bedminster Twp, Somerset | 116 | 35 | 30% | 45 | 1 |
| Mahwah Twp, Bergen | 150 | 32 | 21% | 45 | 0 |
| Montville Twp, Morris | 115 | 31 | 27% | 47 | 0 |
| Oakland Boro, Bergen | 147 | 31 | 21% | 43 | 0 |
The injury share swings by town: 29 percent of records in Wayne, but 17 of 201 in Flemington Borough. Every road in those towns is on our pages for Wayne car accidents, with Route 202 under its local names and Bridgewater car accidents on Route 22, Route 202 and I-287.3
How much more often do drivers hit deer on Route 202?
More than three times the state rate, peaking in October and November: deer start 426 of 3,505 Route 202 records (12.2 percent), against 3.6 percent statewide.
Few deer crashes hurt anyone: of 435 records coded as an "Animal" crash, 21 had someone hurt.
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| County | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | Rear-end share of injury accidents | Deer records (share) | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 1,115 | 240 | 52% | 147 (13.2%) | 4 |
| Morris | 858 | 201 | 27% | 42 (4.9%) | 0 |
| Passaic | 519 | 151 | 45% | 37 (7.1%) | 1 |
| Hunterdon | 716 | 116 | 48% | 167 (23.3%) | 1 |
| Bergen | 297 | 63 | 32% | 33 (11.1%) | 0 |
The southern end is deer country. In Hunterdon almost one record in four began with a deer, and in Readington Township it was 61 of 148. Reporting rules and who pays are on our page for what to do after you hit a deer in New Jersey.3
Which Route 202 mileposts and cross streets see the most injuries?
Milepost 64 in Wayne, with 38 injury accidents. Wayne also holds mileposts 65 and 68.
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| Milepost segment | Town(s) on the records | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Wayne | 38 | 152 | 1 |
| 46 | Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown | 31 | 125 | 0 |
| 11 | Flemington, Raritan Twp | 29 | 229 | 1 |
| 65 | Wayne | 25 | 101 | 0 |
| 25 | Bridgewater | 23 | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | Bridgewater, Raritan Boro | 21 | 77 | 0 |
| 68 | Wayne | 20 | 60 | 1 |
| 44 | Morristown | 20 | 171 | 0 |
| 24 | Raritan Boro, Bridgewater, Somerville | 20 | 114 | 0 |
Milepost 11 in Flemington logs the most accidents of any mile, 229, yet fewer injuries than milepost 64. The cross-street field ties 57 of those Flemington records to Route 31.
By cross street, Commons Way in Bridgewater and Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne tie at 13 injury accidents each. Branchburg's Old York Road would lead if its three spellings were merged: 7, 6 and 4, so 17.
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| Cross street as recorded | Town, county | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | Pedestrian accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commons Way | Bridgewater Twp, Somerset | 13 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamburg Turnpike (Passaic County 689) | Wayne Twp, Passaic | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Packanack Lake Drive | Wayne Twp, Passaic | 11 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| Early Street | Morristown, Morris | 9 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| Sleepy Hollow Drive | Wayne Twp, Passaic | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Cross streets with six or seven injury accidents
| Cross street as recorded | Town, county | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | Pedestrian accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old York Road (Somerset County 637) | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Whiton Road | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbins Road | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Old York Road (plain spelling) | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Case Boulevard | Raritan Twp, Hunterdon | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| North Finley Avenue (Somerset County 613) | Bernardsville, Somerset | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Schneider Lane | Montville Twp, Morris | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| "US 202 Secondary" | Bedminster Twp, Somerset | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
How many people have died in Route 202 crashes?
Ten fatal crashes from 2023 to 2025. Branchburg Township had five, and four of the people killed were on foot.
Pedestrian crashes cluster on Morristown's short stretch: 12 of the road's 46, four of them at Early Street. Road-wide they rose from 10 in 2023 to 22 in 2025 so far.
Who pays a hurt walker's medical bills is covered on our pages on pedestrian accidents in New Jersey and New Jersey no-fault (PIP) coverage.
All ten fatal Route 202 crashes
| Month | Town, county | Crash type as coded | Light | Cross street |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | Right Angle | Daylight | Holland Brook Road |
| Sep 2023 | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | Opposite Direction (Head On, Angular) | Daylight | North Branch River Road |
| Sep 2023 | Bedminster Twp, Somerset | Pedestrian | Dusk | Elm Street |
| Jan 2024 | Raritan Twp, Hunterdon | Pedestrian | Dark, spot street lights | Commerce Street |
| Mar 2024 | Wayne Twp, Passaic | Fixed Object (concrete barrier) | Dark, continuous street lights | Packanack Lake Drive |
| Nov 2024 | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | Left Turn/U Turn | Daylight | Old York Road |
| Feb 2025 | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | Overturned | Dark, no street lights | Whiton Road |
| May 2025 | Wayne Twp, Passaic | Pedestrian | Dark, spot street lights | St Moritz Place |
| Jul 2025 | Oakland Boro, Bergen | Pedestrian | Daylight | Oak Street |
| Oct 2025 | Branchburg Twp, Somerset | Opposite Direction (Side Swipe) | Daylight | Not recorded |
What will my police report call Route 202?
Often its local name. Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah and East Speedwell Avenue in Morristown are both Route 202 on the records. Wayne's local names are on our page for Route 202 in Wayne under each local name.
Most common Route 202 road names by county
| County | Road name as recorded (records) |
|---|---|
| Bergen | US 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) 273; US 202 189 |
| Passaic | US 202 369; Wayne's local names are on the Wayne page |
| Morris | US 202 447; US 202 (East Speedwell Avenue) 297; US 202 (Littleton Road) 215; US 202 (Main Street) 91; US 202 (Boonton Turnpike) 52 |
| Somerset | US 202 955; US 202 Secondary 608; US 202 (Morristown Road) 45; US 202 (Mine Brook Road) 27; US 202 (John G Basilone Memorial Bridge) 15 |
| Hunterdon | US 202 575; US 202 Secondary 481; US 202 NB 12 |
Which roads cross Route 202 most often in the records?
Route 31 in Flemington, named 57 times as the cross street in 2024 and 2025. Route 10 in Morris Plains and Parsippany (our guide to Parsippany merge and lane-change crashes covers that town), follows with 56, then Route 206 with 46 and Route 22 in Bridgewater with 45.6
- Crossing roads: Route 31 accident data, Route 10 accidents in the Morris County guide, Route 206 accident data, Route 22 accident data, Route 23 accident data (Wayne), Route 46 accident data (Parsippany), Route 17 accident data (Mahwah), I-80 accidents by milepost and I-78 accident data.
- County hubs: Morris County car accident help (Morristown, Morris Plains, Montville) and Bergen County car accident help (Mahwah and Oakland).
Timing follows the commute: 197 of the 771 injury accidents happened between 3 pm and 6 pm. Compare when car accidents happen across New Jersey, hour by hour, and see how Route 202 sits beside the most dangerous intersections in New Jersey.
What else do drivers ask about Route 202 crashes?
Was there an accident on Route 202 today?
This page holds police records from 2023 to 2025, not live news. A crash from today will be on file with the town police, or the Kingwood State Police station in East and West Amwell, once the officer finishes the report.
How long does it take to get an accident report in NJ?
On Route 202 it depends on the town. Wayne says within three working days; Bridgewater asks you to allow five business days. Your own 10-day duty to report a crash is in the New Jersey reporting rule below.
What month has the most deer accidents on Route 202?
October, then November: 104 and 91 of Route 202's deer records in 2023 and 2024. The statewide season and what to do next are on our page about hitting a deer in New Jersey.
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 on Route 202. 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, our count; Wayne Police Operations Division; Bridgewater Police Records.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records for the station split.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records with the NJSP fatal supplement.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records, up to five names per county exactly as recorded.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records; a record counts only when its cross-street text names the route.
- 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
- NJDOT police crash records 2023 to 2025, cleaned by the open-source nj-crashes project with State Police fatal data; 2025 is preliminary. Morris County's 2023 count may be low.
- Only routes with a US or state 202 prefix count. Counts, not risk rates; crash type is police coding, not a fault finding.
- The State Police station field is filled on about 2 percent of records. "Deer" is the first harmful event, "Animal" the crash type.
- Segment N covers milepost N.00 to N.99. Each cross-street spelling is its own row, so counts are floors. Montville and Oakland tie at 31; Readington Township is next with 27.
- Four duplicate record pairs; the May 2025 Wayne fatal crash counts once in fatal, pedestrian and milepost 68 figures.