Route 35 NJ accident today? What the police records show, Rahway to Berkeley
5,257 police-reported accidents hit Route 35 from Rahway to Berkeley in 2023 and 2024; 1,315 hurt or killed someone (1,815 people hurt, 13 killed). These are police records, not live traffic.
Hurt in a Route 35 accident, from Woodbridge to the shore towns? Answer a few short questions, about 30 seconds, to see if a lawyer's office may review your claim for free.
Start the New Jersey accident quiz
Advertisement. Opens the New Jersey questionnaire. Review its policies and contact consent before submitting your details. No legal advice or guarantee of acceptance or compensation.
Are Route 35 accidents going up or down?
Flat: 2,629 in 2023 and 2,628 in 2024. Preliminary 2025 records show 2,457 accidents and 627 with someone hurt or killed.
See the full table
| Year | Police-reported records | Records with someone hurt or killed | Injured people | Deaths | Pedestrian crashes | Bicycle crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,629 | 650 | 878 | 6 | 31 | 47 |
| 2024 | 2,628 | 665 | 937 | 7 | 43 | 31 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 2,457 | 627 | 859 | 3 | 27 | 33 |
Is Route 35 more deadly for people on foot than the rest of New Jersey?
Yes. Pedestrians were 7 of the 13 people killed on Route 35 in 2023 and 2024, against 409 of 1,294 statewide, about 32 percent.
Pedestrian crashes were only 74 of the 5,257. With preliminary 2025 added, 9 of 16 people killed were on foot, and 11 of the 16 fatal crashes happened in the dark or at dusk.
See the full table
| Town | People killed | Of whom pedestrians | Cross streets police wrote down |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Township, Monmouth | 4 | 4 | Valley Rd, Sunset Avenue (twice), Lincoln Avenue |
| Sayreville, Middlesex | 3 | 2 | Vineyard Avenue, Fairview Av |
| Nine other towns, one each | 9 | 3 | Pedestrians killed in Aberdeen, Brick and Wall |
Every fatal crash on Route 35, 2023 to 2025
| When | Where on Route 35 | How police classified it | Lighting at the time | Intersecting street police wrote down |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | Sayreville, Middlesex | Pedestrian | Dark, lights on | Vineyard Avenue |
| Jun 2023 | Sayreville, Middlesex | Pedestrian | Daylight | not recorded |
| Jul 2023 | Middletown, Monmouth | Pedalcyclist | Dark, spot lights | Chapel Hill Rd / Oak Hill Rd |
| Oct 2023 | Sayreville, Middlesex | Overturned | Dark, lights on | Fairview Av |
| Dec 2023 | South Amboy, Middlesex | Fixed object | Dark, lights on | US 9 |
| Dec 2023 | Aberdeen, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dark, lights on | Amboy Ave |
| Jan 2024 | Brick, Ocean | Pedestrian | Daylight | Bay Blvd |
| Feb 2024 | Ocean Twp, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dark, lights on | Valley Rd |
| Apr 2024 | Shrewsbury, Monmouth | Struck parked vehicle | Daylight | not recorded |
| Apr 2024 | Ocean Twp, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dark, spot lights | Sunset Avenue |
| Jun 2024 | Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean | Right angle | Daylight | NJ 35 Z (Richmond Avenue) |
| Aug 2024 | Perth Amboy, Middlesex | Right angle | Daylight | Kamm Street |
| Nov 2024 | Wall, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dusk | Wall Church Road |
| Mar 2025 (prelim.) | Ocean Twp, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dark, spot lights | Lincoln Avenue |
| Jun 2025 (prelim.) | Old Bridge, Middlesex | Fixed object | Dark, lights on | Greenwood Drive |
| Nov 2025 (prelim.) | Ocean Twp, Monmouth | Pedestrian | Dusk | Sunset Avenue (Monmouth County 40) |
All four Ocean Township deaths were after dark or at dusk, two of them at Sunset Avenue. Rights and steps after being hit on foot are on our pedestrian crash guide for New Jersey.
Which Route 35 towns have the most injury accidents?
Woodbridge, with 209 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024. Wall Township, Perth Amboy and Middletown follow, and the four hold 553 of the road's 1,315.
Your report may not say "Route 35" at all. Police often add the local name, such as Convery Boulevard in Perth Amboy or St. George's Avenue in Woodbridge and Rahway.
See the full table
| Town, county | Local name on the record (share of the town's records) | Hurt or killed | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge, Middlesex | St. George's Avenue, 38% (Amboy Avenue 28%) | 209 | 0 |
| Wall Township, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 119 | 1 |
| Perth Amboy, Middlesex | Convery Boulevard, 75% | 118 | 1 |
| Middletown, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 107 | 1 |
| Ocean Township, Monmouth | Stokes Avenue, 27% (Neptune Boulevard 19%) | 91 | 2 |
| Eatontown, Monmouth | Neptune Boulevard, 38% (Broad Street 34%) | 90 | 0 |
| Neptune Township, Monmouth | Stokes Avenue, 52% | 72 | 0 |
| Sayreville, Middlesex | mostly just NJ 35 | 59 | 3 |
All 23 Route 35 towns with 10 or more injury accidents, south to north
| Town, county | Local name on the record (share of the town's records) | Hurt or killed (2023 + 2024) | People killed (2023 + 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside Park, Ocean | Central Avenue, 55% | 16 | 0 |
| Toms River, Ocean | mostly just NJ 35 | 18 | 0 |
| Lavallette, Ocean | mostly just NJ 35 (Grand Central Avenue on 20%) | 11 | 0 |
| Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean | Richmond Avenue, 34% | 56 | 1 |
| Brielle, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 10 | 0 |
| Wall Township, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 119 | 1 |
| Belmar, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 20 | 0 |
| Neptune City, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 29 | 0 |
| Neptune Township, Monmouth | Stokes Avenue, 52% | 72 | 0 |
| Ocean Township, Monmouth | Stokes Avenue, 27% (Neptune Boulevard 19%) | 91 | 2 |
| Eatontown, Monmouth | Neptune Boulevard, 38% (Broad Street 34%) | 90 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury, Monmouth | Broad Street, 27% | 29 | 1 |
| Red Bank, Monmouth | Maple Avenue, 28% | 39 | 0 |
| Middletown, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 107 | 1 |
| Holmdel, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 26 | 0 |
| Hazlet, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 49 | 0 |
| Keyport, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 17 | 0 |
| Aberdeen, Monmouth | mostly just NJ 35 | 28 | 1 |
| Old Bridge, Middlesex | Keyport-South Amboy Road, 46% | 58 | 0 |
| Sayreville, Middlesex | mostly just NJ 35 | 59 | 3 |
| Perth Amboy, Middlesex | Convery Boulevard, 75% | 118 | 1 |
| Woodbridge, Middlesex | St. George's Avenue, 38% (Amboy Avenue 28%) | 209 | 0 |
| Rahway, Union | St. George's Avenue, 75% | 10 | 0 |
Sayreville drivers can read our notes on the Route 9 and Route 35 split in Sayreville.
Town detail: Woodbridge crash data, Sayreville crash data and Old Bridge crash data. Monmouth holds most of the road, and Route 35 is its worst state route for injury accidents: 727 in two years, against 389 on Route 9 in the county. Perth Amboy sits in our Middlesex County accident hub, Rahway in the Union County accident hub.
Where are the worst intersections on Route 35?
Deal Road in Ocean Township leads, with 17 injury accidents in 2024 and 2025, just ahead of Allaire Road (Route 524) in Wall Township with 16.
See the full table
| Cross street as recorded | Town | Hurt or killed | All accidents | People hurt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deal Road | Ocean Township | 17 | 52 | 29 |
| Route 524 (Allaire Road) | Wall Township | 16 | 50 | 24 |
| Allaire Avenue | Ocean Township | 15 | 31 | 25 |
| Kings Highway | Middletown | 14 | 54 | 21 |
| US 1 Secondary (Herbert Highway) | Woodbridge | 14 | 46 | 23 |
| Sayre Avenue | Perth Amboy | 14 | 38 | 24 |
| NJ 36 Secondary | Eatontown | 13 | 63 | 23 |
| Bangs Avenue (Monmouth County 17) | Neptune Township | 13 | 35 | 17 |
| Route 537 (Tinton Avenue) | Eatontown | 12 | 54 | 18 |
| Ocean Drive | Wall Township | 12 | 39 | 14 |
| Shoreland Circle | Old Bridge | 12 | 36 | 17 |
| Wall Church Road | Wall Township | 12 | 23 | 15 |
The Route 36 junction in Eatontown has the most accidents of any cross street, 63; see our Route 36 accident data. Other hot spots statewide are on our list of New Jersey intersections with the most injury accidents.
Do Route 35 accidents spike in summer at the shore?
On the barrier island, sharply. The Ocean County stretch had 338 accidents in June, July and August of 2023 and 2024, against 77 in December, January and February.
Injury accidents swing the same way, 71 against 14; July was busiest with 124. North of Brielle the season matters far less: Monmouth's stretch had 943 summer accidents against 742 in winter.5
Nearby shore pages: Toms River crash data, a Route 37 crash in Toms River and the Ocean County accident hub.
What kind of crash happens most on Route 35, and at what hour?
Rear-end crashes, at 37 percent of injury accidents in 2023 and 2024, against 31 percent statewide. The peak is 3 pm to 6 pm, with 321 of the 1,315.
Right-angle crashes were 24 percent, near the statewide 22. Fixed-object crashes were only 6 percent, half the statewide 12. May had the most injury accidents, 150, and January the fewest, 55.
Our file of 76 New Jersey appeals car cases holds five rear-end cases from Middlesex and Ocean, four affirmed; they are in the New Jersey car accident appeals index and our rear-end crash guide.6
Who has the police report for a Route 35 crash?
The town police: only 2 of 2,457 Route 35 crashes in preliminary 2025 records name a State Police station. On the Garden State Parkway it is 5,669 of 8,028.
| Department | What its official page says | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Police | Records Bureau, 1 Main Street. Vehicle crash reports $0.50 per page. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Tuesday to 6:30 p.m. | twp.woodbridge.nj.us police reports |
| Ocean Township Police (Monmouth) | Records Bureau keeps crash reports. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Records Division 732-531-1803. Copies $.05 per page. | oceantwp.org police records |
| Wall Township Police | "Accident Reports Online" page with a copy request and the NJDOT self-reporting forms. Phone (732) 449-4500. | wallpolice.org accident reports |
| Middletown Township Police | Records Bureau with an online accident report search. NJTR-1 reports releasable, $0.05 per letter-size page. | middletownnj.org service and records |
| Neptune Township Police | Records Bureau processes report requests and posts an OPRA request form. Non-emergency 732-988-8000. | neptunepolice.org records bureau |
| Toms River Police | Online through CrashDocs, $5.00. Allow 3 business days before collecting a report in person. | CrashDocs, Toms River |
Are the reports public? Middletown's page calls NJTR-1 reports releasable, and Neptune takes requests on an OPRA form. Who may get a copy, and every other agency, is in our New Jersey crash report guide.
Route 35 questions people also ask
Was there a fatal accident on Route 35 today?
Today's crashes are not in police records yet. The latest fatal crash in ours is November 2025 (preliminary), a pedestrian at Sunset Avenue in Ocean Township; every one is in the fatal crash list above. For Brick, Wall, Woodbridge or another Route 35 town, the report table shows who holds it.
Does PIP cover you as a pedestrian?
Usually yes: PIP on your own or a household member's auto policy pays, even with no car of yours involved. That matters on a road where 7 of 13 people killed were on foot; details are in our pedestrian crash guide.
Who is at fault in a Route 35 rear-end crash?
Not always the driver behind: New Jersey splits fault by percentage. Rear-end crashes are 37 percent of Route 35 injury accidents; how the split works is in our rear-end crash guide and real NJ fault splits.
Do I need to call the police after a Route 35 crash?
Yes, if anyone is hurt or any one person's property damage tops $500. If police did not come, the SR-1 form and report copies are covered in how to get your New Jersey accident report.
Which roads cross Route 35?
Route 1 in Woodbridge, Route 9 in Sayreville and South Amboy, Route 36 in Eatontown and Keyport, Route 33 in Neptune and Route 70 in Wall. See Route 1 accidents, Route 33 accidents and Route 70 accidents.
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 35. 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. 8
- 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. 9
- 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. 10
- 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. 11
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.
Hurt in a car accident on Route 35? Take the 30-second New Jersey quiz to see if a lawyer's office may review your claim for free.
Start the New Jersey accident quiz
Advertisement. Opens the New Jersey questionnaire. Review its policies and contact consent before submitting your details. No legal advice or guarantee of acceptance or compensation.
Sources
- NJDOT crash records 2023 to 2025 as normalized by hudcostreets/nj-crashes, fatal crashes supplemented from NJ State Police fatal crash statistics; our count.
- our list of Route 35 fatal records and our statewide count, with the NJSP fatal supplement.
- our count by municipality and our ranking of state routes by county, 2023 and 2024.
- our count of cross streets, 2024 and 2025 (2025 preliminary).
- our counts by season, county and month.
- our Route 35 and statewide counts; our file of New Jersey Appellate Division car-accident decisions.
- our count of the NJDOT station field (2025 preliminary); department pages and the NJSP crash report portal, read for our agency report-access table.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6-7; 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
- Scope: 7,714 NJDOT records from 2023 to 2025 with route number 35 and a state route road name (almost all "NJ 35", including Secondary and NJ 35 Z), across 32 towns.
- 2023 and 2024 are complete; 2025 is preliminary, at 0.935 of 2024 overall and under 0.9 in some towns, such as Seaside Park, Neptune City and Shrewsbury.
- Towns are listed by median milepost; local names shown at 25 percent or more of a town's records.
- Cross streets use 2024 and 2025 only. Spellings are not merged, so each count is a floor; merged, Kings Highway and Allaire Road reach 17.
- Crossing roads come from cross streets naming another state route.
- Counts, not risk rates: traffic volume is not in the data. Fatal crashes are supplemented from NJ State Police statistics.