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Old Bridge crashes leave 2 dead  

Published in the Home News Tribune 3/16/04  

By MARY ANN BOURBEAU

STAFF WRITER

OLD BRIDGE: An emergency worker was struck by a car and killed while responding to a Route 9 accident yesterday, police said.

An elderly woman who was involved in the initial accident, who was suffering from chest pains, also died.

James Dodridge, 52, of the Old Bridge Red and White Volunteer First Aid Squad, was responding to a minor three-car accident on Route 9 north, just north of Ferry Road, at about 6:45 p.m. The vehicles involved in the initial accident had pulled over to the shoulder of the road. Dodridge pulled onto the center median, since his vehicle arrived by way of Route 9 south. As he attempted to cross Route 9 north, he was struck by a car.

Dodridge was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, where he died from his injuries, police said.

Police would not release the name of the woman who died, pending notification of her family, but said she is an Old Bridge resident. The scene was cleared about 9:30 p.m. No charges were filed yet as the incident is still under investigation.