20 years ago today, Jersey City cops Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen were killed when their car drove off of the Hackensack River Bridge in heavy fog and plunged 45 feet into the river. The bridge opened to allow a tugboat to pass but the bridge's safety bar and warning lights were not working
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  • 20 points Hipcatjack

    i was working right there, building an extension to the hudson county correctional facility when it happened

    RIP fellas

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  • 6 points kacesq

    I remember this. Tragic.

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  • 4 points ElectricThunder12

    I think about it often. Especially at this time of year. Rip.

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  • -2 points ippleing

    Sad, but I recall it being an ambulance that was driven.

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