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Michael Tenpenny
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 12/09/2025
Location : Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway near Bristol Station Court
City : Carteret
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Woodbridge Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off duty police officer killed in vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/09/2025, Michael Tenpenny, a Woodbridge Police Department officer, was killed in a traffic crash while off duty in Carteret. Tenpenny was driving on Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway near Bristol Station Court when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer. He was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation by Carteret police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2025/12/10/woodbridge-off-duty-police-officer-michael-tenpenny-killed-in-crash/87706206007/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-police-officer-killed-car-crash
