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