As of 11:09 a.m., there was a two-mile backup on the Garden State Parkway north from north of Exit 81 (County Route 549/Lakehurst Road) to south of Exit 83 (Route 9 North in Toms River).

Garden State Parkway delays reported As of 10:30 a.m., Garden State Parkway traffic is already snarled northbound as Jersey Shore visitors head for home following the long holiday weekend.

There are delays on the Garden State Parkway from Exit 91B in Wall Township to Toms River. All lanes are open, the problem is volume as people head to the shore.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One Staten Islander was killed and a second was seriously injured in a horrific hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway, according to New Jersey State Police.