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Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Allendale, Saddle River Officers On Route 17 Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Allendale, Saddle River Officers On Route 17
Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Allendale, Saddle River Officers On Route 17 The NJ State PBA has released a photo of the wreckage of the Saturday, Oct. 5 crash caused by a DUI driver that left multiple police officers injured, including one seriously. As of press time, Saddle River Police Officer John Latka has been released from the hospital, while Allendale Police Officer Mark Dunn, Jr. remains hospitalized in critical condition, the NJ State PBA said. The crash was caused by 18-year-old Joseph Ford, of New York City, who was speeding in a Range Rover SUV the southbound lanes when he rammed the rear of Dunn's patrol car that had stopped to assist Latka on a …
DUI Perth Amboy Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25: Prosecutor DUI Perth Amboy Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25: Prosecutor
DUI Perth Amboy Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25: Prosecutor Charges have been filed against a 61-year-old Perth Amboy man in connection with a deadly crash last month, authorities said. Jorge Lopez surrendered to local police on Friday, Sept. 20, and was charged with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide, DUI, and other motor vehicle offenses, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Lopez was behind the wheel of a sedan that struck Michael Fernandez, 25, of Perth Amboy, who was found lying in the roadway at Kamm Road and Convery Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Aug. 23, Ciccone previously said. Fernandez was taken to Robert Wood …
Routine Traffic Stop Lands Springfield Man In Jail Routine Traffic Stop Lands Springfield Man In Jail
Routine Traffic Stop Lands Springfield Man In Jail What started as a routine traffic stop over a minor infraction spiraled into multiple felony charges for one Springfield man on Tuesday, March 12.  Garrett Tyndal, 28, was pulled over around 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of Boston Road and Heath Street, Springfield police said. An officer noticed his car's registration was revoked.  But shortly after approaching the car, the officer noticed something was amiss.  The officer searched the car and found a loaded pistol that Tyndal was not licensed to have and an illegal amount of marijuana, authorities said. Police arrested T…
South Brunswick Police Officer Makes Arrest In Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash South Brunswick Police Officer Makes Arrest In Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash
South Brunswick Police Officer Makes Arrest In Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash An alert South Brunswick officer captured a suspect wanted for seriously injuring a pedestrian in a hit-n-run crash in Pennsylvania. On Jan. 28, South Brunswick Officer Matthew Hagood was on patrol on Route 1 when he observed a red pickup truck drive by him. The license plate came back as wanted by Bensalem, PA, police in a hit-run crash. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and the driver was identified as Luke Gendusi,18, of South Brunswick. Bensalem Police charged Gendusi with Accident Involving Death or Personal Injury (Felony 3), Recklessly Endangering Another Person (Misdemeanor 2), Ta…
Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police
Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police A 37-year-old Worcester County man faces multiple felony charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a box truck on the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, because he was high. Nathan Miranda, of Winchendon, was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, OUI-Drugs causing serious injury, possession of a Class B drug, and other motor vehicle offenses, Massachusetts State Police said.  The crash happened just before 9:15 a.m. near mile marker 82 in Charlton7 when Miranda's 2017 Dodge 1500 hit a box truck, police said. The 34-year-old Everett man behind the wheel of the …
Cops Find 13 Credit Cards Owned By 5 Different People On Sussex County Man Stopped On Rt. 206 Cops Find 13 Credit Cards Owned By 5 Different People On Sussex County Man Stopped On Rt. 206
Cops Find 13 Credit Cards Owned By 5 Different People On Sussex County Man Stopped On Rt. 206 A Sussex County man stopped for a Route 206 traffic violation was later arrested for having 13 credit cards belonging to five different people, authorities said. Dominick J. Fernandez was charged with credit card theft, possession of a prescription drug, open container of alcohol, fictitious registration, and several other motor vehicle offenses, Byram Township Police said in a release on Friday, Oct. 28. Police stopped Fernandez for failing to keep right on Route 206 in Byram on Monday, Oct. 17, they said. A follow-up investigation found that Fernandez, of Andover, was allegedly driving w…
Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad
Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad A 45-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a three-car crash that killed a beloved Morris County father of four. Yulia Raynova, of Madison, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and several motor vehicle offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Thursday, April 7 release. The crash occurred on Shunpike Road at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue in Chatham Township around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 28, DailyVoice.com reported. Raynova was heading west on the roadway into the intersection in a Nissan Rogue when she struck a southbound Jeep Wra…
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth
Mount Olive PD: Speeding, Swerving Route 206 Driver Busted With Meth A speeding and swerving driver on Route 206 was busted with methamphetamine, authorities in Mount Olive said. Officer Sean Smith was patrolling the highway when he spotted the erratic driver around 12:20 a.m. in Flanders on Nov. 24, police said in a press release. Smith stopped the driver, Jason Frederick, 40, of Pennsylvania, when he saw drug paraphernalia in the passenger compartment and a detected a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, police said. A search of Frederick's car turned up raw marijuana, methamphetamine and an assortment of drug paraphernalia, p…
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop
Loaded Handgun Recovered From Unlicensed Driver In Routine Secaucus Traffic Stop A Jersey City man had a loaded handgun on him when he was stopped by police for having tinted windows, front license plate and a bogus rear license plate in Secaucus, authorities said. Darrion Pierce, 25, was stopped around 10 a.m. Sunday, when police smelled marijuana in his car, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A search of Pierce's car turned up a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, along with other drug paraphernalia, Miller said. Pierce, an unlicensed driver, was arrested and charged with several weapons, drugs and motor vehicle offenses. He was lodged in the Hudson County Corr…
Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods
Police: DWI Paterson Man, 32, Sends Parked Car And His Own Into Woods A Paterson man was drunk when he swerved off Route 23 and hit a car parked car at a gas station, causing both vehicles to end up in the woods, authorities said. Jonathan Torres, 32, was driving a gray Hyundai on Route 23 S. when he veered left, struck the center divider and swerved into a white Chevrolet parked at a Sunoco gas station in Pompton Plains around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Pequannock Township police said. Both vehicles ended up in the wooded area near the gas station as a result of the crash, authorities said. Torres was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson with non-life…
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party
Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party UPDATE: A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchillo, who …
3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen 3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen
3 In Custody After Vehicle In Morris County Police Pursuit Crashes On Route 80 In Bergen A Bronx man was among three people taken into custody after leading police on a pursuit through Morris County and then crashing in Bergen Monday afternoon, authorities said. Winston G. Lyons, 20  -- the driver of the black Infiniti wanted in connection with an undisclosed investigation out of Chatham Township -- was being held in the Morris County Jail on charges of eluding and several motor vehicle offenses, Chatham Township Police Chief Thomas Miller said. New Jersey State Police spotted the Infiniti headed westbound on Route 24 just after 3:10 p.m., Trooper Charles Marchan said…
Witnesses Say Harrison Man Was Driving ‘Aggressively’ Prior To Fairfield Crash Witnesses Say Harrison Man Was Driving ‘Aggressively’ Prior To Fairfield Crash
Witnesses Say Harrison Man Was Driving ‘Aggressively’ Prior To Fairfield Crash A 19-year-old Harrison man has been charged with driving under the influence and other drug and motor-vehicle offenses following a rollover crash that nearly shut down a major highway in Fairfield Wednesday, police in Fairfield said. Angelo Palacios-Rebaza was driving a Nissan Altima on westbound Rt. 46 around 11:30 a.m. when the car left the roadway and flipped, coming to rest right-side up near the Horseneck Road overpass. Palacios-Rebazo had to be extricated from the car and was treated for arm and facial injuries at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The highway was down…