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40-Something Couple Hit Crossing Hawthorne Street
A Hawthorne couple was hospitalized after being struck by a van on a local street.
The van was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when it hit the pair, both 48 years old, near approaching Diamond Bridge Avenue around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed.
Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, the lieutenant said.
The 55-year-old driver, also from Hawthorne, remained at the scene, Hoogmoed said.
Hawthorne police, EMS and ALS all responded, while Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police assisted, he said.
No summonses o…
Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne DWI Driver Hits Fence, Fountain, Trees -- And House
A Hawthorne tax consultant was drunk when his car careened off the road before dawn, damaging a Glen Rock homeowner’s fence, fountain, trees and grass before hitting the house itself, authorities said.
Brian Taveras, 25, of Hawthorne was headed south on Lincoln Avenue when the crash occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Rock Road just across the border from Hawthorne, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
Police charged Taveras with DWI and issued him a summons for careless driving, then released him to the custody of a sober adult while impounding his vehicle for 12 hours unde…
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver
EXCLUSIVE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago.
The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said.
Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges.
Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Mi…