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Here's Livestream For Gaudreau Brothers' PA Funeral
A funeral service for brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau is underway. UPDATE: John Gaudreau's Wife Announces Pregnancy With Third Baby At Funeral The Calgary Flames are streaming the Pennsylvania service. Click here for the link. The brothers were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bicycles on Aug. 29 in New Jersey. The service began at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St Mary Magdalen's Church in Media, PA. Police said that the event will cause major impacts to traffic.
Police & Fire
Mugshot Released: Suspected NJ Drunk Driver Who Killed Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau
The mugshot was released for the Woodstown man accused of driving drunk, killing an NHL star and his brother. The Salem County Correctional Facility released the mugshot of 43-year-old Sean Higgins to Newsweek. Higgins was charged with two counts of death by auto in the Thursday, Aug. 29 crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Johnny, 31, played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames. Matthew, 29, was a boys hockey head coach at the brothers' alma mater of Gloucester Catholic High School. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among countless ho…
Sports
NHL Star, Brother On Bikes Killed By Drunk Driver In NJ Right Before Sister's Wedding: Troopers
An NHL star and his brother from Salem County were killed by a suspected drunk driver one day before their sister's wedding, authorities said. Johnny Gaudreau of Carneys Point and Matthew Gaudreau of Pedricktown died on Thursday, Aug. 29, a state police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Troopers responded to the crash near milepost 11.1 on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township at around 8:19 p.m. Sean Higgins of Woodstown was accused of driving drunk during the crash. The 43-year-old was charged with two counts of death by auto. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, played 11 N…
Police & Fire
NJ Town Mayor Calls For Improvements After 8-Year-Old Killed Riding Bike
Avyaan Gupta was riding his bicycle in Parsippany when he was struck by a vehicle and killed block from his home on Tuesday, July 9. He was eight years old. At 5:34 p.m., Avyaan was struck by a 2022 Mazda CX5 traveling in the area of 189 Littleton Road, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Parsippany –Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina said. Gupta was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said. Gupta had recently finished second grade at I…
Police & Fire
Violent Mahwah Crash Sends Rockland Bicyclist To Hospital (
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A Rockland County bicyclist was hospitalized after an SUV struck him on a Mahwah road a mile or so from the state line. The 40-something victim was "lucid and responsive at the scene" following the crash on Island Road at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with multiple injuries, the chief said. The Honda HR-V struck him off a curved stretch of Island Road, just off Airmount Road, where there are no bike lanes. The 30-something female driver from Bergen County remained at the scene and cooperated…
Police & Fire
Hero
: Nurse Comes To Rescue Of Bicyclist, 69, Suffering Medical Emergency In Bergen Park
UPDATE: An off-duty nurse helped rescue a 69-year-old bicyclist who suffered an apparent medical emergency in a Bergen County park, authorities said. Jacqueline Polentarutti was conducting CPR when Glen Rock and Paramus police and Bergen County sheriff's officers arrived at the bike path in Saddle River County Park near the Paramus border last Wednesday, Aug. 2. Glen Rock Police Officers Matt Stanislao, Sam Evans and Andrew Magro brought a defibrillator that was used in an effort to revive the victim, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad drove the unconsci…
Police & Fire
Boy Killed Riding Bike In Small Central Jersey Town Leaves Community Reeling
Residents of a small, New Jersey town are coming together following the hit-and-run death of a 14-year-old boy riding a bike. A GoFundMe campaign identifies the boy killed in South River on Whiteland and Russell avenues Friday, July 7 as Bryan Barbosa. "Today our town had a devastating loss," campaign founder Nicole Martins writes, noting "a child was taken from him family because of negligence and disgusting behaviors." Meanwhile, 63-year-old Michael Arena has been charged in the crime, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and SRPD Chief Mark Tinitigan announced. Posting abou…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 14, Airlifted After Crash Wasn't Wearing Helmet: Old Tappan Police
UPDATE: A teenage bicyclist from Old Tappan who collided with a vehicle driven by a New York motorist over the weekend, critically injuring himself, wasn't wearing a helmet, authorities said. A witness told responding officers that the 14-year-old had turned right without stopping onto Ogle Road at the T intersection from Mavus Road -- near Tappan Lake and the Rockland County border -- when he slammed into the passenger side of the vehicle around 10:30 a.m. June 11, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. The Chester, NY driver "attempted to veer out of the way but was unable to," the ch…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist, 12, Hurt In Somerset County Crash Was Not Wearing Helmet: Police
A 12-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Somerset County without a helmet, authorities said. The crash occurred near Route 601 near Reading Boulevard in Montgomery just before 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, according to Montgomery Police. The Belle Mead boy was crossing the road from the northbound side and pulled out from behind a line of stopped traffic when he was struck by a southbound Toyota Sienna driven by Eunhwa Yang, 43, of Hillsborough, police said. The boy was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick for treatment of facia…
News
Hit-run
: Fair Lawn Girl, 10, Struck Bicycling To School
A 10-year-old Fair Lawn girl told authorities that a hit-and-run driver sideswiped her as she rode her bicycle to school Tuesday morning. The Memorial Middle School pupil sustained a minor knee injury when she was knocked down at 12th Street and Norma Avenue, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The incident was reported from the school at 8:30 a.m. but had apparently occurred earlier, Metzler said. The girl told police the male driver was behind the wheel of a red vehicle -- either a sedan or small SUV -- with a Fair Lawn marching band magnetic sticker on the back, the sergeant said. Anyone w…
News
Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Newark’s Ironbound Settles Suit For $2.5M
The family of a mechanic who was struck and killed on his bicycle in The Ironbound has reportedly settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. Renato Gomes, 42, was struck and run over by a tractor-trailer hauling fuel as he rode his bicycle on July 10, 2018 in the Down Neck neighborhood of Newark where the Brazilian native worked, authorities said at the time. Surveillance video captured images of the horrific crash at Adam and Thomas streets, where he was pronounced dead, they said. Renato Roberto Gomes was born in São Paulo, where worked at a Mercedes Benz plant before emigrating…
Police & Fire
Update
: 79-Year-Old Hoboken Woman Killed On Bike Identified
UPDATE, Sunday, Dec. 1: The woman's name was released. She was an award-winning quilter who owned a shop in Hudson County. Click here for more. Original story: A woman died Monday morning when she was hit by a truck while riding a bicycle near the border between Union City and Jersey City, a spokeswoman for the Jersey City Police Department confirmed. The woman, a 79-year-old Hoboken resident, was struck around 10:17 a.m. as the truck was turning right onto Paterson Plank Road from Palisade Avenue. The driver remained at the scene. No summonses were issued an…
Police & Fire
Englewood Responders Guide Youngsters At Church Bicycle Safety Event
Englewood police instructed and guided youngsters and teens in bicycle safety while city firefighters gave them a chance to handle a fire hose during an event hosted Saturday by Community Baptist Church. Police Sgt. Oscar Hernandez (Bicycle Squad) and Officers Adolfo Gutierrez (Emergency Services Unit) and Jerel Hammond (Motorcycle Patrol) offered their expertise at the event, arranged by Brian Osborne and also attended by church staff and congregants. City Fire Capt. Michael Johnston and Firemen William Loaiza and John Herrmann brought a fire truck and supervised kids using the hose. Repr…
News
Marathon-Running Attorney Suing Port Authority Over Dangerous GWB Walkway
An attorney who says he was left on the ground with a broken arm after a group of cyclists passed him on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge is suing Port Authority over the dangerously narrow walkway he was running on, the New York Post reports. Dennis C. O’Donnell of New York City, who completed more than 20 marathons around the world, filed a $2 million suit in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday, the article says. The suit cites the Port Authority's own Bicycle Master Plan, which reported 39 cyclist-related accidents on the bridge between 2010 and 2016, The Post says, quoti…
Police & Fire
Allendale Police Bicycle Helmet Safety Sweep: Get Prize -- Or Summons
Giving Allendale youngsters who wear their helmets while riding bicycles and skateboards downtown fun prizes was such a success last year that borough police are doing it again – with even more sponsors. And just like last year, parents of those kids who don’t wear helmets could find themselves in court. Officers are distributing coupons to young riders under 17 who wear their helmets. Those chosen get free: Dairy Queen ice cream cones; Dunkin’ Donuts doughnuts; Sky Zone Trampoline Park jump time; pizza at Village Pizza and Toscana Pizza, bagels at Bernie's Bagels. As for parents of youn…
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