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Summit Avenue, Hackensack, NJ

Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved NJ Firefighter Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved NJ Firefighter
Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved NJ Firefighter A career Bergen County firefighter's valiant battle with cancer ended Saturday, leaving countless loved ones, first responders, friends and others devastated. "We all ask why the great ones are taken to soon and we can't find the answer," Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik wrote as news of the death of Timothy Rice spread on Saturday. Timmy Rice, 42, of Emerson leaves Regina, his wife of 15 years, their daughter, Aubrey, and their son, TJ. He was "one of a kind, truly one of the nicest, most caring people I’ve ever known," Doug Habermann wrote -- just one of a rapidly growing collect…
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash A crash caused when a driver ran a red light toppled a traffic light Tuesday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The 50-year-old Nissan Pathfinder driver from Hackensack was headed south on Summit Avenue when he ignored the red light at Central Avenue, Lt. Anthony Natale said. The 2007 Pathfinder collided with a 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection and rolled onto its roof, knocking down the light pole, he said. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, Natale said, adding that they and the other driver refused medical attention. Police issued summonses to the Pathfinder…