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Njsp: Driver Tosses Pistol During Police Pursuit That Ends In Paterson Crash

The fleeing driver of a vehicle that crashed into two others in Paterson during a pre-dawn New Jersey State Police chase Sunday tossed a gun out the window, authorities said.

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The occupant of one of the struck vehicles was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the crash at 10th Avenue and East 24th Street around 2 a.m., responders said.

The other vehicle that was hit was parked, they said.

Along the way, the driver tossed a bag on northbound Route 20, police said.

Inside the bag was a 9mm Ruger that troopers recovered, they said.

The driver was taken into custody on assorted charges and sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.

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ALSO SEE: A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed minutes before seven other people were wounded at a large overnight gathering across town, authorities in Paterson said.

https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/news/bloody-sunday-woman-dead-eight-others-wounded-in-overnight-paterson-shootings/809504/

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