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Bicyclist From Englewood Hospitalized In 9W Crash, Driver From Westchester, 79, Cited
A 79-year-old driver from Westchester County was ticketed after she struck and injured a 42-year-old bicyclist from Englewood on Route 9W, authorities said.
The bicyclist was hit by the Toyota Corolla at Palisades Interstate Parkway Exit 4 shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, Alpine Acting Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said.
Members of the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with face and back pain, the chief said.
The Ardsley, NY, driver was unharmed. She received a summons for failing to stop, Kent said.
Demarest police assisted …
Sedan With Suspected Bullet Holes Rolls During Clifton Police Pursuit Into Glen Ridge
A driver who was stopped by Clifton police with bullet holes in his windshield hit the gas and sped off -- nearly hitting two officers -- before crashing in Glen Ridge during the subsequent pursuit, authorities said.
Officers stopped the 2017 Mercedes E300 on Allwood Road near Clifton Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said.
They were talking with the driver and passenger when the E300 peeled out, the lieutenant said.
The officers pursued the Mercedes through the streets of Clifton, Bloomfield, and, ultimately, into Glen Ridge, where it hit another vehicle, …
Franklin Lakes Driver, 87, Hits Fort Lee Women — One Of Them 77 — In Wyckoff
UPDATE: An SUV driven by an 87-year-old Franklin Lakes motorist struck two women from Fort Lee as they crossed a Wyckoff street, sending both to the hospital, authorities said.
The older pedestrian, 77, suffered "serious but non-life-threatening injuries to her upper body" after they were struck by a 2010 Chevy at the intersection of Wyckoff and Cedar Hill avenues around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, Lt. Joseph Soto said.
The other woman, 42, sustained head and face injuries, he said.
Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officers Robert Schlossberg and Kenneth Marcoux secured the scene and rendered aid…
Bronx Woman Dead, 2 Drivers Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash
A woman died and two others were injured in an overnight crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Monday morning in Essex County.
A Chevy Malibu that was disabled in the right lane was struck from behind by a Dodge Ram around 4:10 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway near milepost 105.7 in Newark, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The Chevy was sent into the left concrete barrier and the Ram overturned, killing the Chevy passenger -- Monique Lucas, 55, of the Bronx --and seriously injuring the driver, Jermal Jordan, 33, of the Bronx, Curry said.
The driver of the Ram, Maciej Lenczewski, 43,…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said.
The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said.
White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said.
When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
