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Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Demarest: Police Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Demarest: Police
Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Truck In Demarest: Police A youngster was hospitalized after being struck by a landscape vehicle while riding a scooter Friday morning in Demarest, authorities said. The crash occurred at the corner of Prescott Street and Hardenburgh Avenue around 9 a.m. May 26. A medical chopper was summoned at first. That was canceled, however, and Cresskill Fire Department EMS members took the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said the minor was in serious but stable condition. His department's Traffic Unit was investigating, he said. The chief corrected a mistaken report that was be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84
Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 A scooter driver from Northvale was seriously injured when he was struck in Norwood by a sedan driven by an 84-year-old borough woman, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on Tappan Road when the driver of a 2003 Acura TL made a left in front of him onto Kensington Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Norwood Police Capt. Sal Russino said. He sustained a serious leg injury and cuts on his head, Russino said. A medevac was requested but was disabled, the captain said. Police in towns along the route to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective
Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Eric Lopez was riding his scooter to work at Stop & Shop in Paramus earlier this month when a driver cut him off, yelled at him and then threw something at him, authorities said. Startled and shocked, Lopez lost control of the scooter, hit a curb and toppled over. The front wheel of the scooter was broken and Lopez’s knee was bruised. He limped the scooter over to his job and worked the entire shift -- in pain, worried about how he would get himself to and from work and how much money the repairs would cost. Lopez’s case hit home for the Paramus police detective assigned to it, Mark Pi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic
Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic A 13-year-old Passaic boy was hospitalized after being struck while riding a scooter by an SUV driven by an unlicensed city resident, authorities said. Abel Perez-Perez, 51, received two summons – for not having a driver’s license and causing bodily injury -- after his 2009 Nissan Rogue hit the youngster in the 800 block of Main Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. The boy was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Despite other media reports, the boy’s injuries weren’t that serious, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City
Electric Scooter Rider, 48, Struck, Killed By SUV In Jersey City A 48-year-old man riding an electric scooter died after being struck by an SUV in Jersey City, authorities said. The rider was struck by a 56-year-old woman driving a Nissan Rogue on the 700 block of Ocean Avenue around 4:20 p.m., Jersey City officials said. The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Nissan driver had not been charged as of Friday. The identities of the victim and driver were not released.

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by Cecilia Levine