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Told Not To Smoke, Lyft Passenger From Jersey City Assaults Driver, Snatches Keys: Leonia PD
A passenger assaulted a Lyft driver, took the keys and took off when she wasn't allowed to smoke during the ride, police in Leonia said.
Tiffanie Grant, 41, of Jersey City got into a heated exchange with the driver, who stopped on Fort Lee Road near Spring Street around 2 p.m. last Friday afternoon, June 9, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
"That's where the argument became physical," the chief said.
After punching and grabbing the driver by the neck, Grant snatched the keys and hopped out, Tamagny said.
Special Law Enforcement Officer II Steve Oxnard and Officer Anthony Mikatarian …
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49
UPDATE: The driver of a van that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday morning in Leonia didn't see her, authorities confirmed.
The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said.
She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said Thursday afternoon.
The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Aven…
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Pedestrian, 49, Struck, Killed
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday morning by a van in Leonia, authorities confirmed.
The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said.
She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said.
The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Avenue, the chief said.
"As he was making the right turn …
