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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Route 21 in Passaic on Tuesday, Oct. 22, authorities said. The unidentified male was struck by an Acura sedan while trying to cross the roadway in the northbound lanes around 8:05 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Department Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8:50 p.m. The driver of the vehicle that struck the victim remained on scene and called 911. This investigation is active and ongoing. More i…
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities officially identified a cab driver and passenger who were both killed when a sedan driven by a suspect fleeing police crashed head-on into the taxi at an Elizabeth intersection. Juan Carlos Albear, 54, who was behind the wheel, and Ysabell Gonzalez, 63, were killed in the violent collision at Grand Street and Routes 1&9 shortly before 6 a.m. last Dec 10. Elizabeth police had responded to a report of gunfire minutes earlier in the area of Fourth Avenue and Center Street, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Officer Michael White ended up following a Hyundai …
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash  A horrific crash was reported mid-morning Sunday on Route 80 in Passaic County. A 46-year-old Lyndhurst man and a boy, also from Lyndhurst, were killed in the single-vehicle crash off the eastbound highway in Wayne shortly after 10 a.m. April 30, authorities said. Two other boys were hospitalized after the Honda Odyssey went off the left side of the Exit 53 ramp near the Routes 46/23 spaghetti bowl and slammed into a utility pole, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The driver, Robert Csapo, 46, and the unidentified boy were killed, Curry said. Exit 53 was closed for roughly…
Driver, 19, Killed In Fiery Route 17 Ice Truck Crash ID'd Driver, 19, Killed In Fiery Route 17 Ice Truck Crash ID'd
Driver, 19, Killed In Fiery Route 17 Ice Truck Crash ID'd Authorities identified a driver who was killed when a vehicle slammed at high speed overnight into the back of a vacant ice truck and burst into flames on Route 17. Notifications have been made to the family of Ibrahim S. Campbell, 19, of Hackensack, Police Sgt John Cleary said Thursday afternoon, April 13. Campbell and his 2009 Toyota Camry were all but incinerated after the sedan veered off the northbound highway and rear-ended one of the large box trucks parked in the lot at Carlstadt Ice shortly before 3:30 a.m., responders said. There were no skid marks at the scene and…
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash 2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash Two drivers died in a head-on crash on the Garden State Parkway Friday, Oct. 21, authorities said. Cortney Downey, of Northfield, and Michelle ross, of North Carolina, collided in Little Egg Harbor Township around 9:30 p.m., causing Ross' 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander to overturn, New Jersey State Police said. Downey, 32, who was in a Toyota Corolla, and Ross were both pronounced dead. It was not clear which driver was heading in the wrong direction. Condolences poured in on social media for Downey. I have terrible news yesterday afternoon. I have lost a very special friend she was like …
Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd
Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Police have identified both victims killed last week in a crash on the NJ Turnpike.Seyed Tarighati, 69, of Yonkers, the driver, and his passenger, Robert Birnbaum, 85, of Scarsdale, both died in the crash Friday, Aug. 19 during afternoon rush hour, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Newark, NJ - Turnpike Southbound near MM 107 - Fatal Accident - 2 patients deceased on scene. Extensive lane closures. pic.twitter.com/DrMxoycO0Z — NorthJersey Dispatch (@NNJnews) August 19, 2022 A Toyota Prius driven by Tarighati veered off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail he…
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: An assistant Bergen County prosecutor died of his injuries following a crash at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Avon Morgan, 38, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after his cycle collided with an SUV at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue around 4 p.m. July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, whose Fatal Accident Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was also brough…
UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border
Update: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: An 18-year-old West Milford motorist who was airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash on Skyline Drive in Oakland was later pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation into the cause of the collision was continuing, they said, adding that he won't be publicly identified until next of kin are properly notified. The southbound teenage driver's Toyota Corolla crossed the double-yellow line and slammed into a northbound Ford van driven by a 64-year-old Ringwood woman shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Borough firefighters extr…
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help with a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian from Elizabeth last week. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on May 25, Felipe Dos Santos was walking northbound on the shoulder of the parkway hear milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge Township, according to New Jersey State Police. He was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene after the crash and continued traveling north, State Police said. As a result, Dos Santos sustained fatal injuries, they …
2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG 2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG
2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG Two people died following a pursuit involving Montclair police Tuesday, May 10 in Glen Ridge, state officials said. Two officers attempted to stop the car on Bloomfield Avenue around 4:30 a.m., but the driver took off, lost control, veered off the roadway then struck a tree, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said in a release. The driver and a passenger were pronounced dead at 9 a.m., while a third occupant was being treated for injuries, the AG's office said. This investigation is being conducted pursuant to Attorney General Directive 2019-4.
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE) Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE)
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (Update) A driver was killed after their car plunged into the Passaic River in Morris County Tuesday morning, police confirmed. The vehicle veered off the roadway alongside Home Goods at 977 Valley Road in Gillette before striking a tree and landing in a low water level portion of the Passaic River around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told DailyVoice.com. The victim’s identity was withheld pending family notification, Naga said. Assisting agencies include the Morris County Sheriff's Department, Stirling Fire Department, Millington Fire Department, Berkeley Heights Fire…
Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support
Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support Support is surging for the family of an 11-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a 22-year-old woman in a pickup truck while biking with a friend in Bridgewater. Victoria Bastos was struck near 3rd Street on Fulton Street around 6:10 p.m. Saturday, April 2, according to local police and a GoFundMe launched for the girl's family. Police said she was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Somerset where she was pronounced dead following the crash. More than $12,300 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of Monday morning. Victoria is survived by her father, Vitor Bastos, her mother Cyn…
Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver
Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver UPDATE: Authorities were trying to identify a driver who was killed when a speeding sedan rammed into a Garden State Parkway toll booth divider and burst into flames before dawn Saturday. The fire from the crash shortly after 3:30 a.m. was so intense that it melted one of the booths at the northbound Bergen Toll Plaza in Saddle Brook, responders said. All of the booths were closed for several hours for repairs, removal of the wreckage and the beginning of an investigation by the New Jersey State Police fatal accident team, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Route 80 access ramps to the nor…
RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO) RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO)
Recognize IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/Video) A driver who was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Leonia may have been trying to flee another motorist, authorities said. Leonia police released a video showing both cars racing down Jones Road moments before the first car crashed into a tree and burst into flames Ridgeland Terrace near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive at 4:47 a.m. Saturday (see below). They were still trying to identify the victim – but also the driver of the other vehicle, as well, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan…
Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player
Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player Authorities have released details in the crash that killed a 17-year-old Branchburg soccer player over the weekend. Vincent R. Gagliardi was the front seat passenger in a 2006 Toyota Scion that was heading west on Fairview Drive around 8:20 p.m. Oct. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The vehicle hit several roadside objects across several hundred feet, ejecting Gagliardi, Robertson said alongside local officials. The driver and a rear-seat passenger were evaluated and treated at the scene, Robertson said. Life-saving measures were performed on Gagliardi, who wa…
Mahwah Man, 20, Struck, Killed On Route 17 Mahwah Man, 20, Struck, Killed On Route 17
Mahwah Man, 20, Struck, Killed On Route 17 A 20-year-old Mahwah man was struck and killed overnight Thursday on Route 17 in Ramsey, authorities confirmed. Erik Eidner had been with a group of people at his home late Wednesday and apparently went out for food sometime after midnight, Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. The 2019 Mahwah High School graduate had gotten out of the vehicle and was in the left lane of the northbound highway outside Wendy's, the chief said, when he was struck and killed by what responders said was a tractor-trailer. His body was then run over by a passenger car. What Eidner was doing in the roadway wa…
GOTCHA! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian GOTCHA! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian
Gotcha! Hudson Driver, 24, Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Fairview Pedestrian A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue as he wa…
Serious Crash Shuts Route 19 In Paterson Serious Crash Shuts Route 19 In Paterson
Serious Crash Shuts Route 19 In Paterson A serious and possibly deadly crash closed a portion of Route 19 in Paterson Saturday afternoon. The county's fatal accident investigation team was called to the southbound side of the highway at Grand Street at approximately 2:20 p.m. The highway was expected to be closed for several hours.
UPDATE: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash UPDATE: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash
Update: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash VIDEO (UPDATE): A semi-trailer truck that kept going after a motorcyclist from Elmwood Park was killed on Route 17 is seen in a brief surveillance video clip released by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. "The maroon or red semi-trailer truck slowed down to a stop in the right lane of Route 17 South due to traffic ahead" around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Motorcyclist Mario Andres Uran Gaviria, 41, couldn't stop in time and hit the "bobtail" truck from behind in front of Allied Carpet, the prosecutor said. Gaviria, previously of Montgomery Village, M…
NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee
Njsp Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, In Fort Lee State Police captured the hit-and-run tractor-trailer driver who killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native last week on Route 95 in Fort Lee, authorities said. Joel Lasanta, 37, of Kissimmee, FL, arrested Saturday at the Clara Barton Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike south of Cherry Hill, 115 miles or so from the scene of the crash, they said. Jada Smith was headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another crash in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.m. June 4. Smith's mom and dad were in a car behi…
UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies
Update: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies A 55-year-old pedestrian who was struck Friday night at the Rockland County border in Montvale died of her injuries, authorities confirmed. Responders found the Montvale resident in cardiac arrest, bleeding from a traumatic head wound, in the northbound lane of Chestnut Ridge Road a little more than 50 yards from the border, Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. She'd been struck in the southbound lane by a 2016 Chevy Malibu driven by a 63-year-old Garfield man shortly before 8:30 p.m., the chief said. The area is a dark stretch of road with no sidewalks. Montvale police and Tri-Boro EMTs …
UPDATE: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park UPDATE: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park
Update: Victims Killed In Head-On Hackensack Crash Came From Bergenfield, Palisades Park UPDATE: Two women killed in a horrific head-on crash in Hackensack over the weekend were identified Monday. Diana Pelayo, 33, of Bergenfield, and Huishan Li, 63, were killed in the 6:43 p.m. crash on Hackensack Avenue near Terhune Place on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Two other passengers -- a 30-year-old woman from Fairview and a 38-year-old man from River Edge were treated for minor injuries at Hackensack University Medical Center, the prosecutor said. One of the deceased victims was a driver and the other a passenger in the other car, responders said. Off-duty…
CAUGHT! Chatham Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Pedestrian, 68, in Madison CAUGHT! Chatham Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Pedestrian, 68, in Madison
Caught! Chatham Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Pedestrian, 68, in Madison UPDATE: A Chatham resident surrendered in the hit-and-run death of a 68-year-old pedestrian in Madison early Friday evening after authorities published surveillance photos of her SUV. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/morris/news/caught-chatham-driver-surrenders-in-hit-run-death-of-pedestrian-68-in-madison/771151/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities are seeking the driver of an SUV who fatally struck a 68-year-old woman and fled the scene in Madison Friday. The gray 2012-2015 Nissan Rogue sustained heavy passenger side damage after hitting the woman around 5:15 p.m. on Green Village Road …
Victim Of New Milford Hit-Run ID'd As 83-Year-Old Postal Worker Victim Of New Milford Hit-Run ID'd As 83-Year-Old Postal Worker
Victim Of New Milford Hit-Run ID'd As 83-Year-Old Postal Worker An 83-year-old retired postal worker from New Milford was identified by family as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred just feet from his home early Thursday. Andres Villaluna was headed out on his routine walk to Welsh Farms, but was struck while crossing on his return trip home, ABC7 reports. He was remembered as a hard-working man who rarely called out sick in the nearly three decades he was working at the main U.S. post office in Manhattan. Although the driver fled the scene, many others stopped to call police, Villaluna Jr. said. Authorities are still seeking the driver.
UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Update: Midland Park Mailman, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Bure…
MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Mugshot: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…
Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage
Woman Killed By Car In Edgewater Parking Garage A woman was killed in an Edgewater parking garage Sunday night after she was pinned beneath a slow-moving car, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on the third level of the SOJO Spa Club on River Road, Police Chief Donal Martin said. Responding officers lifted the car off her and administered aid before Edgewater EMS took her to nearby Palisades Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m., Martin said. Her identity will be released once next of kin are formally notified, he said. An investigation was continuing, the chief said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Paterson Police Officer's Motorcycle Becomes Memorial; Condolences Pour In Paterson Police Officer's Motorcycle Becomes Memorial; Condolences Pour In
Paterson Police Officer's Motorcycle Becomes Memorial; Condolences Pour In The motorcycle belonging to 15-year Paterson Police Officer Tamby Yagan was converted to a memorial outside headquarters a day after he died in an on-duty crash. A purple and black drape covered part of the ride that belonged to the 41-year-old police veteran from Wayne, who was assigned to the traffic division. Yagan was killed in the 10:50 a.m. crash at 150 Getty Avenue, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Monday. Condolences flooded in for Yagan from friends, family and fellow law enforcers from across the U.S. "Tomorrow i…