‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian ‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian
‘Mannequin Parts’: Bergen Man Indicted In Unusual Hit-Run Death Of Route 3 Pedestrian A grand jury voted to support charges filed by authorities against a Moonachie motorist in the hit-and-run death of a Paterson man on Route 3 in Clifton earlier this year. Investigators were drawing closer to cracking the case when Bryan Meza-Roca, 26, surrendered to face charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and endangering an injured victim, authorities said. Meza-Roca was driving a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe that they said struck Mustafa Hemaid, 33, on the busy eastbound highway outside Clifton Commons and kept going before dawn on June 13. Hemaid’s remains weren't discovered until d…
Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged
Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged An undocumented immigrant using a fake driver's license was behind the wheel of a Fairview contractor's van that struck a 12-year-old boy in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The 2006 Ford E250 painting company van was headed south on Anderson Avenue when the boy suddenly stepped into its path near the corner of Greenmount Avenue around 6 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The youngster was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with foot pain and swelling on his forehead, Capano said. The driver, Brandon H. Chitic-Mayor, 25, of 90th Street in North Bergen, gave…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Outside Paterson Religious Store Pedestrian Struck, Killed Outside Paterson Religious Store
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Outside Paterson Religious Store A 56-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed as she crossed the street in front of a Paterson religious goods store, authorities said. Susie Maluya was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center moments shortly after she was struck by a 2013 Honda in the middle of the block on Straight Street off Park Avenue around 8 p.m. Wednesday, they said. The 24-year-old Hackensack driver remained at the scene and didn’t immediately receive any summonses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. An investigation was continuing, they sai…
Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27
Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 The passenger killed in a North Bergen crash that also left a 24-year-old man dead has been identified as a Bergen County woman. Alexis Rodriguez, 27, was the passenger in Luis Fernando Cevallos' 2022 Kia Stinger, when it slammed into a tractor trailer on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass.around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, sources say. ALSO SEE: 'This Is The Same Kid:' Viral Video Shows Traffic Stop Moments Before Double-Fatal NJ Crash The top of the Kia was sheared off, he said, adding that the sedan went another 30 to 40 feet before it stopped.  High speed – confirme…
NJ Man, 27, Killed By Drunk Driver In New Hampshire Crash NJ Man, 27, Killed By Drunk Driver In New Hampshire Crash
NJ Man, 27, Killed By Drunk Driver In New Hampshire Crash A New Jersey man was ejected from a Jeep and killed by a drunk driver in New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Sue Sargent, 66, was behind the wheel of a 2020 Subaru Outback on Route 95 south in Seabrook, NH when she drifted toward the left, crossed into the next lane and sideswiped a 2019 Toyota Sienna driven by Shannon Geoghegan, 50, just before 12:10 p.m., state police said. Sargent, of Eliot, ME, then continued drifting toward the left and through the center median before crossing into the southbound lanes and crashing into a 2016 Jeep Wrangler driven by Joseph Hoffman, 29,…
Van Hits Wood-Ridge School Van Hits Wood-Ridge School
Van Hits Wood-Ridge School A van slammed into the back of a Wood-Ridge public school Tuesday afternoon. No serious injuries were reported after the van plowed through a fence, knocked down a sign and struck the rear of the Intermediate School in the parking lot off North Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets around 4:30 p.m. The school apparently was unoccupied at the time. Borough police and firefighters responded. The van was removed by flatbed tow truck.
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle UPDATE: 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…
Wyckoff PD: DWI Motorist Bails After Crashing Antique 'Vette Wyckoff PD: DWI Motorist Bails After Crashing Antique 'Vette
Wyckoff PD: DWI Motorist Bails After Crashing Antique 'Vette A Wyckoff man was intoxicated when he crashed his 1964 Corvette and left it there, township police said. Gerald Gallipoli, 69, had to be treated at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for facial injuries following the June 10 crash, Lt. Joseph Soto said. A witness told Sgt. Michael DeMaio and Officer Kevin Oldewurtel that Gallipoli “walked away from the scene” after his antique coupe went off the road and struck a fire hydrant and concrete bridge column on Russell Avenue near Russell Farms Community Park shortly before 11:30 p.m., Soto said. Police charged him with DWI, reckless driving, fail…
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say A Jeep barreled across a Fair Lawn resident's lawn after it collided with another SUV in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A 50-year-old Ridgewood woman in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler ran a stop sign on John Street and was struck by a 2016 Toyota Highlander driven by a 59-year-old Fair Lawn man on Morlot Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The Highlander got the worst of the collision. The Wrangler tapped the side of the home and came to rest. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to both drivers, who each refused hospitalization, Macys said. Fair …
NJ Motorcyclist Struck By Truck, Killed During Police Pursuit, AG Says NJ Motorcyclist Struck By Truck, Killed During Police Pursuit, AG Says
NJ Motorcyclist Struck By Truck, Killed During Police Pursuit, AG Says A fatal motorcycle crash during a Central Jersey police pursuit is under investigation by the state Attorney General's Office. The motorcycle rider, identified as Odean Cummings of Woodbridge, was struck by a truck after Woodbridge police tried to make a traffic stop, authorities said. The motorcyclist  was pronounced dead at the scene of the Route 1 crash, according to state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. All northbound lanes were closed from South Inman Avenue to The scene of a fatal crash on Route 1 at Randolph Avenue in Woodbridge. (Photo courtesy of All County News)Facebook/ A…
Sussex Dump Truck Driver Indicted For Route 3 Crash That Killed Girl, 1, Injured Mom Sussex Dump Truck Driver Indicted For Route 3 Crash That Killed Girl, 1, Injured Mom
Sussex Dump Truck Driver Indicted For Route 3 Crash That Killed Girl, 1, Injured Mom UPDATE: A dump truck driver who caused a crash that killed a 1-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother on Route 3 in Clifton last summer was indicted on aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges. The indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson also charges Chad Hines, 41, of Wantage with two counts of death by auto, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Hines remained jailed pending an arraignment on the indictment, Valdes said Monday. Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had her infant daughter, Jaelynn, with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck driv…
State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash
State Attorney General Reviews Death Of Trenton Man, 21, In Scooter Crash New Jersey Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was reviewing the death of a 21-year-old Trenton man in a scooter crash because it somehow involved law enforcement. The man, who wasn't identified, was riding a Yamaha scooter without a helmet near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township when a township officer in an unmarked car spotted him shortly after 9 p.m. on May 25, Grewal said. A release issued by Grewal on Thursday doesn't say whether the officer initiated a pursuit. What it does say is: "Before the officer could stop the scooter opera…