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NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police
NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police A 42-year-old Union County man was killed after he was struck by a tractor trailer on the New York State Thruway on Wednesday, Jan. 10, authorities said. At 12:10 a.m. New York State Police responded to I-87 in Orange County for a crash between two trucks, officers said. A Peterbilt tractor trailer traveling southbound sideswiped a Volvo truck which was stopped on the right shoulder, police said. Jose Payano, the driver of the Volvo, was standing outside the vehicle and was struck by the tractor trailer, police said. Payano was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the P…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Slams Four NJSP Troop Cars On Route 78 (UPDATE) Tractor Trailer Slams Four NJSP Troop Cars On Route 78 (UPDATE)
Tractor Trailer Slams Four Njsp Troop Cars On Route 78 (Update) A New Jersey State Police trooper suffered a minor injury when a tractor trailer rammed four troop cars along Route 78 Wednesday, Oct. 11, authorities said. The Volvo tractor-trailer was heading east when it collided with an Isuzu box truck around 1:50 p.m. near milepost 15.4 in Union Township (Hunterdon County), NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. The Volvo tractor-trailer continued forward and subsequently struck one troop car, which caused a chain reaction with the three other vehicles. As a result of the crash, one trooper sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection
Vehicles Collide At Busy Hackensack Intersection An SUV and a wagon collided at a busy Hackensack intersection on Friday. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the June 30 late-morning crash involving a Honda CRV and a Volvo wagon at Central Avenue and Union Street. City police and firefighters responded along with an EMS rig from Hackensack Meridian Health. Hackensack Auto Body towed both the Honda, which got the worst of the collision, and the wagon. Hackensack Auto Body towed the vehicles.Paul D. Nickels for DAILY VOICE Firefighters cleaned up a minor fuel spill. City police are investigating. Paul D. Nickels took th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jersey City Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 80: Police Jersey City Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 80: Police
Jersey City Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 80: Police A 32-year-old Jersey City motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a tractor trailer on Route 80 Friday, Feb. 10 during rush hour, authorities said. A Volvo tractor trailer struck the back of Desmond A. Gomes' Honda motorcycle around 5:20 p.m. at milepost 11.6 in Hope Township (Warren County), New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Gomes was ejected and killed, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike 2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike
2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike Two people were seriously hurt in a five-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Hudson County on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities said. The crash occurred when a Volvo flatbed truck struck the back of a Mercedes Benz C30, which struck a Nissan and the concrete barrier around 12:55 p.m. near milepost 108.4 in Kearny, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Volvo then struck the rear of the Lexus and the Lexus then struck the rear of the Hyundai. As a result, the driver of the Mercedes Benz, 69-year-old man from Staten Island, NY and the passenger, a 62-year-old woman from Staten I…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Tractor-Trailer Crash Temporarily Closes Route 17 Stretch Tractor-Trailer Crash Temporarily Closes Route 17 Stretch
Tractor-Trailer Crash Temporarily Closes Route 17 Stretch A noontime collision involving a tractor-trailer temporarily closed a stretch of Route 17 on Wednesday. One injury was reported, though it wasn't immediately clear how serious, following the Nov. 16 crash on the northbound highway in Rochelle Park. The rear passenger side tire of a Volvo sedan that collided with the rig was sheared off. Route 17 North was closed at Woodland Avenue so the wreckage could be cleared and borough police could investigate.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian, 38, Fatally Run Over By Car Then Tractor Trailer On Route 287 Police ID Pedestrian, 38, Fatally Run Over By Car Then Tractor Trailer On Route 287
Police ID Pedestrian, 38, Fatally Run Over By Car Then Tractor Trailer On Route 287 A 38-year-old man was struck and killed on Route 287 overnight, authorities said. Erik Salemke, of Bridgewater, was crossing the highway when he was struck by a vehicle on the northbound side near milepost 21.8 around 9:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Salemke was then run over by a Volvo tractor trailer, and pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
Passenger, 19, Killed In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police A 19-year-old Nissan passenger was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on Route 80, state police confirmed. A Nissan Versa was heading east on Route 80 in Hope Township when it ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, and entered the westbound lanes near milepost 13.1 in Hope Township around 7:15 a.m. on Monday, July 18, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The Nissan was then struck by a Volvo tractor-trailer, which was heading west on Route 80, Marchan said. One of the passengers in the Nissan — identified as Melanise Torres, of Newark — was killed in the c…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says
Car Rams Paramus Home: 'I Blacked Out,' Driver Says A driver told police he apparently blacked out before his sedan rammed into a Paramus home Thursday morning. An EMS unit attended to the disoriented Volvo driver following the mishap on Prospect Avenue just off Spring Valley Road and westbound Route 4 shortly after 11:30 a.m. He was taken to the Hackensack University Medical Center soon after. The extent of his injuries couldn't immediately be determined. Firefighters with a thermal imaging camera assisted building inspectors who were examining the stability of the building. PHOTOS by Boyd A. Loving 123 Prospect Street, ParamusBoyd A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (PHOTOS) Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (PHOTOS)
Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (Photos) A Paramus homeowner shuffling cars around in his driveway accidentally flipped his sedan Saturday, May 7, authorities said. The man was moving his Toyota Camry in the sloped driveway on Gordon Drive with his wife when he struck a retaining wall, overturning the car around 8 a.m., Paramus Police Lt. Christine Udis said. Overturned car on GordonBoyd A. Loving Car flips down driveway on GordonBoyd A. Loving The driver remained trapped until the roof was removed by Paramus Rescue Squad, and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries.  A Volvo sedan in the driveway…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 In Morris County Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 In Morris County
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 In Morris County A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Route 46 in Morris County Wednesday night, authorities said. The person — whose name is being withheld pending notification of family — was struck by a 2020 Volvo while crossing Route 46 eastbound near Wood Stack restaurant in Montville Township just after 9:45 p.m., Chief Andrew Caggiano said. The victim later died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, authorities said. The driver of the Volvo immediately stopped and cooperated with the investigation, authorities said. The eastbound lanes of Route 46 were closed for several hours. Anyone with inform…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Topples Column Outside Saddle Brook Pizzeria A runaway sedan slammed into a support column that kept it from plowing through the front of a pizzeria in a Saddle Brook shopping center on Tuesday. The 56-year-old township resident wasn’t injured Tuesday after she hit the gas instead of the brake and her 2015 Volvo crashed into the brick column outside Donna’s Pizza at the Terra Mini Mall on Market Street, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. A building inspector was on scene with the shopping center property manager to shore up the façade, Kugler said. It's the same shopping center where an out-of-control sedan driven by a 91-year-old…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles
SUV Crashes Through Front Of Hackensack Auto Zone, Damages Three Aisles A 52-year-old motorist told police she hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed her SUV through the front and into an Auto Zone store in Hackensack, authorities said. The 2004 Volvo damaged the Old River Street storefront as well as aisles 1, 2 and 3, just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The driver and her 35-year-old passenger weren’t injured, nor was anyone in the store, the captain said. A city inspector determined that the building wasn’t compromised, she added. Although no summonses were immediately issued, Foley said an investigation was continuing. This comes h…

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by Jerry DeMarco