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Bergen Teen Who Crashed Tesla Into Tree, Injuring 3 Classmates, Charged With Assault By Auto Bergen Teen Who Crashed Tesla Into Tree, Injuring 3 Classmates, Charged With Assault By Auto
Bergen Teen Who Crashed Tesla Into Tree, Injuring 3 Classmates, Charged With Assault By Auto A 17-year-old area boy was speeding when he crashed a Tesla into a tree in Closter earlier this month, seriously injuring three of his classmates, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. A delinquency complaint charges the driver with three counts of assault by auto in connection with the Model X crash, which occurred on Durie Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Dec. 13. The crash comes coincidentally amid a recall of two million Tesla models Y, S, 3, and X produced between Oct. 5, 2012, and Dec. 7, 2023. The National Highway Traffic Safety Adm…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Home Depot Double Stabbing Nets Two Arrests In Central Jersey Home Depot Double Stabbing Nets Two Arrests In Central Jersey
Home Depot Double Stabbing Nets Two Arrests In Central Jersey Two people have been arrested in connection with a pair of stabbings in a Home Depot parking lot over the weekend in Central Jersey, authorities said. James Romer, 18, and a 17-year-old boy were charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses, according to South Brunswick police. On Saturday, Oct. 8, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the South Brunswick Police Department received a call from a man seeking medical assistance at the Home Depot, located at 4095 Route 1. Patrol Officer Tyler Harpster located the victim, who was found to have suffered multiple stab wounds. The…

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by Jon Craig
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Mass Casualty Newark Shooting: What We Know Mass Casualty Newark Shooting: What We Know
Mass Casualty Newark Shooting: What We Know Nine people including a 17-year-old boy were wounded in a drive-by shooting Thursday, June 30 in Newark. The gunman fired shots from a white Honda pilot stolen out of Jersey City, outside of a bodega Shephard and Clinton Place around 6:20 p.m., authorities said. All victims were in stable condition and the gunman remained at large as of Friday, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD
Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD A 17-year-old boy was arrested for pulling out a knife during a fight at a North Jersey Buffalo Wild Wings, authorities said. Officers responded to the restaurant on Harmon Meadow Boulevard on a report of a fight around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The unidentified Belleville teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and later released to an adult.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Teen Boy Dead, 2 Others Hospitalized After Near-Drowning At NJ Beach Teen Boy Dead, 2 Others Hospitalized After Near-Drowning At NJ Beach
Teen Boy Dead, 2 Others Hospitalized After Near-Drowning At NJ Beach A 17-year-old boy died and two other victims his age were hospitalized after being pulled from the waters of a New Jersey beach Saturday, authorities say. Lifeguards ran into the waters of the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Beach B to rescue the trio around 4:30 p.m., according to the National Parks Service. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene while the two other teens -- both 17, a boy and a girl -- were taken to Monmouth Medical Center in unknown condition.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Wood-Ridge Boy, 17, Charged As Wrong-Way Mercedes Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser UPDATE: Wood-Ridge Boy, 17, Charged As Wrong-Way Mercedes Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser
Update: Wood-Ridge Boy, 17, Charged As Wrong-Way Mercedes Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser A 17-year-old Wood-Ridge boy was behind the wheel of a speeding sedan that side-swiped a borough police cruiser and kept going, authorities said Saturday. The boy came to police headquarters accompanied by his mother Friday night after learning that authorities had identified him through surveillance video and interviews, Detective Sgt. Matt Mueller said. He was receiving several summons stemming from Thursday's incident as detectives considered possible eluding charges.  The teen said in an email to Daily Voice that he was the driver and that he "did nothing near speeding off...…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17 Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17
Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17 A female pedestrian was struck on a Wyckoff sidewalk by an out-of-control vehicle driven by a 17-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy apparently was turning when he lost control while turning from Newton Road onto Wyckoff Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The boy tried to avoid hitting another vehicle when his car ended up on the sidewalk, where it struck the 50-year-old victim and a utility pole, the prosecutor said. The woman was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where Musella said she was in stable condition. The boy r…

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by Jerry DeMarco