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Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd
Wrong-Way Route 80 Paterson Driver Who Killed Bergen Bagel Shop Owner ID'd The driver who was headed the wrong way on Route 80 when his Jeep crashed into a popular River Vale bagel store owner's car before dawn Sunday, killing him, was identified by New Jersey State Police on Monday as a 63-year-old Paterson man. Jose Reyes remained in serious condition at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center while NJSP investigators try to determine why he was headed the wrong way on the highway at 4:30 a.m. when his Jeep slammed into a car driven by Rocco Donatiello, 29, in Woodland Park, State Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Donatiello, of Fairfield, went by the nickna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver
Shock, Grief: River Vale Bagel Shop Owner Killed By Rt. 80 Wrong-Way Driver They called him “King Roc Don,” as kind, considerate and caring as anyone they knew. That’s why shock instantly gave way to grief as word spread Sunday that Rocco Donatiello -- the 29-year-old owner of Manhattan Bagels shops in River Vale and Fairfield -- had been killed just before dawn in a crash with a Jeep that was headed the wrong way on Route 80 in Woodland Park. Donatiello, who knew many of his patrons by name, “had such a bright future that was taken from him in the blink of an eye,” friend Tim Hartmann wrote. He “knew how to make a room bright and welcomed everyone with that big s…

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by Jerry DeMarco