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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer A motorcyclist from River Vale was killed when he struck a deer on Route 4 in Teaneck before dawn Monday. Albert Spechar, 58, was ejected and landed in the middle of the roadway of the eastbound highway after hitting a four-point buck shortly after 5:30 a.m., responders said. Spechar was later pronounced dead at the scene just past the Margaret Street overpass near Teaneck High School, they said. The motorcycle landed on its side near a bus shelter further on up the road. The eastbound highway remained closed through the morning rush, with backups through Paramus, as the Bergen County Pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4 Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4
Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New Mini On Route 4 A driver slammed a brand-new MINI Cooper into the divider on Route 4 in Teaneck, then ran off into nearby woods before dawn Saturday, authorities confirmed. The MINI was totaled and two other vehicles damaged in the overnight chain-reaction crash, which closed the westbound highway for hours. The MINI, which had temporary Maryland license tags, sideswiped an SUV, forcing it into the median around 2:30 a.m., witnesses told police. It then swerved and hit the divider head-on, leaving a large field of debris, they said. The SUV driver apparently was telling the MINI driver that police h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
South Hackensack Go-Go Bar Patron Smashed In Face With Beer Bottle, North Bergen Man Charged South Hackensack Go-Go Bar Patron Smashed In Face With Beer Bottle, North Bergen Man Charged
South Hackensack Go-Go Bar Patron Smashed In Face With Beer Bottle, North Bergen Man Charged A South Hackensack go-go bar patron needed 15 stitches after a North Bergen man smashed him in the face with a beer bottle, authorities said. Thomas Malik, 23, was jailed Wednesday after what witnesses told police was an unprovoked attack at the Blush Gentlemen's Club at 1:45 a.m. Aug. 12, Capt. Robert Kaiser said. The 40-year-old victim was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center. Malik, meanwhile, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending court action on charges of aggravated assault and unlawful weapons possession. Malik was delivering pizzas in 2013 when author…

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by Jerry DeMarco