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Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric
Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric A man who was struck and killed by a commuter bus near the George Washington Bridge earlier this week was the brother of actor Jason Patric. Jordan Miller, 56, lived in Fort Lee and was one of the customer service "red caps" who assist people moving through the Port Authority bus terminal just across the Hudson in midtown Manhattan. "Jordan literally died on his way to work," said Kevin O'Toole, the former New Jersey state senator who's now the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The left-turning driver of the NJ Transit bus never saw him as Miller crossed Bruce Reyn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bus Topples Traffic Pole In Weehawken Bus Topples Traffic Pole In Weehawken
Bus Topples Traffic Pole In Weehawken A bus carrying 45 passengers took down a traffic light pole in Weehawken Wednesday, April 12, NJ Transit officials said. The bus, operated under contract by Coach, struck the pole at Willow Ave and 19th Street around 6:10 p.m., officials said. None of the 45 customers on the No. 84 route bus were injured. Weehawken police were leading the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bus Driver Was DWI When He Drove Through West Caldwell Home: Police Bus Driver Was DWI When He Drove Through West Caldwell Home: Police
Bus Driver Was DWI When He Drove Through West Caldwell Home: Police A 37-year-old school bus driver from Newark has been charged after plowing his bus into a West Caldwell home on Friday, Jan. 27, police said. Anthony R. Stuckey had just dropped students off at West Caldwell Tech High School, before he drove his bus into an unoccupied Passaic Avenue home just before 8:40 a.m., West Caldwell police said. Stuckey was treated for minor injuries on scene and refused further medical attention.  He was charged with 15 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, DUI with minor passengers, operating a commercial vehicle with a BAC of .04% or highe…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Driver, 22, Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack Driver, 22, Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack
Driver, 22, Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack Hackensack firefighters extricated a driver whose sedan slammed into an NJ Transit bus at dawn on Good Friday. The 22-year-old driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with upper body pain after his 2006 Infiniti G35 hit a No. 165 bus on Main Street crash between Coles Avenue and Jefferson street at 6:10 a.m., April 15, Police Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. No injuries were reported to the driver or single customer aboard the bus, which runs between Oradell and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. ALL PHOTOS by Hackensack Fire Department Aftermath of se…

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by Jerry DeMarco