Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge
Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge A Sparta man was drunk and speeding when he crashed head-on into a 41-year-old mother and COVID emergency room nurse, causing her death last month, authorities charged Tuesday. Sparta detectives charged Atilla Princz, 41, with criminal vehicular homicide, DWI, and numerous violations, Lt. John Lamon said in a release. Princz was behind the wheel of a gray 540i BMW traveling northbound on Route 181 at nearly 70 mph when his vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane and crashed head-on into a blue Hyundai Tuscon driven by Erin Moore, of Sparta, around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, DailyVo…
Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway
Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway A 58-year-old Toms River resident was killed in a five-vehicle crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours Friday, authorities said. The 12 p.m. crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 96.8 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. It involved a Hyundai passenger car, a GMC SUV, a Ford Transit van, a Kia SUV, and a Jeep SUV. The GMC struck the rear of the Hyundai, then the front of the Ford collided with the GMC, the GMC collided with the Kia, and the Kia collided with the Jeep, Marchan said. Footage from the scene posted by The Lakewood …
Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital A motorist was hospitalized following a collision at a busy Fair Lawn intersection. The crash at Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road early Thursday afternoon sent one driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The other driver refused medical attention. Both the Jeep and Hyundai sedan involved in the crash had to be removed by a flatbed tow truck. Borough police and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and produced this story.
Bang, Bang: Double Crashes Jam Garden State Parkway (PHOTOS) Bang, Bang: Double Crashes Jam Garden State Parkway (PHOTOS)
Bang, Bang: Double Crashes Jam Garden State Parkway (Photos) Multiple injuries were reported in a pair of two separate crashes that happened minutes apart of each other on the Garden State Parkway in Bergen County Friday, Daily Voice has learned. The first happened on the southbound side near East Glen Avenue in Washington Township just before 2 p.m., and involved a Honda Civic and Hyundai sedan -- which both ended up on the side of the highway, Boyd A. Loving tells Daily Voice. Moments later, a vehicle on the northbound side rear-ended another near milepost 166.3. All four vehicles were removed from the scene by tow trucks. Non life-threatening inj…
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Bank Building Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Bank Building
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Bank Building A sedan slammed into a Fair Lawn bank building early Sunday evening, causing major damage to both. The Hyundai mounted the sidewalk, plowed through bushes and rammed the corner of the Provident Bank branch on River Road at Hopper Avenue around 5:15 p.m. The adult female driver refused medical attention for what appeared to be minor injuries. A building inspector was required to check the building for structural damage. Both the Hyundai and the Provident Bank building were severely damaged.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Responding were borough police, firefighters and EMS and members o…
Two From Lodi Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction DWI Crash In Passaic Two From Lodi Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction DWI Crash In Passaic
Two From Lodi Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction DWI Crash In Passaic An SUV driver from Passaic was charged in a chain-reaction DWI crash that sent two occupants of another vehicle to the hospital, responders said. The 40-year-old Passaic man was headed west on Passaic Street when his 2005 Honda CRV struck a parked Nissan Frontier near Market Street around 8 p.m. Sunday, they said. The Frontier struck a parked Hyundai Accent and then crossed the center lane and hit an eastbound 2014 Volkswagen Passat occupied by a 30-year-old driver and 66-year-old passenger, both women, from Lodi. The women were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries t…
NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash
NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash One person died and another was injured in a crash on Route 280 in Essex County Tuesday evening, authorities said. A tractor trailer, a Scion, Hyundai SUV, Toyota Camry, and a Honda Accord were traveling west when the tractor struck the back of the Scion, causing a chain reaction with the other two cars around 3:30 p.m. near milepost 12.6, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Scion driver, Nicole A. Greco, 51, of Chester, NY, was killed. The Hyundai driver, Daniel Clark, 36, of Scotch Plains, suffered moderate injuries. The crash remains under investigation and there …
HERO: PIP Officer Saves Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border HERO: PIP Officer Saves Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border
Hero: PIP Officer Saves Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near Nj-ny Border UPDATE: A Palisades Interstate Parkway police sergeant rescued two suspects from a burning SUV after it crashed into two other vehicles and overturned during a stolen-vehicle chase Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A group of suspects who'd become the subjects of a suspicious persons report fled the Englewood Cliffs Marina in a GMC Envoy shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. An alert went out to surrounding departments about the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Onondaga County, NY, he said. Englewood Cliffs police began pursuing the vehicle b…
Judge Frees Moonachie Driver In Fatal Route 3 Hit-Run Crash Judge Frees Moonachie Driver In Fatal Route 3 Hit-Run Crash
Judge Frees Moonachie Driver In Fatal Route 3 Hit-Run Crash UPDATE: A Moonachie driver who was charged with the Route 3 hit and run death of a pedestrian from Paterson remained free pending further court action, authorities confirmed. A judge in Paterson ordered Bryan Meza-Roca, 26, to surrender his driver’s license and remain monitored while the case against him proceeds. He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash and endangering an injured victim, Mustafa Hemaid, 33, with his 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe on the eastbound highway outside Clifton Commons on June 13. Investigators were drawing closer to solving the case when Meza-Roca turned hi…
HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover HEROES: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover
Heroes: Firefighters, Off-Duty Police Officer Rescue Driver, Young Child In Route 46 Rollover Little Ferry firefighters and an off-duty Secaucus police officer rescued a young Pompton Lakes driver and her 7-year-old daughter following a Route 46 rollover crash. The 31-year-old driver was headed west shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday when her 2021 Hyundai Palisade slammed into a 2012 Honda Pilot driven by a 39-year-old Ridgefield Park man that was stopped a red light at Phillips Avenue in South Hackensack, authorities said. The woman told police she didn’t remember what happened after that, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Little Ferry firefighters extricated the mom, while the off-…
Police: Garfield Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist, 14, Crashes Into Oncoming SUV Police: Garfield Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist, 14, Crashes Into Oncoming SUV
Police: Garfield Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist, 14, Crashes Into Oncoming SUV A Garfield motorist seriously injured a 14-year-old bicyclist, then struck an oncoming car with her sedan, authorities said. The 69-year-old driver didn't see the boy in the crosswalk after she stopped her Hyundai Sonata on Wilson Street and made a right turn onto Outwater Lane shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Richard Uram said. She inadvertently hit the gas, crashing the Hyundai into an oncoming Honda CRV driven by a 38-year-old Lodi man on Outwater, Uram said. The boy "was lucky he didn’t get pinned between the two cars," the captain said. He suffered a possible broken leg, however, …
Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband
Paterson PD: Detectives Seize Passenger With Loaded Gun Tucked Into Waistband A passenger in a vehicle stopped by Paterson police detectives had a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine tucked into his waistband, authorities said Friday. Detectives Yamil Pimienta and Mohammed Bashir stopped the Hyundai bearing a temporary Delaware license plate for a traffic violation near Summer and Van Houten streets shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. As they approached, Pimienta saw city resident Rashawn Pelham, 22, try to conceal what turned out to be a .380-caliber Bersa pistol, he said. The detectives quickly seized Pelham, took h…