Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover A driver was critically injured in a rollover crash Saturday morning in Wayne, responders said. Township firefighters sawed the roof of the Jeep to extricate the victim following the 6:30 a.m. crash on Black Oak Ridge Road (Route 202) near Ashlyn Court. The cause wasn't immediately determined. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Wayne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Black Oak Ridge Road remained closed temporarily between Ashlyn Court and Jackson Avenue. Aftermath.CONTRIBUTED
Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash
Clifton Police SUV Rolls In Multi-Vehicle Crash Two officers and a civilian were injured in a crash involving two Clifton police vehicles, one of which overturned, Monday night, responders said. Police were headed to a report of a carjacked vehicle from which shots had been fired in Paterson a short time earlier when the crash occurred at the intersection of Main and Clifton avenues around 9:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken. The two officers and civilian were all taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where they were treated before being released, Bracken said. The carjacked vehicle -- a 2004 Acura -- wasn't found, he said.…
NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash
NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash A 55-year-old Bergenfield man was killed in a crash on Route 1&9 just two weeks after bringing his family to the US from India after 18 years apart, according to authorities and those who knew him. Roy Thomas was driving a box truck when he ran into the back of a tractor trailer at a high rate of speed in Newark near the Kearny border early Tuesday morning,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene just after 3 a.m. The driver of the tractor trailer remained at the …
Police: NJ Resident Beat, Threatened Long Island Woman With Steak Knife, Drove Into 2 Cop Cars Police: NJ Resident Beat, Threatened Long Island Woman With Steak Knife, Drove Into 2 Cop Cars
Police: NJ Resident Beat, Threatened Long Island Woman With Steak Knife, Drove Into 2 Cop Cars A 24-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested after police said she assaulted another woman and then drove into two police cars during a Long Island pursuit. Luvleek Alexandre, of Newark, pushed past a 77-year-old man into an apartment on Union Avenue and started striking a 20-year-old woman with a closed fist at about 10:10 Aug. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The 77-year-old victim told Alexandre to leave and pulled her away from the 20-year-old, said police.  That's when Alexandre grabbed the 20-year-old's cell phone and threw it, breaking the phone, accord…
21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore 21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore
21-Year-Old PA Woman Struck, Killed By Car At Jersey Shore A 21-year-old Pennsylvania woman died after being struck by a car at the Jersey Shore last week, authorities announced. Katherine Lux, of New Hope, was struck at 26th Street and West Avenue in Ocean City around 8:45 p.m. last Wednesday, the Cape May Prosecutor's Office said. She was rushed to Shore Medical Center and transferred to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, where she died Friday, authorities said. No charges had been filed against the 44-year-old Egg Harbor Township driver. The investigation remains ongoing.
Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash
Dad, 2 Daughters, Niece Dead In South Jersey Crash Money is pouring in for the family of a South Jersey dad, his two daughters and his niece who died in a crash over the weekend. George Ritter, 33, was driving his daughters Alivia and Elsie, 5 and 9, and niece Kenzie, 8, home from a birthday party at the Westville Power Boat Association, when Ritter struck a utility pole, 6abc reports. The crash happened around 9 p.m. on the 1000 block of Gateway Boulevard in Westville. More than $19,800 had been raised for the family on a GoFundMe page launched by the Westville Power Boat Association. "We want to give George and the girls, Elsi…
Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway
Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway A 30-year-old West Orange man died in a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier this week. Craig Waldron was heading north when his GMC SUV ran off the roadway to the left, went down an embankment and struck several trees in Bloomfield Tuesday morning, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The vehicle went up in flames near milepost 153.7 around 11:15 a.m., and Waldron was pronounced dead. According to his obituary, Waldron -- who went by CJ -- graduated from West Orange High School in 209 and earned his bachelor's degree from Penn State University. He had been working i…
Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash
Sedan Impaled, Driver Injured In River Edge Crash A driver was hospitalized with what responders said were compound leg and ankle fractures after a freakish crash Thursday afternoon in River Edge. The Honda Civic ended up atop a bollard in the parking lot of the CVS on Kinderkamack Road at Rutgers Place near the Hackensack border around 3 p.m. Firefighters doused a blaze in the engine compartment as police officers got the driver out safely. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. River Edge police got the driver out safely while firefighters doused a small engine blaze.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Two Holy Name Medical Cen…
Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway
Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway A Perth Amboy driver was killed when his car flipped over a concrete barrier on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County, NY and fell about 25 feet onto another roadway. Jefry Capellan Rodriguez was behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford Ranger going northbound when he lost control, spun out, and struck the barrier at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 19, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The vehicle then toppled over the barrier and fell into an opening between the parkway’s northbound and southbound lanes. The vehicle landed on its roof on the shoulder adjacent to …
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview Thieves in a cab stolen out of Union City crashed into another vehicle, injuring two occupants, while trying to flee police in Fairview, authorities said. Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The driver hit the gas, then T-boned a small SUV at the Shaler Avenue intersection two blocks away, he said. Passenger Luis Flores, 23, struggled with officers who eventually got him out of the taxi, said Kahn, who was among…
Mahwah Driver Identified In Fatal Franklin Lakes Crash Mahwah Driver Identified In Fatal Franklin Lakes Crash
Mahwah Driver Identified In Fatal Franklin Lakes Crash UPDATE: A 63-year-old driver was two turns away from his Mahwah home when he was killed in a rollover crash Sunday afternoon in Franklin Lakes, authorities confirmed. James Renke was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on a treacherous stretch of Pullis Avenue at Woodside Avenue shortly before 4:30 p.m., Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Lyon said. Responders said Renke, who lived in the nearby Bogerts Ranch Estates, was ejected from his the 2002 Toyota, which hit a tree. Franklin Lakes and Mahwah police and firefighters were among the responders, as well as Mahwah EMS, the captain …
NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
Njsp: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A driver was seriously injured when his sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer and rolled on Route 80 in Elmwood Park early Tuesday evening. The Volkswagen Jetta driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the crash on the westbound highway near Exit 61 shortly after 5 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Responders said he was bleeding heavily and having trouble breathing when they arrived. All lanes were closed for nearly three hours so the wreckage could be cleared and the NJSP's fatal accident team could investigate. At the sce…