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Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: Njag UPDATE: A passenger in a vehicle fleeing a home invasion died after a collision with a Long Branch police cruiser driven by an officer responding to the call, authorities said. The call of an armed break-in on Elmwood Avenue near MacArthur Avenue came in at 3:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Tuesday. "As officers were responding in marked police vehicles, one of the law enforcement vehicles was involved in a collision with a vehicle believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported incident," the attorney general said. Witnesses said the fleei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SHORT CUT: Sedan Plows Into Paramus Hair Salon SHORT CUT: Sedan Plows Into Paramus Hair Salon
Short CUT: Sedan Plows Into Paramus Hair Salon A senior driver from New Milford escaped serious injury when a sedan slammed into a Paramus hair salon Tuesday morning. No one in the salon was injured, either, witnesses said. Paramus police escorted the driver home in the back of a department SUV after she plowed her Volvo S60 into the Lennon Brooks Salon off East Midland Avenue around 9:15 a.m. Aug. 15, they said. The crash substantially damaged the salon. The Aug. 15 crash substantially damaged the Lennon Brooks Salon off East Midland Avenue in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Borough firefighters and EMS responded along wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver In Crash Off Route 17 Bails, Found In Storm Drain Near Auto Dealer Driver In Crash Off Route 17 Bails, Found In Storm Drain Near Auto Dealer
Driver In Crash Off Route 17 Bails, Found In Storm Drain Near Auto Dealer A driver involved in a crash with another motorist off Route 17 got out of his car and ran before East Rutherford police found him hiding in a storm drain, authorities said. Tiago Cardoso de Oliveira, 39, of Newark was driving a 2010 Ford Fusion that collided with another vehicle at the intersection of the highway and Union Avenue around midnight Sunday into Monday, July 31, said Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone. An officer had positioned his patrol vehicle to block oncoming track when de Oliveira hit the gas and sped off down Union Avenue, the captain said. He stopped at the Bellavia Chevrolet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash 12-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash
12-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Route 80 Crash A 12-year-old child was seriously hurt in a crash on Route 80 overnight in Morris County, authorities said. The child was in a Honda that was parked on the right shoulder of the westbound side of the highway at milepost 38.2 in Denville, when a Kia passenger car struck the back of the car around 1:15 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Honda was redirected off the right side of the road and struck a metal guardrail. A 12-year-old was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and the crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Serious Crash Shuts Parkway In Ocean County Serious Crash Shuts Parkway In Ocean County
Serious Crash Shuts Parkway In Ocean County A serious crash closed a portion of the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County Saturday, July 15. The crash happened on the northbound side of the highway around 7:45 p.m., north of Exit 63B in Stafford Township. Have photos of the scene? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Two left lanes were block with heavy delays being reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say
Occupant In SUV Crash Off Route 46 Gravely Injured, Responders Say Responders feared the worst for an occupant of an SUV that struck a townhouse Saturday morning in Lodi. The man went into cardiac arrest after the Honda Sante Fe crashed on Harrison Avenue, just off eastbound Route 46 near the Garfield border, shortly after 10:30 a.m. July 8. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. A female occupant apparently wasn't injured. Police and firefighters from Lodi and Garfield were joined by ALS and BLS units and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations unit. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS CRASH SCENE: Harrison Avenue off R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens ROAD RAGE: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens
Road Rage: Firefighter Gets 5-Year Prison Term For Route 9W Crash That Critically Injured Teens UPDATE: A volunteer firefighter who caused a road-rage crash that nearly killed a group of fellow Bergen County teens – and then inexplicably returned to the scene as a responder – was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Luke G. Stein, 19, apologized to the victims and their families, some of whom addressed the judge emotionally, during a sentencing hearing in Hackensack on Friday, June 30. Lital Aburus said she'd had nine surgeries, including cosmetic operations on her face, neck and arms, along with a broken collarbone. Ariana Grant spoke of laying in a hospital be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood A 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK after a front wheel of their Mercedes caved in when the SUV hit a curb in Ridgewood on Tuesday. The driver sustained a minor leg injury for which she was treated at the scene by EMTs from the village Fire Department following the June 20 crash at the intersection of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road. Both refused transportation to the hospital. Citywide Towing removed the GLA 35 on a flatbed. The 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK following the crash at the corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road on June …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD
Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD A 17-year-old driver from North Bergen fled the scene of a crash in Alpine that sent two passengers the same age to the hospital, authorities said. A boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and a girl to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after their 2014 Jeep Wrangler went off Cambridge Way near Oxford Place and into the woods around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Acting Alpine Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said. Both are also from North Bergen, he said. Police from surrounding towns and a K-9 unit converged on the scene but didn't find the driver, who the chief said had r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
NJ MMA Fighter, 29, Dead In Car Accident NJ MMA Fighter, 29, Dead In Car Accident
NJ MMA Fighter, 29, Dead In Car Accident A mixed-martial arts fighter from South Jersey died in a car crash earlier this month. Sherry Ann Schmidt, a native of Voorhees, was killed on June 5. She was 29 years old. Details of the crash were unclear. https://t.co/zMXC3J18rr#MMATwitter please RT for my dear friend Sherry who we lost in a tragic car accident yesterday morning. She was a beaming light of positivity and joy and a passionate and ferocious fighter. I will miss her every day till my last day. — Ryan Kim Cafaro (@RyanCafaroMMA) June 6, 2023 View this post on Instagram A p…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Dad, Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police Dad, Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police
Dad, Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police Shock and sadness spread Memorial Day Weekend following a crash that killed four people, including a father and his two children struck by a wrong-way driver in Sussex County. Bruce Cseh, 22, of Blairstown, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines on Newton-Sparta Road around 4 p.m. in Andover Township on Friday, May 26, local police said. Cseh struck a 2011 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by Andrew Benavente, 36 of Newton. Benavente's truck erupted in flames which became too intense for firefighters. As a result, the dad, his 13-year-old son,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash
Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Police have identified a father and his two children as three of the four people who died in a Sussex County crash Friday, May 26. Click here for details, or read on for the original news report. A 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines, striking a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup head-on around 4 p.m., on Newton-Sparta Road east of Limecrest Road, in Andover Township near the Sparta line, local police said. The Ford Ranger pickup erupted in flames with three occupants entrapped. First responders used fire extinguishers and attempted life-saving measures but t…

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by Cecilia Levine