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Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor
Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor A salesman at a Rockland County auto dealership was jailed after authorities said he crashed his motorcycle at a Bergen County Park – seriously injuring his female passenger – while under the influence of alcohol. Alex Cruz, 33, of Suffern, NY, lost control of the motorcycle at the Forest Avenue entrance to Van Saun Park in Paramus shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Both he and his female passenger were ejected, the prosecutor said. She was taken to Hackensack University Hospital with serious bodily injuries, Musella said. Cruz was arrested …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pair Critical Following Serious Crash At Hudson County Intersection, Prosecutor Says Pair Critical Following Serious Crash At Hudson County Intersection, Prosecutor Says
Pair Critical Following Serious Crash At Hudson County Intersection, Prosecutor Says A two-car crash in Hudson County left a driver and passenger in critical condition, according to authorities who are seeking witnesses. A 2020 Honda Accord was heading southbound on River Road in North Bergen when it collided with a northbound 2015 Mercedes Benz CLA as it was turning onto Bulls Ferry Road just after 2 a.m. on Wednesday, August 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Mercedes-Benz driver — a 31-year-old North Bergen woman — as well as a Honda passenger, a 21-year-old North Bergen woman, were taken to Palisades Medical Center and have since been transferred t…

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by Valerie Musson
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Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project
Worker Falls 50 Feet From Hackensack Apartment Building Project A worker survived a fall of nearly five stories from an apartment building under construction in Hackensack on Wednesday, authorities said. The 45-year-old framer from Newark was intubated in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Hospital following the mishap on Kinderkamack Road near westbound Route 4 shortly before 1 p.m., they said. The victim “misstepped and fell approximately 50 feet onto a concrete slab,” Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. “He was conscious but bleeding from his head and appeared to have injuries throughout his body,” DeWitt said. City police, fir…

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by Jerry DeMarco