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Old Tappan Crash Downs Wires, Triggers Airbags, Doesn't Keep Driver From Hotel Job In Rockland
A driver who slammed his SUV into a utility pole in Old Tappan kept going -- with all of his airbags deployed -- all the way to his job at a hotel in Rockland County, authorities said.
Juan Gonzalez, 48, of Hawthorne, drove off after his 2004 Acura MDX hit the pole on Old Tappan Road, downing utility wires, outside an Exxon station near DeWolf Road shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26.
An alert was immediately broadcast, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said.
Orangetown police found the heavily damaged SUV a short time later at the Residence Inn by Marriott just off the Palisades Inte…
Arrest Made Following 2022 Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 14 with striking a pedestrian and fleeing the scene in December 2022, authorities said.
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:35 p.m., Jersey City Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at Griffith Street and Sherman Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Officers found a 36-year-old Jersey City man with serious injuries and he was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said.
Brandon Espinosa, the driver of the vehicle, did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. He was…
Elizabeth Man Gets 11 Years For Killing 22-Year-Old Woman In Fatal Hit, Run Crash: Prosecutors
A 32-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 11 years in state prison on Thursday, Feb. 8, for fatally striking a woman in the city and fleeing the scene in Aug. 2020, authorities said.
At 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2020, Elizabeth police responded to the Oakwood Apartment Complex on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Upon arrival, found, Janaya Bailey, 22, who was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.
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Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report
An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run vehicle in Newark on Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said.
At 10:15 p.m., the girl was struck on the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. She was taken to University Hospital, Stephens said.
According to ABC7, the girl is a cheerleader who had just returned to Newark Arts High School following a competition.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating the crash, Stephens said.
Jersey City Man, 71, Fatally Struck 85-Year-Old, Left Scene: Prosecutors
A 71-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 and charged with fatally striking an 85-year-old man with his vehicle and leaving the scene last October, authorities said.
On Friday, Oct. 20, Jersey City police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck near Fairview Avenue and Monticello Avenue and found Mumtaz Chaudhry, a Jersey City resident, at Fairmount Avenue and Summit Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said.
An investigation determined Mohammad Ali was driving a Toyota Siena when he fatally stru…
NJ Diver Killed Walking Dog At Eagle Rock Reservation, Company Says
Support is surging for a 51-year-old man who loved ones say was killed while he was walking his dog in Eagle Rock Reservation.
Tim Hughes was struck on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to Gotham Divers, the company he founded. He died after undergoing two surgeries following the crash, Gotham Divers said. The driver did not remain on the scene, Gotham Divers said.
We are devastated to announce the passing of our co-founder and owner, Tim Hughes. On Wednesday afternoon, Tim was... Posted by Gotham Divers on Friday, January 12, 2024
The Essex County Pros…
Fatal Parkway Pedestrian Crash Lands Hit-Run Texas Driver In State Slammer For Years
A Texas man has been sentenced to nine years in New Jersey State Prison for fleeing the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash along the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.
Fornice Cary Boatner III, 33, of Cleveland, Texas, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 13, for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the May 2022 death of 31-year-old Felipe Dos Santos last year in Woodbridge, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Dos Santos, of Elizabeth was walking along the Parkway when he was struck by Boatner in a Dodge Ram on May 25, 2022, Ciccone s…
West New York Driver Hit Cyclist, Fled Scene: Prosecutors
A 37-year-old West New York Man was charged on Friday, Nov. 3 with striking a cyclist and then leaving the scene last year, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 12:20 p.m., Jason Flores was driving an Acura MDX when he hit a bicyclist, a 33-year-old North Bergen woman, riding an electric bike at 50th Street and Bergenline Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Flores did not remain at the scene, Suarez said.
The bicyclist was transferred to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries, Suarez said.
Flores was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor…
