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Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash
Driver Gets 10 Years For Fatal Route 80 Paramus School Bus Crash A former school bus driver was sentenced to a plea-bargained 10 years in prison Wednesday for causing a crash that killed a Paramus teacher and student in 2018 on Route 80 in Morris County. Hudy Muldrow, 79, formerly a bus driver for the Paramus School District, must serve at least five years and nine months before he is eligible for parole, under the terms of his plea agreement with Morris County prosecutors. Muldrow of Newark was behind the wheel of a bus carrying more than 40 people when he made an illegal U-turn on Route 80 in Mount Olive Township and crashed into a dump truck -- killi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash
Paramus School Bus Driver Indicted In Fatal Route 80 Crash A 78-year-old school bus driver was indicted Wednesday for causing a Route 80 crash with a dump truck last May that killed a Paramus fifth-grader and a teacher while injuring 40 students. Hudy Muldrow of Woodland Park is facing two counts of reckless vehicular homicide, 25 counts of assault by auto and a summons listing 16 counts of assault by auto, authorities said. East Brook Middle School fifth-grader Miranda Vargas and teacher Jennifer Williamson were killed when the bus was struck by the dump truck as Muldrow tried to reach a U-turn area designated for emergency responders by cutting a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video
Paramus Schools Chief Reaches Out To Parents After Judge Releases Fatal Bus Crash Video Paramus district officials immediately reached out to parents after learning that a judge ordered New Jersey State Police to release a traffic camera video of a May bus crash that killed a borough middle school student and one of her teachers. Daily Voice won't be publishing the video out of concern for its readers. Gannett Co., the parent company of NorthJersey.com., sued for access to the video -- recorded by a state Department of Transportation traffic camera -- after State Police refused. In a message to readers on Friday, Gannett wrote: "Our reasons were twofold: As journalists, we m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations
Paramus Schools Chief: We Didn't Know Crash Driver Had Moving Violations Paramus Schools Supt. Michele Robinson insisted the district wasn't aware that the school bus driver involved in a crash that killed a middle school student and teacher last month had an extensive history of violations behind the wheel. She also demanded that North Jersey Media Group publish a correction to “blatantly inaccurate” reporting. “As I have said repeatedly, we do not have any information from the state that [Hudy] Muldrow [Sr.] had any moving violations,” Robinson wrote in a letter to parents. “The driving abstract provided to us by the Motor Vehicle Commission did not reflect t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver In Fatal Paramus School Bus Crash Charged With Death By Auto Driver In Fatal Paramus School Bus Crash Charged With Death By Auto
Driver In Fatal Paramus School Bus Crash Charged With Death By Auto Authorities have filed death-by-auto charges against the 77-year-old school bus driver in a Route 80 crash that killed a Paramus middle school student and one of her teachers last week. If convicted of the two vehicular homicide counts, Hudy Muldrow Sr. of Woodland Park could face five to 10 years in state prison, 85% of which he’d have to serve before being eligible for parole. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday in Morristown for Muldrow, who, records show, has been cited for speeding eight times and had his driver’s license suspended several others. Muldrow was transporting 44 …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
'Vibrant' Cheerleader Fights For Life After Paramus School Bus Crash 'Vibrant' Cheerleader Fights For Life After Paramus School Bus Crash
'Vibrant' Cheerleader Fights For Life After Paramus School Bus Crash Sofia Evelich of Paramus loves cheerleading and spending time with her family. But ever since a school bus she and her classmates were in collided with a dump truck on Route 80 last week, the young East Brook Middle School student has remained in critical condition in a pediatric intensive care unit with severe head trauma. "Sofia has a long recovery ahead of her, but she is resilient and a fighter," said her brother, Rob Evelich, who launched a GoFundMe page for his sister that had raised more than $17,000 as of Monday afternoon. "My parents have not left her side and will …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
VIDEO: First Smile For Boy In Paramus School Bus Crash Comes From NYRangers VIDEO: First Smile For Boy In Paramus School Bus Crash Comes From NYRangers
Video: First Smile For Boy In Paramus School Bus Crash Comes From NYRangers The last few days have been gloomy for middle-schooler Brendan O'Callaghan of Paramus. But thanks to the New York Rangers, things for a moment were brighter Saturday for the 11-year-old East Brook student, who's been at Morristown Medical Center since the bus he and his classmates were on collided with a dump truck on Route 80 Thursday, killing a young classmate and a teacher. Brendan, an avid New York Rangers fan, was given a signed stick by his idol, goalie Henrik Lundqvist, as well as a card from the entire team. "That was the first time I've seen him comprehend something and put a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Services Set For Beloved Paramus Teacher Killed In Crash Services Set For Beloved Paramus Teacher Killed In Crash
Services Set For Beloved Paramus Teacher Killed In Crash For every student of hers -- current and former -- veteran Paramus middle-school teacher Jennifer Williamson made the most turbulent years of their young lives easier to bear. Williamson, who taught for nearly 20 years in the district, was killed along with fifth-grader Miranda Faith Vargas when their school bus was struck by a dump truck on Route 80 during a field trip Thursday. *** Funeral Mass for Williamson is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at  Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church in Paramus with interment at George Washington Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday and We…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile 'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile
'Gentle' Paramus Twin, 10, Killed In School Bus Crash Had Contagious Smile She had a smile that touched countless hearts, a gentle soul and an intense love for her family. That's how many are expected to remember Miranda Faith Vargas at a funeral this Monday for the 10-year-old East Brook Middle School student killed in a Paramus school bus crash on Route 80 on Thursday. The 9:30 a.m. service will be held at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton, with interment to follow in George Washington Memorial Park.  Visitation is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Marrocco Memorial Chapel. A GoFundMe launched for the fifth-grader Friday night by her aunt, Carolyn Arri…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Teacher Mourned In Paramus Bus Crash Made Middle School Memorable For Many Teacher Mourned In Paramus Bus Crash Made Middle School Memorable For Many
Teacher Mourned In Paramus Bus Crash Made Middle School Memorable For Many For every student of hers -- current and former -- veteran Paramus middle-school teacher Jennifer Williamson made the most turbulent years of their young lives easier to bear. Williamson, who taught for nearly 20 years in the district, was killed along with fifth-grader Miranda Faith Vargas when their school bus was struck by a dump truck on Route 80 during a field trip Thursday. Sarah Schweizer was in Williamson's first-ever class nearly two decades ago.  "My mom texted me the news [story in Daily Voice] describing her as an angel," Schweizer said. "All the articles about h…

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by Jerry DeMarco