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Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash
Off-Duty State Trooper Injured In Sussex County ATV Crash An off-duty New Jersey State Police trooper was hurt in an ATV crash in Sussex County. The trooper was taken to Morristown Medical Center after the crash at 1 a.m. Sunday on Beaver Run Road in Lafayette, NJSP Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Two people were on the vehicle, and both suffered minor injuries, Peele said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash 5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
5 Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash A driver and four passengers were hospitalized after their sedan crashed Saturday on Route 80, authorities said. The group was headed eastbound when the driver lost control of the Volkswagen Jetta in Totowa between the Minnisink and Squirrelwood road exits around 10:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The sedan slammed the left guard rail, injuring all of the occupants, Peele said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, he added. State Police were investigating, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike
Maywood Woman, 41, Killed In Christmas Crash On NJ Turnpike A 41-year-old Maywood woman was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike overnight Christmas Eve, authorities said. Kelly Bey was behind the wheel of a Toyota Camry, and she stopped in the center lane near milepost 120 in Teaneck, when she was struck by a Lexus SUV just before 1 a.m. Friday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Bey was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Lexus sustained non-life-threatening injuries.  The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of 4:45 p.m. Friday.

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by Cecilia Levine