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Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police
Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police A Bergen County man was identified by authorities as one of the two people killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash overnight in New York. George Gonzalez, 68, of Dumont, was heading north in the southbound lanes of I-87 in a 2017 Toyota RAV4, when he drove into a 2022 Nissan Altima around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tuxedo, New York State Police said. Gonzalez's car became engulfed in flames. The Altima driver was identified as Yehuda Weinstock, 67, of Chester, NY. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither vehicle had any passengers. All southbound lanes were closed during the crash …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught
Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught UPDATE: A multi-agency pursuit Thursday night that began in upstate New York ended 100 miles away in Paramus Thursday night after a Brooklyn man rammed two police cars with a U-Haul van that he was driving on two front rims and a rear flat tire, police said. Mark Simpson, 31, got out of the van shortly after crashing around 10:30 p.m., then hopped the highway divider and ran behind the Suburban Diner before police nabbed him moments later, authorities said. It began more than an hour and a half earlier with a theft from a Walmart in Catskill, NY, they said. New York State Police said troop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught
Van Pursuit From NY State Ends In Paramus With Vehicles Struck, Philadelphia Driver Caught UPDATE: A multi-agency pursuit Thursday night that began in upstate New York ended 100 miles away in Paramus Thursday night after a Brooklyn man rammed two police cars with a U-Haul van that he was driving on two front rims and a rear flat tire, police said. Mark Simpson, 31, got out of the van shortly after crashing around 10:30 p.m., then hopped the highway divider and ran behind the Suburban Diner before police nabbed him moments later, authorities said. It began more than an hour and a half earlier with a theft from a Walmart in Catskill, NY, they said. New York State Police said troop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday
Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday A 36-year-old Newark man died after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a collision with another vehicle in Yonkers, N.Y., over the weekend, authorities said.  Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio died during the overnight hours early Saturday on southbound I-87. He was riding his 2015 BMW motorcycle at a high rate of speed in the center lane when he collided with a Volkswagen Jetta that was changing lanes ahead of him, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick.  The driver of the Jetta,  Raymond G. Gonzalez, 40, of Princeton, was unhurt.  The crash remained under …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Clifton Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged In DWI Hit-Run Clifton Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged In DWI Hit-Run
Clifton Man In Disabled Vehicle On New TZB Charged In DWI Hit-Run A 37-year-old man is facing aggravated DWI charges after a hit-and-run crash in Westchester County, police say. New York State Police responded to a report of a two-car motor vehicle accident on I-87 in the City of Yonkers on Saturday, Jan. 5 around 2:25 a.m. The report stated that a Toyota Rav4 hit a Volvo pickup truck and fled the accident scene with significant damage to the front end. A short time later, the Rav4 was found disabled on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The vehicle’s driver, Victor R. Salazar of Clifton, New Jersey, was found to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol content was m…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Man Caught With 3 Pounds Of Pot During I-87 Stop Bergenfield Man Caught With 3 Pounds Of Pot During I-87 Stop
Bergenfield Man Caught With 3 Pounds Of Pot During I-87 Stop A Bergen County man was busted with more than three pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on I-87 over the weekend, New York State Police said on Monday. Troopers stopped Bergenfield resident Derrick Vaz, 52, at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Saturday for an alleged vehicle-and-traffic violation. While conducting the stop, troopers said that “probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants was established.” Vaz was then found to be in possession of an estimated 3.2 pounds of marijuana, and he was arrested at the scene in Coxsackie, according to police. Vaz was charged with a felony c…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Hits Car With Bat In I-87 Road Rage Incident, Police Say Man Hits Car With Bat In I-87 Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Man Hits Car With Bat In I-87 Road Rage Incident, Police Say Police intervention was required following a road rage incident on I-87 in Ramapo on Wednesday when a motorist damaged another driver’s vehicle with a baseball bat. State Police troopers were dispatched to a stretch of the interstate shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, where there was a report of a possible road rage incident involving two motorists. According to police, the investigation at the scene determined that two drivers were involved in the incident, during which Daniel Bosquez of Woodmere in Nassau County allegedly intentionally caused damage to an occupied vehicle whi…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes That Caused Closure 25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes That Caused Closure
25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes That Caused Closure Update, 3:30 p.m. Three lanes are now open in each direction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge with some delays still existing following earlier crashes that involved some 25 vehicles and closed the bridge for about three hours. The first crash reported around 9:30 a.m. was a chain reaction type which started on the northbound side of I-87 and continued as one of the vehicles struck a jersey barrier and pushed it into the left lane of southbound traffic causing additional crashes, according to state police. Four people were transported by ambulance to local hospitals with non-life-threatening …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes 25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes
25 Vehicles Involved In Tappan Zee Bridge Crashes Storm Watch: Latest Update On Timing, Projected Snow/Ice Totals Update, 3 p.m. New York State Police are reporting that three lanes are now open in both directions on the new Tappan Zee Bridge with some delays still existing following earlier crashes that involved some 25 vehicles and closed the bridge for more than three hours. The first crash reported around 9:30 a.m.,was a chain reaction type which started on the northbound side of I-87 and continued as one of the vehicles struck a jersey barrier and pushed it into the left lane of southbound traffic causing additional crashes. Four pe…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Nanuet Man Driving Wrong Way On I-87 Ramp Was Drunk, Police Say Nanuet Man Driving Wrong Way On I-87 Ramp Was Drunk, Police Say
Nanuet Man Driving Wrong Way On I-87 Ramp Was Drunk, Police Say A man was busted driving with a blood-alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit after being spotted by a police officer going the wrong way on a New York Thruway exit ramp in Rockland County. An Orangetown Police Department officer on patrol shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday morning arrested Nanuet resident Michael Gordon, 61, after he was spotted driving his car with no headlights while going the wrong way up the one-way Exit 11 ramp off I-87 in Nyack. Police said that after stopping Gordon, it was determined that he was operating his Ford while in an intoxicated condition. He was su…

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by Zak Failla