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Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies
Jeep Peppered With Bullets, Paterson Driver, 22, Struck In Chest Dies A 22-year-old driver was shot and killed in his Jeep and another man wounded on a Paterson street, authorities confirmed Friday. Stevens Origene was found behind the wheel of a Cherokee that had crashed into a Honda Accord parked on East 21st Street near 21st Avenue after it was peppered with gunfire just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds – including one in the chest -- and was pronounced dead less than an hour later. A short time later, an 18-year-old man showed up Hackensack University Medical Center via private vehicle, Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say UPDATE: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say
Update: Springsteen Was 'Visibly Swaying,' Refused Breath Test, Federal Summonses Say A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook
Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say 22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A 22-year-old woman was tired and not wearing her seatbelt when her Jeep overturned on Route 70 early Saturday morning, killing her, authorities said. Manchester police believe fatigue may have been a factor in the 2:10 a.m. crash that left Margaret Palilonis dead, Jersey Shore Online reports. Palilonis of Woolwich was heading westbound in a blue 2015 Jeep Wrangler when her car veered into the left shoulder around 2:10 a.m., police said. When Palilonis tried to correcting the steering and re-enter the road, her Jeep overturned multiple times off the side of the road into a wooded area…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank
Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank A driver sustained a minor injury after a collision Monday night sent her Jeep into a former Paramus bank building. Both vehicles were towed after the crash on South Fairview Avenue near the Rochelle Park border shortly before 8:30 p.m. Paramus and Rochelle Park police and Rochelle Park firefighters and EMS were among the responders. A building inspector also was summoned to check what used to be the Columbia Bank building. The driver sustained a minor injury in the Paramus crash, responders said.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this acc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash UPDATE: Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash
Update: Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramus…

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Ambulance Crashes In Passaic Ambulance Crashes In Passaic
Ambulance Crashes In Passaic An ambulance headed to a call Thursday afternoon collided with a Jeep in Passaic. City firefighters had to pop the door to rescue two St. Clare's Health Systems EMTs after airbags deployed in the crash on Passaic Avenue near the Main Avenue intersection shortly after 1:30 p.m. Both were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with injuries that police said weren't considered life-threatening. The Jeep driver appeared OK. Police were investigating. Meanwhile, Passaic Avenue remained closed between Exchange Place and Main Avenue. An investigation was continuing following the crash…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Firefighters Free Crash Victims Trapped In Bushes Hackensack Firefighters Free Crash Victims Trapped In Bushes
Hackensack Firefighters Free Crash Victims Trapped In Bushes A Jeep and a sedan ended up on separate lawns after colliding Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. Firefighters freed two women in the Jeep after it plowed into bushes outside a home on Summit Avenue near Anderson Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Neither they nor an elderly man who was alone driving the sedan appeared seriously injured. The sedan got the worst of it in the crash on Summit Avenue in Hackensack.Rula Kanawati for DAILY VOICE The SUV and its occupants were relatively unharmed.Rula Kanawati for DAILY VOICE Cleanup needed.Rula Kanawati for DAILY VOICE ALL PHOTOS: Rula Kanaw…

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Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township A local business owner escaped injury on Saturday when his Jeep slammed into a utility pole in Washington Township, authorities said. The impact of the crash split the pole and took down a pedestrian crossing sign at Colonial Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The 60-something driver may have misjudged the turn, responders said. There were no suspicious contributing factors, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. The severely Jeep had to be towed and the streets surrounding the intersection closed while a PSE&G crew conducted repairs. Boyd A. Loving took the photos.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels A Jeep remained true to its brand when it landed on its wheels after being T-boned Monday afternoon by a FedEx truck in Ridgewood. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with a hand injury following the collision at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue around 2:30 p.m.  Her Jeep 4x4 has a damaged windshield, broken mirror, blown tire and several dents and scratches. The fender of the FedEx truck was slightly damaged. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Jeep was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed …

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Bergen County Man Fatally Struck Fleeing Crash On Manhattan's FDR Drive: Police Bergen County Man Fatally Struck Fleeing Crash On Manhattan's FDR Drive: Police
Bergen County Man Fatally Struck Fleeing Crash On Manhattan's FDR Drive: Police A 50-year-old Bergen County man was fatally struck attempting to flee the scene of an accident by running across Manhattan's FDR Drive early Saturday morning, authorities said. Heward Velez of Moonachie side-swiped a Jeep in his Honda Civic near the 96th Street exit before taking off on foot across the busy highway -- when he was hit by a Cadillac SUV at approximately 5 a.m., the NYPD said, Velez and the other driver pulled over to the shoulder when Velez attempted to cross the median to the southbound lanes, authorities said. That's when the SUV hit Velez, who was pronounced dead at Metrop…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Friend: Hawthorne Mom Killed In Crash Had Close Bond With Daughter Friend: Hawthorne Mom Killed In Crash Had Close Bond With Daughter
Friend: Hawthorne Mom Killed In Crash Had Close Bond With Daughter The incredible bond that Kimberley Stoll had with her daughter, Jessica Miranda, was destroyed when Stoll was involved in a motorcycle crash near her Hawthorne home last Saturday night. Stoll, 57, was on the back of a 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a Jeep that turned in front of her and 49-year-old motorcyclist Kasey "KC" Checke of Ramsey outside the Wells Fargo Bank branch on Lafayette Avenue. Checke, who owned an auto body shop in Ramsey, was killed in the crash.  Stoll was hospitalized with head trauma, amid assorted other injuries, and never regained consciousness, l…

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by Cecilia Levine