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Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious
Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious Authorities said they were investigating a West Milford crash that sent three adults and two juveniles to the hospital. A 57-year-old West Milford woman who was driving a 2002 Toyota Highlander was taken St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with serious injuries following the three-vehicle collision shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Oak Ridge and Cozy Lake roads, they said. Meanwhile, a 49-year-old woman, also from West Milford, and two juvenile passengers in her 2019 Jeep Compass were taken to Morristown Medical Center in Morristown where they were treated for minor injuries…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash
Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash A Newton man was awarded $2.65 million nearly four years after he was seriously injured during a motorcycle accident in West Milford, reports say. Roger Gates, now 67, hit several potholes and collided with a van when riding his motorcycle on Oak Ridge Road the evening of April 14, 2016, NJHerald reports. Gates, who is no longer able to work, sustained serious upper-body injuries from the crash, including multiple fractured ribs, a fractured back and shoulder blade, a collapsed lung, torn neck ligaments and nerve damage to his bladder, bowel and groin areas.  He had to undergo several…

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by Valerie Musson
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West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash
West Milford Body ID'd As Woman Missing After Car Crash West Milford police on Wednesday confirmed that a body found in the township over the weekend was that of a  29-year-old woman who went missing after a crash nearby. The body was found Saturday “in heavy brush” near where Stephanie Bronaugh of Lafayette went missing on July 1, Detective Sgt. Joseph Walker said. "Clothing matching the description of the missing adult female were discovered with the remains," Walker initially said. On Wednesday, he wrote: "No foul play is suspected and the manner and cause of death are still pending." A medical examiner was conducting an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: West Milford Body Likely That Of Woman Missing After Car Crash Authorities: West Milford Body Likely That Of Woman Missing After Car Crash
Authorities: West Milford Body Likely That Of Woman Missing After Car Crash Authorities on Monday wouldn't conclusively say that a body found in West Milford over the weekend was that of a  29-year-old woman who went missing a week before after a crash nearby -- but they admitted that it's most likely her. The body was found Saturday “in heavy brush” near where Stephanie Bronaugh of Lafayette went missing on July 1, Detective Sgt. Joseph Walker said. "Clothing matching the description of the missing adult female were discovered with the remains," Walker said in a release Monday. "At this time formal identification is pending from the medical examine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing
West Milford PD: Woman Whose Shoe, Phone Found At Crashed Car Still Missing The search for a 29-year-old woman whose sneaker and cellphone were found in West Milford along with her crashed car entered its fourth day Wednesday. Police who responded to the minor crash off Oak Ridge Road near the Jefferson border found the car and the items but not Stephanie Bronaugh of the Sussex County town of Lafayette, 25 miles due east. An "exhaustive" but unsuccessful search involved K9 units a State Police helicopter and West Milford's Search & Rescue and Special Operations teams. Exactly a year ago Tuesday, police in Sparta said they found Bronaugh slumped over …

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by Cecilia Levine