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Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Hackettstown Mom Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Hackettstown Mom
Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Hackettstown Mom A 51-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 4 and charged with vehicular manslaughter following a Thanksgiving Eve crash that killed a 33-year-old mother of two. Andrzej Szysko was heading east in a Jeep Wrangler that struck the passenger's side of a Ford pickup truck, heading south on Route 517 in Allamuchy around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. The impact sent the Ford into 33-year-old Lauren Gerhold's vehicle, heading north in a Jeep SUV, and she was pronounced dead, police said. Gerhold was survived by her husband, Casey…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS) Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS)
Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (Photos) UPDATE: The 45-year-old dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter as authorities say he was on his phone at the time of the accident. A man was killed in a fiery crash with a garbage truck before dawn on Monday, May 8, Pequannock Police have confirmed. The crash occurred on Route 23 north near the intersection of Alexander Avenue just before 5:20 a.m. The victim was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse when he collided with a garbage truck, police said. The garbage truck driver worked alongside a Good Samaritan to remove the unconscious man from the Chevy before police arriv…

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by Valerie Musson
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DUI Franklin Lakes Driver Pleads Guilty In Head-On NY Crash DUI Franklin Lakes Driver Pleads Guilty In Head-On NY Crash
DUI Franklin Lakes Driver Pleads Guilty In Head-On NY Crash A Franklin Lakes man who had fentanyl in his system during a New York crash that left another driver dead has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, authorities said. James Greco, 52, pleaded was driving a pickup truck on Route 42 in the Town of Fallsburg on Friday, May 21, 2021, with oxycodone and fentanyl in his system, when he corssed a double yellow line and struck into a vehicle driven by Jose Daniel Roldan-Roldan, 29, of Spring Valley. Emergency responders transported Roldan-Roldan to Garnett Catskills Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.  Greco was transported to and tre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police The South Jersey owner who drew national attention for defying Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus orders in 2020 was charged with drunken driving in Burlington County — years after a crash that left another man dead, authorities said. Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, was charged after an incident near Route 130 north and Andover Road at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, on Sunday, March 27, Cinnaminson Police Chief Richard Calabrese told Daily Voice. Smith, of Camden County, is running for Congress as a Republican in New Jersey’s 3rd District. His congressional campaign co…

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by Jon Craig
News
Charges Filed In Auto Death Of Beloved Clifton Icon Charges Filed In Auto Death Of Beloved Clifton Icon
Charges Filed In Auto Death Of Beloved Clifton Icon Grieving loved ones prepared to bury a beloved Clifton icon as authorities announced that charges had been filed against the driver who struck and killed 81-year-old "marathon man" Marinus Lalumia. The driver, Ibrahim Jadallah, 21, remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appearance Thursday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson, authorities announced.  He's charged with death by auto, otherwise known as vehicular manslaughter, they said. Jadallah was behind the wheel of a speeding 2017 Honda HR-V that struck Lalumia as he crossed Hazel Street, a few doors down …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH
Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH A hospital worker from Essex County was killed when a drunk driver from Albany ran a red light in Queens and slammed his sedan into his car doing nearly 100 miles an hour, authorities said. Daniel Crawford, a 52-year-old father of two from Bloomfield, was pronounced dead at nearby Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, where he worked as a phlebotomist the past 2½ years. Crawford was headed to work when a Mercedes Benz driven by 22-year-old Alamin Ahmed t-boned his Toyota Camry on Parsons Boulevard in Kew Gardens around 4:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said. A security guard told the Daily News t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash
GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash A co-owner of the controversial South Jersey gym that defied the state's coronavirus shutdown order has been dragged into the media spotlight for major criminal problems more than a decade ago. Ian A. Smith, 33, of Atilis Gym in Camden County, was a Stockton University student in 2007 when he drank a dozen beers and ran a stop sign the next morning, killing Kevin Ade, 19, of Galloway Township, according to 6ABC News and other news accounts.  ** UPDATE: New Jersey's health commissioner closed Smith's gym Thursday morning. ** Smith pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and …

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by Jon Craig
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REPORT: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2 REPORT: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2
Report: Sussex County Tow Truck Driver Was High On Fentanyl, Morphine In Crash That Killed 2 A tow truck driver from Sussex County was high on fentanyl and morphine when his truck crossed over the center line and struck a sedan in Lafayette -- leaving two people dead and another injured, a recent report says. Joseph Crilley, 29, of Newton, was charged on Tuesday with drug possession and vehicular manslaughter, Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said in an article by the Daily Record. Crilley was towing two other vehicles in his Isuzu truck when he crossed the double-yellow line on Route 94 northbound in Lafayette and hit a Honda Civic head-on in the southbound…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow remained jailed pending a detention hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim in Glen Rock. The victim, Biagio Lembo, also 65, died late Wednesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. As Daily Voice reported on Thursday, Marina M. Lee -- who originally was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused injury -- surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to face upgraded counts. Besides vehicular manslaughter, Lee is charged with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver EXCLUSIVE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Midla…

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by Jerry DeMarco