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Oakland Man, 19, Dies In Morris County Crash Oakland Man, 19, Dies In Morris County Crash
Oakland Man, 19, Dies In Morris County Crash A 19-year-old Oakland resident died in a Morris County crash, authorities said. The man was headed northbound on Green Pond Road near the Jefferson border in a Mercedes Benz when he crossed into the southbound lanes and hit a Mazda Friday morning, Rockaway Township Police Lt. Paul Reilly said. The Mazda driver, a 24-year-old woman from Sussex Borough, was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Reilly said. Police did not release the names of either victim. This was the fourth fatal accident to have occurred this year on Green Pond Road. Over the summer, 34-year-ol…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Report: Rockaway Driver In Crash That Killed Friend, 22, Had Been Drinking, Was On Phone Report: Rockaway Driver In Crash That Killed Friend, 22, Had Been Drinking, Was On Phone
Report: Rockaway Driver In Crash That Killed Friend, 22, Had Been Drinking, Was On Phone A Rockaway woman had been drinking at two bars and was using her cellphone when she got into a crash last month that killed her friend, according to a police report.  Samantha Viscardi, 22, crashed her car off Green Pond Road on Feb. 2 after going to two bars, according to a police report obtained by NJ.com. Responding officers found her "swaying and staggering with bloodshot eyes” and the smell of alcohol on her breath, the police report says, adding that she claimed to have drunk wine and booze at two bars. “She recalled (using) her cellphone and losing control of her…

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by Cecilia Levine