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Luxury Bergen County Car Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Four Arrests Made, Prosecutor Says Luxury Bergen County Car Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Four Arrests Made, Prosecutor Says
Luxury Bergen County Car Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Four Arrests Made, Prosecutor Says Four teenagers were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12 and charged for their participation in an auto theft trafficking network in North Jersey, authorities said. Two juveniles, a 16-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old Jersey City resident would use stolen Kias, Hondas and Hyundais to look for high-end luxury vehicles like BMWs and Mercedes, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. After identifying target vehicles, they would go to target homes and search for keys/key fobs, Daniel said. Once they got the vehicles, they would contact Tikeem Shearin, 18, and Carlos Espi…
Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police
Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after plunging out of a moving vehicle along the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. A Hyundai SUV was traveling north on the western spur in East Rutherford at milepost 113.2 around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 when the front seat passenger jumped from the moving car, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The passenger struck the pavement and sustained serious injuries. No further information was provided.
Staten Island Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Route 287 Crash Staten Island Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Route 287 Crash
Staten Island Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Route 287 Crash A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Staten Island died in a weekend crash on Route 287 in Somerset County, authorities said. Durmish Golesh was heading north on a Kawasaki when he rear-ended a Hyundai, overturned, and struck the back of an Infiniti around 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 in Far Hills, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Golesh was thrown from the bike and died, Lebron said. No other injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation.
Driver Seriously Injured In Route 23 Crash: NJSP Driver Seriously Injured In Route 23 Crash: NJSP
Driver Seriously Injured In Route 23 Crash: Njsp A driver was seriously injured in a crash on Route 23, State Police said. The victim was headed south in a Kia SUV that sideswiped a Hyundai sedan coming in the opposite direction, then careened off the road and into a trailer in Wantage around noon Thursday, May 9, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The Kia driver was taken to an area hospital, the sergeant said. No other injuries were reported. New Jersey State Police are investigating.
SUV Rams Hasbrouck Heights Apartment Building, Driver Ticketed SUV Rams Hasbrouck Heights Apartment Building, Driver Ticketed
SUV Rams Hasbrouck Heights Apartment Building, Driver Ticketed A driver escaped serious injury Thursday morning when her SUV slammed into the side of an apartment building in Hasbrouck Heights. Tenants in at least two units at the Boulevard Apartments were temporarily displaced, however. The entire building was initially vacated after the 68-year-old driver's parked Hyundai accelerated over the curb and into the support wall shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2. There was no immediate explanation of what may have caused it, Police Lt. John Behr said. Two units had to be vacated for the time being. Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE The driver was evalua…
Cliffside Officer Nabs Passing Motorist With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag: PD Cliffside Officer Nabs Passing Motorist With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag: PD
Cliffside Officer Nabs Passing Motorist With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag: PD When a Cliffside Park police officer asked a motorist he'd stopped for having bogus plates whether there was anything inside the car that he should be concerned about, he got a blunt answer. Namely: A loaded gun, authorities said. Melvin E. Chinchillalavandaverde, 24, "seemed nervous" when Officer Julio Perez-Tavera stopped his red 2007 Hyundai Tiburon near the corner of Riverview Place and Palisades Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. So the officer asked a natural question, then got Chinchillalavandaverde's consent to search the c…
STASH HOUSE RAID: Raw Coke, 150 Pills, $22,775 Seized, Three Arrested: Passaic County Sheriff STASH HOUSE RAID: Raw Coke, 150 Pills, $22,775 Seized, Three Arrested: Passaic County Sheriff
Stash House Raid: Raw Coke, 150 Pills, $22,775 Seized, Three Arrested: Passaic County Sheriff Officers in tactical gear safely locked an attack dog into a bathroom as Passaic County detectives raided a Paterson stash house during an operation that netted a third of a pound of raw cocaine, more than 150 illegal pills and $22,775 in cash, authorities said. They also took a BMW and a Hyundai for forfeiture while arresting a second-floor tenant, a fellow city resident and a man from Rockland County, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Complaints of drug dealing focused the attention of the sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics detectives on the home at the corner of Knickerbocker and G…
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Franklin Lakes police cars were struck during a pre-dawn pursuit of two stolen vehicles into Paramus, authorities said. No officers were injured in the incident, which began with multiple calls from residents about a suspicious vehicle and sketchy people outside a Chestnut Place home shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers Ryan Sweeney and Nicolas Foschini, along with Sgt. Nicholas Klein, quickly spotted a 2022 Alfa Romeo that had just been stolen from a home on High Mountain Road, the captain said. It was riding in tan…
BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die
Bloody Sunday: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die UPDATE: A 22-year-old woman became the third victim to die from a daylong weekend shooting spree in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Two 19-year-old men also were gunned down in the series of shootings in three different Paterson neighborhoods. Mary Taylor was hospitalized in critical condition after responders said she was shot in the head during an apparent drive-by near the corner of Van Houten and Cianci Street outside Lou Costello Park shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Police briefly chased the suspected vehicle – a burgundy Hyundai – before the pursuit was terminated out of s…
HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford
Heroes: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford New Milford police and firefighters quickly came to the rescue of two drivers involved in a Tuesday crash that knocked an SUV onto its side, trapping one of them. A 66-year-old Moonachie woman driving a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder blew a stop sign at Hoffman Avenue and Boulevard and struck a 2022 Hyundai Tucson driven by a 63-year-old man from town around noontime Sept. 5, New MIlford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Firefighters from New Milford and River Edge extricated the Tuscon driver after his SUV was knocked on its side against a utility pole, the chief said. He and the other motorist we…
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Bust Duo With Heroin, Hundreds Of Pills For Paterson Street Sale Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Bust Duo With Heroin, Hundreds Of Pills For Paterson Street Sale
Passaic Sheriff: Detectives Bust Duo With Heroin, Hundreds Of Pills For Paterson Street Sale Two men were busted by Passaic County sheriff's detectives with a variety of street and prescription drugs for sale following complaints from neighborhood residents and business owners, authorities said. The Bureau of Narcotics investigators watched as Darrel Battle, 50, and Corrie Brown, 27, slung drugs from a black Hyundai sedan outside Battle's Main Street apartment Thursday, Aug. 24, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnick said. The detectives arrested Battle and Brown, searched both, then searched the car, the sheriff said. Berdnik said they found: 120 heroin folds; 68 Xanax pills; …
Friends Killed In Route 18 Crash Remembered With Motorcycle Ride Friends Killed In Route 18 Crash Remembered With Motorcycle Ride
Friends Killed In Route 18 Crash Remembered With Motorcycle Ride Several events have been planned to remember two young friends and motorcyclists killed in a multi-vehicle crash earlier this week in Monmouth County. Ka'shon K. Cross, 18, of Hazlet, and Gregory K. Tuft, of Keansburg, were identified as victims in a fatal collision with three cars along Route 18 in Marlboro on Monday, July 24, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. So sad to hear about the passing of Gregory Tutt. This kid was always so kind and genuine. Always a smile on his face... Posted by Anthony Viera on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 A balloon release organized for Grego…
GOTCHA! Sheriff's Detectives Capture Wanted Paterson Teen Hiding Out In City Of Passaic GOTCHA! Sheriff's Detectives Capture Wanted Paterson Teen Hiding Out In City Of Passaic
Gotcha! Sheriff's Detectives Capture Wanted Paterson Teen Hiding Out In City Of Passaic A wanted 18-year-old Paterson man was captured in the city of Passaic by county sheriff's detectives a few days after he'd given them the slip, authorities said. Jensi Ortega had been arrested in Clifton on June 29 on aggravated assault charges stemming from an incident on May 27, records show. A judge released him the same day. Passaic County Bureau of Narcotics detectives tried to stop Ortega's Hyundai last Friday, July 21. But he sped off, Detective Sgt. Stephan Lantigua said. The detectives tracked Ortega to a house at the corner of Poplar and Cedar streets in Passaic, then seize…
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police 23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police A 23-year-old woman was flown to the hospital in a crash on Interstate 78 Sunday, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. An Acura Integra driven by a 23-year-old Manville man ran off the highway to the left and crossed the center median, entering the westbound lanes around 9 a.m. near milepost 22.7, in Clinton Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Acura was struck by a westbound Hyundai. The 23-year-old Acura driver was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a Middlesex woman, who was flown to the hospital. The Hyundai's passengers suffered moderate injuries.
TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 TEAMWORK: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208
Teamwork: NY Teens Nabbed By Paramus, Wyckoff PDs After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Off Route 208 A 16-year-old driver and three teenage companions were captured by police following an overnight stolen car pursuit Wednesday that began in Paramus and ended in a crash just up the road in Wyckoff. Paramus Police Officer Slavko Bajovic saw the driver pull a ski mask over his face as he drove a 2018 Hyundai Elantra west on Route 4 shortly after 1:30 a.m. June 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A check of the registration showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Lodi the day before, he said. The driver “slowed down abruptly, almost coming to a stop, attempting to elude Off…
Park Outside: Thousands Of Jaguar Electric Vehicles Being Recalled Due To Fire Risk Park Outside: Thousands Of Jaguar Electric Vehicles Being Recalled Due To Fire Risk
Park Outside: Thousands Of Jaguar Electric Vehicles Being Recalled Due To Fire Risk A mass recall of select Jaguar vehicles has been announced due to the risk of high-voltage batteries possibly catching fire unexpectedly. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that more than 6,000 Jaguar I-PACE vehicles produced between 2019 and 2023 are subject to the recall, while advising owners to park outdoors as a precaution. It is the latest recall of an electric vehicle due to batteries that could go up in flames across multiple automakers, joining similar incidents involving vehicles from General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Volkswagen. Th…
Teen Driver, Passenger Switch Seats In Moving Vehicle During Clifton Pursuit Teen Driver, Passenger Switch Seats In Moving Vehicle During Clifton Pursuit
Teen Driver, Passenger Switch Seats In Moving Vehicle During Clifton Pursuit Two teenage drivers switched seats in a stolen vehicle while it was moving in a Clifton police pursuit, authorities said. Officer Mohammed Rayyan was on patrol on northbound Route 21 when he began following the 2018 Hyundai occupied by three juveniles shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Passaic days earlier, he said. The teens made it to Paterson, where "the driver and front seat passenger switched positions while the vehicle was continuing in motion," Bracken said. The driver then sped off and a pursuit b…
Driver Killed In Route 280 Crash Was Talented North Jersey Musician Driver Killed In Route 280 Crash Was Talented North Jersey Musician
Driver Killed In Route 280 Crash Was Talented North Jersey Musician The driver who died in a weekend crash on Route 280 was being remembered as a talented North Jersey musician and a beloved friend to many. Nathaniel Gardiner, 58, of Bloomfield, was behind the wheel of a Hyundai passenger car when he ran off the right side of the westbound lanes, down a grass embankment, and struck a tree near milepost 2.2 in East Hanover around 11:25 a.m. Sunday, March 26, Daily Voice previously reported.  Video and photo tributes instantly poured in on social media for Gardiner, who friends and former bandmates call a skilled guitarist and compassionate friend. This…
UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit
Update: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. One of the vehicle occupants is taken into custody by Paramus police following a pur…
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale A pickup truck plowed through the fences of two different homes while an SUV got knocked into a driveway in a Monday afternoon collision in Montvale. The female driver of the Hyundai Sante Fe was taken to the hospital by Tri-Boro Ambulance with injuries that didn't appear serious following the Feb. 20 crash in the 300 block of West Grand Avenue. The Ford F150 driver was OK. The Hyundai Santa Fe ended up in the driveway of a West Grand Avenue home while a pickup truck plowed through two fences in the Monday afternoon crash in Montvale.Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were towed. Montvale p…
GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD GOTCHA! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD
Gotcha! Jersey City Driver Who Fled Palisades Parkway Stop Caught With Ghost Gun, Ammo: PIP PD A speeding Jersey City driver eluded Palisades Interstate Parkway police before an officer caught him with a ghost gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets when he tried to do it again, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Gabriel Roldan pulled back rather than pursue a black Hyundai Palisade whose driver recklessly swerved in and out of traffic to elude him just after noon on Monday, Jan. 23, Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. Roldan tossed the information to PIP detectives, who traced a fictitious plate on the SUV to an Ocean Avenue address in Jersey City, the lieutenant said. Fur…
2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike 2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike
2 Seriously Hurt In 5-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike Two people were seriously hurt in a five-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Hudson County on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities said. The crash occurred when a Volvo flatbed truck struck the back of a Mercedes Benz C30, which struck a Nissan and the concrete barrier around 12:55 p.m. near milepost 108.4 in Kearny, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Volvo then struck the rear of the Lexus and the Lexus then struck the rear of the Hyundai. As a result, the driver of the Mercedes Benz, 69-year-old man from Staten Island, NY and the passenger, a 62-year-old woman from Staten I…
South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor
South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor A 58-year-old woman from Shamong has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a high school senior, authorities said. Theresa McElvarr was charged with vehicular homicide and four counts of assault by auto in the head-on-collision, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Medford Lakes Police Chief Robert Dugan Jr. An investigation began June 13 just after midnight when officers from the Medford Lakes Police Department were called to Stokes Road and Pawnee Trail for a report of a two-vehicle collision. The investigation revealed th…
Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag
Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Two occupants sustained injuries that weren't considered serious when their hatchback split a utility pole before dawn outside the Midland Park Post Office.Utility wires were downed across Godwin as the Hyundai continued into the corner of a building housing an embroidery shop just up the street around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Godwin Avenue was temporarily closed while a utility crew replaced the pole. No power outages were reported. Midland Park police were investigating the cause. Borough police and firefighters were assisted with traffic by Ridgewood police. Boyd A. Loving took …
Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police
Ex-Con Runs Out Of Gas, Gets 'Ride' From Lyndhurst Police An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet was walking with a gas can in the middle of the afternoon when a Lyndhurst police officer pulled up and asked where he was headed. Antwon Cooper, 43, of Hillside, NJ told Officer Matthew Giunta that his Hyundai Sonata had run out of gas just up the road. Cooper ended up getting a ride -- to police headquarters. What he didn't know was that Giunta had already found the abandoned vehicle on Polito Avenue and began investigating, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The Hyundai had a temporary California license plate that didn't match the VIN number on the d…
Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash
Jersey Shore Native Among 3 Dead In Virginia Crash Police released the names of three people who died on Sunday, May 29, in a head-on collision in Stafford that shut down a road for several hours.   Tamarr Williams, 38, of Woodbridge, lost control of his 1995 Lexus and veered into oncoming traffic on Austin Ridge Drive around 7:30 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  The car struck a northbound Hyundai Elantra driven by Tamara Williams, 27, of Fredericksburg. The drivers were not related. Andrea Forte, 35, of Stafford, who was a passenger in the Lexus, also died in the collision, deputies said.  A GoF…
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…
Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD
Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD A fleeing driver who wielded a firearm during an argument had a gun under her seat and another under her passenger's -- both loaded -- when she was stopped by Haledon police, authorities said. Leah Ruggerio, 29, "brandished a handgun and aimed it at another" during an unspecified dispute in the area of North 4th Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson, Capt. George Guzman said. Ruggerio, accompanied by a male passenger, then sped north on Haledon Avenue in a silver Hyundai, he said. Haledon Officer Nasir Mora moments later saw Ruggerio abruptly turn the speeding vehicle left onto Harris Aven…
Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge
Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge A Sparta man was drunk and speeding when he crashed head-on into a 41-year-old mother and COVID emergency room nurse, causing her death last month, authorities charged Tuesday. Sparta detectives charged Atilla Princz, 41, with criminal vehicular homicide, DWI, and numerous violations, Lt. John Lamon said in a release. Princz was behind the wheel of a gray 540i BMW traveling northbound on Route 181 at nearly 70 mph when his vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane and crashed head-on into a blue Hyundai Tuscon driven by Erin Moore, of Sparta, around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, DailyVo…
Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway
Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway A 58-year-old Toms River resident was killed in a five-vehicle crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours Friday, authorities said. The 12 p.m. crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 96.8 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. It involved a Hyundai passenger car, a GMC SUV, a Ford Transit van, a Kia SUV, and a Jeep SUV. The GMC struck the rear of the Hyundai, then the front of the Ford collided with the GMC, the GMC collided with the Kia, and the Kia collided with the Jeep, Marchan said. Footage from the scene posted by The Lakewood …
Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital A motorist was hospitalized following a collision at a busy Fair Lawn intersection. The crash at Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road early Thursday afternoon sent one driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The other driver refused medical attention. Both the Jeep and Hyundai sedan involved in the crash had to be removed by a flatbed tow truck. Borough police and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and produced this story.