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Troubled Passenger Dies After Jumping From Moving Car On Route 287: NJSP Troubled Passenger Dies After Jumping From Moving Car On Route 287: NJSP
Troubled Passenger Dies After Jumping From Moving Car On Route 287: Njsp An emotionally troubled man died after jumping from a moving SUV on Route 287 over the weekend, New Jersey State Police said. The Ford was headed north when the 31-year-old rear-seat passenger from Connecticut opened the door and jumped out in the area of milepost 58.4 in Oakland around 9 p.m. Saturday, April 13, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The victim sustained a severe head injury and had stopped breathing, responders said. Oakland Police Sgt. Michael Griffin and Officers Karley Greulich and Hank Anderson conducted CPR before the man was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center …

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Motorcyclist Hurled Over Route 208 Divider Motorcyclist Hurled Over Route 208 Divider
Motorcyclist Hurled Over Route 208 Divider A motorcyclist from Bergenfield survived being thrown over the divider when he crashed on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes on New Year's afternoon, authorities said. The 19-year-old Bergenfield motorcyclist's 2007 Suzuki GSX hit the median on the northbound side, ejecting him onto the other side, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Hospital in Paterson with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. An ALS unit from the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and the Oakland First Aid Squad responded along with Fr…

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Driver, 76, Knocked Down, Pinned By Own Car Outside Oakland Care Center Driver, 76, Knocked Down, Pinned By Own Car Outside Oakland Care Center
Driver, 76, Knocked Down, Pinned By Own Car Outside Oakland Care Center A 76-year-old driver was pinned beneath her own vehicle during a visit to a rehab and health care center in Oakland, authorities said. The victim forgot to put her 2018 Nissan Rogue in park when she got out in the lot of the Oakland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center off Breakneck Road on Wednesday, Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. The Rogue rolled backwards, knocking the driver down and pinning her beneath it, the captain said. Members of the Oakland Care Center and Oakland First Aid Squad tended to the woman while firefighters raised the vehicle to remove her, he said. She was taken …

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Police: Oakland Man Injured, Charged Playing Chicken With Freight Train Police: Oakland Man Injured, Charged Playing Chicken With Freight Train
Police: Oakland Man Injured, Charged Playing Chicken With Freight Train A 35-year-old Oakland man injured himself jumping out of the way of a freight train – and then was arrested, authorities said. The Oakland First Aid Squad treated the man for his injuries after he was nearly struck while with his dog near the Ramapo River shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. The man refused hospitalization, the lieutenant said. Sgt. Michael Griffin and Officers Edward McDermott, Charles Kelly, and Timothy McDonough found him while responding to several reports of a man struck by a train, Eldridge said. He was charged with defiant trespassin…

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Tree Worker, 28, From Passaic County Killed In Oakland Mishap Tree Worker, 28, From Passaic County Killed In Oakland Mishap
Tree Worker, 28, From Passaic County Killed In Oakland Mishap A 28-year-old tree worker was killed in Oakland on Tuesday when he was struck in the head by a wood chipper, authorities said. Members of the Oakland First Aid Squad and a paramedic unit from the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood joined police at the scene on Stony Point Road off Route 202 around 9:45 a.m., police Lt. Christian Eldridge said. A medical chopper was called for but then cancelled. The unconscious Pompton Lakes victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital, Eldridge said. Oakland police were investigating along with OSHA, the lieutenant said.

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DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says
DWI Motorist From Rockland Drives Wrong Way On Route 208, Oakland PD Says A Rockland woman was drunk when she drove the wrong way on Route 208, police in Oakland said. Marie Heller, 61, of Nanuet had driven her 2003 Honda Pilot north in the southbound lanes shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.  Somehow, it didn't hit anything. Officer Michael Griffin, responding to a call from the Oakland First Aid Squad, stopped Heller after she tried getting onto Route 287, he said. Police processed Heller at headquarters, temporarily impounded her car and released her to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing under John's Law, Eldr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland
Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland UPDATE: Oakland police on Tuesday said they were preparing charges against a driver from West Milford whose pickup truck swerved across the road and into two buses carrying more than two dozen young day campers. The 21-year-old driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following Monday's crash just after 4 p.m. on Skyline Drive.  None of the youngsters aboard either Spring Lake Day Camp (Ringwood) short school bus -- one carrying 16, the other 14 -- had to be hospitalized, authorities said.  "All of the children were evaluated on sce…

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Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland
Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland A pickup truck driver from West Milford swerved across the road and into two short school buses carrying more than two dozen young day campers in Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. The 21-year-old driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following Monday's crash just after 4 p.m. on Skyline Drive. None of the youngsters aboard either Spring Lake Day Camp (Ringwood) buses -- one carrying 16, the other 14 -- had to be hospitalized, authorities said. "All of the children were evaluated on scene by EMTs and no further medical treatment was required," Lt.…

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THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys THIS SUNDAY: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys
This Sunday: Pink Heals Rallies First Responders For Special Waldwick, Cliffside Park Boys Two special young boys will be treated to a parade of first responders this Sunday in Waldwick, thanks to Pink Heals of Bergen County. Both Cole McKeon of Waldwick and Austin “AJ” Katchen of Cliffside Park were diagnosed months apart last year with Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that attacks certain types of nerve tissue. Before his first birthday, AJ had successful tumor resection surgery, the first of several operations. He’s also undergone chemotherapy that kept him hospitalized several months. Doctors declared AJ in remission last summer, but his immunotherapy and radiation t…

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by Jerry DeMarco