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Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49 Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49
Leonia PD: Van Driver Didn't See Struck, Killed Pedestrian, 49 UPDATE: The driver of a van that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday morning in Leonia didn't see her, authorities confirmed. The victim, 49-year-old Miryung Lim, was hit near the corner of Grand Avenue (Route 93) and Station Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. She was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, where she was pronounced dead, he said Thursday afternoon. The driver was headed west on Station Parkway, brought the Dodge van to rest at a stop sign at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Station Parkway, then turned onto southbound Grand Aven…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked
Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked LEONIA, N.J. -- Leonia Police Chief Thomas Rowe was headed to work Tuesday morning in yet another George Washington Bridge-bound traffic jam when he checked Waze -- which told him NOT to take a borough side street but to stay on Route 95 instead. In only its second day, Leonia's internationally-publicized rush-hour street closing initiative was working. The key: Navigation companies are programming the "Do Not Enter" restrictions on five dozen local streets into their GPS apps. "For four or five years now, the apps told you to come directly through Leonia," Rowe said. &…

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by Jerry DeMarco