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Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash
Vandals Destroy Memorial To Lakeland HS Boys Killed In Crash Friends of two Lakeland High School students died in a car crash in March were shocked to discover a memorial for them was vandalized. Brett Kuiken snapped a photo of the memorial honoring Jonathan Carlson, 17 of West Milford, and Victor Weinpel, 19 of Wanaque. covered in blue, green and yellow spray paint Wednesday. Kuiken called the act disrespectful "not only to the boys who were lost, but also to their friends and family who came together to make the memorial, he said. "I hope you know that you just pissed a whole lot of people off." The spray paint covered photos of Carlson and Weinpe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Authorities ID Two Teens Killed In Ringwood Crash UPDATE: Authorities ID Two Teens Killed In Ringwood Crash
Update: Authorities ID Two Teens Killed In Ringwood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Wednesday night identified the two former Lakeland Regional High School students killed in a crash hours earlier in Ringwood. Victor Weinpel, 19, of Wanaque, lost control of a 1999 Toyota Corolla after it hit a guardrail on Greenwood Lake Turnpike north of Skyline Drive around 3:15 p.m., authorities said. The sedan crossed into the oncoming lane and was T-boned by a 2014 Chevy commercial van. Weinpel and his passenger, a 17-year-old boy from West Milford identified by family and friends as John Carlson, were pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, 64-year-old Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Authorities Identify Former Lakeland Regional HS Students Killed In Ringwood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Identify Former Lakeland Regional HS Students Killed In Ringwood Crash
Update: Authorities Identify Former Lakeland Regional HS Students Killed In Ringwood Crash UPDATE: Authorities Wednesday night identified the two former Lakeland Regional High School students killed in a crash hours earlier in Ringwood. Victor Weinpel, 19, of Wanaque, lost control of a 1999 Toyota Corolla after it hit a guardrail on Greenwood Lake Turnpike north of Skyline Drive around 3:15 p.m., authorities said. The sedan crossed into the oncoming lane and was T-boned by a 2014 Chevy commercial van. Weinpel and his passenger, a 17-year-old boy from West Milford identified by family and friends as John Carlson, were pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver, 64-year-old Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco