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Wires Left Draping Over Tractor Trailer, Cars In East Rutherford Crash Wires Left Draping Over Tractor Trailer, Cars In East Rutherford Crash
Wires Left Draping Over Tractor Trailer, Cars In East Rutherford Crash A tractor-trailer caused major damage and danger Monday morning, Nov. 4 in East Rutherford.  According to the fire department, the vehicle struck a pole at Paterson Avenue and Herman Street around 11:50 a.m. "The impact caused significant damage, resulting in additional telephone poles being affected and damage to other vehicles," the department said. The borough police and fire departments responded, as did the county's HazMat team and PSE&G. The roadway will be closed until PSEG crews can safely complete repairs. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver From North Arlington Killed In Interstate Ramp Crash, Troopers Say Tractor-Trailer Driver From North Arlington Killed In Interstate Ramp Crash, Troopers Say
Tractor-Trailer Driver From North Arlington Killed In Interstate Ramp Crash, Troopers Say A Bergen County man was killed when his tractor-trailer went off an interstate ramp in Camden County, authorities said. Jorge Valdivia of North Arlington died in the crash on Monday, Nov. 4, a state police spokesperson said. The wreck happened in Bellmawr on the ramp from Interstate 76 East to Interstate 295 North at around 2:04 a.m. Investigators said Valdivia was driving a Freightliner truck with a pneumatic trailer when it went over the ramp's right guardrail and went down an embankment. Valdivia was ejected from the tractor-trailer and the 46-year-old was p…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Driver, 19, Killed In Route 80 Crash Driver, 19, Killed In Route 80 Crash
Driver, 19, Killed In Route 80 Crash A 19-year-old driver was killed in an early-morning Route 80 crash when he rear-ended a box truck stopped in the shoulder, authorities said. Cameron Ray, of Flanders, was heading west in a Subrau when he rear-ended the truck near milepost 38.2 in Denville around 5:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Ray died as a result of the crash while the box truck driver suffered minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash 18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash
18-Year-Old HS Soccer Captain Seriously Injured, 4 Others Hurt In Weekend Morris County Crash An 18-year-old high school soccer player was among five people hurt in a weekend crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park on Sunday, Oct. 27, Daily Voice has learned. At 12:23 p.m., a Suzuki SUV with one occupant collided with an Infiniti SUV containing five occupants while traveling eastbound on Route 24, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The Infiniti overturned and the 18-year-old Whippany resident, identified by her school soccer team as Molly Mack, was ejected from the vehicle, leaving her with serious injuries. Both drivers and three other occupants sustained…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police
Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police Eight people were hospitalized including one with a serious head injury in a four-car crash on Route 46 in Bergen County Tuesday, Oct. 29. A grey Toyota Corolla that was turning left onto Liberty Street from Route 46 west in Little Ferry was struck by a white Ford van heading east on Route 46 just before 5 p.m., Police Chief Jim Walters said. The vehicle spun out upon impact into two other vehicles that were stopped for the traffic light on Liberty Street northbound, Walters said.  All four vehicles were towed from the scene. Four victims were transported to Holy Name Hospital and fou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG
Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG Video has been released in a crash involving a Franklin Borough police officer and a 19-year-old Sussex County woman who died as a result of it back in May. Sgt. William Grissom was driving southbound on Route 23 in Franklin when a black Honda Prelude pulled out of the ShopRite parking lot near Walsh Street on Monday, May 27 around 10:40 a.m., NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Video shows the Prelude emerging from behind vehicles in traffic on the northbound side of the roadway, the attorney general's office said.  The officer's dashcam, released Monday, Oct. 28 by Platki…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Driver Was Spinning Tires Before Killing NJ Lawyer In Nashville Crosswalk: Police Driver Was Spinning Tires Before Killing NJ Lawyer In Nashville Crosswalk: Police
Driver Was Spinning Tires Before Killing NJ Lawyer In Nashville Crosswalk: Police A 58-year-old New Jersey attorney and lobbyist was killed in Nashville, TN on Saturday, Oct. 19 after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said. Michael O'Connell, of Belmar, was crossing the street with the walk light when he was struck by 2009 Dodge pickup truck attempting to make a left turn, Nashville police said in a release. The driver, Joey Nixon, 36, had a green light but failed to yield to the pedestrian, police said. O’Connell died at the scene, police said. Nixon was spinning his tires and speeding prior to the crash, witnesses told police. O'Connell was a lawyer and a l…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Outside Maywood School, Driver Cited: Police Pedestrian Struck Outside Maywood School, Driver Cited: Police
Pedestrian Struck Outside Maywood School, Driver Cited: Police A 22-year-old woman was hospitalized with minor injuries after being struck outside of a Maywood school Tuesday, Oct. 15, police said. The crash happened outside the Maywood Avenue School just before 2 p.m., Sgt. William Phayre said. The woman was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and the driver was issued a summons for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Overturned Vehicle Takes Out 2 Lanes Of Route 3 Overturned Vehicle Takes Out 2 Lanes Of Route 3
Overturned Vehicle Takes Out 2 Lanes Of Route 3 An overturned vehicle blocked two lanes of Route 3 in Bergen County on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 15. The NJDOT site shows the crash happened in the eastbound lanes around 1:30 p.m., west of Route 17 in Rutherford. Police said no injuries were reported. Moderate delays were being reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Six-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike Causes Injuries, Massive Traffic Jam (UPDATE) Six-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike Causes Injuries, Massive Traffic Jam (UPDATE)
Six-Vehicle Crash On NJ Turnpike Causes Injuries, Massive Traffic Jam (Update) Six vehicles crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bordentown Township, causing traffic backups for several miles, officials said. Troopers responded to the crash at 11:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a state police spokesperson said. It happened on the northbound outer highway north of Exit 7 near milepost 54.4. Investigators said the crash involved two tractor-trailers, a transit bus, a flatbed truck, a box truck, and a transit van. There were "non-life-threatening injuries" reported but troopers didn't say how many people were injured. NJDOT said two of the outer highway's three …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Popular Newark Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver: Prosecutor Popular Newark Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver: Prosecutor
Popular Newark Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver: Prosecutor Police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a popular Newark man. Ahmed Bouda, 29 has been charged after authorities said he struck and killed Corey Claybrook around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 on the 600 block of Springfield Avenue then fled the scene, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Claybrook died approximately one hour later. Bouda was found by officers a short time later and was charged with death by auto, leaving the scene of a crash, and failure to render aid to a victim. He was lodged in th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Bergen County on Friday night, Oct 11 — the county's second fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in 24 hours. The man was struck on Godwin Avenue near Witte Drive in Midland Park just before 7:10 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with serious injuries where he was ultimately pronounced dead. On Thursday night, Oct. 10, George Arnold was killed at the intersection of Ridge Road and Milton Avenue in Lyndhurst. He was a cook at the popular Route 17 restaurant S…

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by Cecilia Levine