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Death Of SUV Driver Struck By Overnight Freight Train Was Suicide, Bergenfield Police Say
A distraught Morris County woman intentionally drove into the path of a freight train that slammed into her SUV at a railroad crossing in Bergenfield, killing her, in the middle of the night, authorities said.
The lifeless victim 42, from Jefferson, NJ, was alone in the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when it was struck by a CSX train at the West Central crossing and knocked onto its roof around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Police Capt. William Duran said.
Responding police officers found various vehicle parts strewn around, the captain said on Monday.
An ALS unit pronounced the woman dead at the scene af…
Update: Driver, 26, Killed When SUV Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames Off Garden State Parkway
A 26-year-old driver was killed when her SUV ran off the Garden State Parkway, hit a tree and burst into flames overnight, State Police confirmed.
Tiesha A. Jackson, 26, of Newark was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:40 a.m. crash Saturday, April 2, on the northbound parkway in Clifton, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota said.
Jackson's Hyundai Santa Fe veered off the left side of the road and hit a tree on the median before it was engulfed in fire in the area of mile marker 153.7, Slota said.
Route 46 Stop: PalPark Officer Finds $42,000 In SUV, $4,300 In NYC Driver's Hidden Pants Pocket
A Palisades Park police officer who stopped an SUV on Route 46 found pot scattered throughout the vehicle, $42,000 in cash in a plastic bag and $4,300 in a concealed pocket in the driver’s pants, authorities said.
Officer Christian Sisco stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe with temporary Texas license plates for several violations on the eastbound highway near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Detective Alex Monteleone said.
After smelling pot in the vehicle, he summoned backups and got the driver’s consent for a search, Monteleone said.
They found marijuana throughout…
