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Passaic County Health Department Worker Hospitalized After Ridgewood Crash Passaic County Health Department Worker Hospitalized After Ridgewood Crash
Passaic County Health Department Worker Hospitalized After Ridgewood Crash A Passaic County Health Department employee was hospitalized after the SUV that she was driving was T-boned in Ridgewood. The worker had just visited a patient at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood when the crash occurred Sunday night, her brother said. The Chevy Blazer was headed eastbound on Linwood Avenue when it was rammed by a Jeep Wrangler headed south on Walthery Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8. The collision sent the county vehicle crashing head-on into a utility pole. Witnesses said the Jeep driver blew a stop sign, but that couldn't immediately be confirmed by police. T…
Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood
Jeep Rams Electrical Box In Ridgewood Bollards planted around a roadside electrical box mostly did their job during an early-morning crash Wednesday in Ridgewood. No injuries were reported after a Jeep Wrangler and Mercedes sedan collided outside the Bergen County Duck Pond in front of Valley Health Systems on East Ridgewood Avenue near Paramus Road shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Despite the protection, the impact knocked the box from its base, leaving it dented. The Jeep also uprooted a small sign. CityWide Towing removed the vehicles after a PSE&G crew de-energized the box. Paramus police helped with traffic contro…
ROUTE 287 FATAL Jeep Veers Off Highway, Into Tree, Ejecting Morris County Driver, 29 ROUTE 287 FATAL Jeep Veers Off Highway, Into Tree, Ejecting Morris County Driver, 29
Route 287 Fatal Jeep Veers Off Highway, Into Tree, Ejecting Morris County Driver, 29 UPDATE: A driver who was ejected after his Jeep veered off Route 287 and into a tree early Saturday afternoon was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said. Vincent Infinito, 29, of Chester, was in traumatic arrest, unconscious but breathing, following the crash on the northbound highway near Campgaw Road in Mahwah -- north of Exit 59 -- shortly before 1 p.m. May 13, responders at the scene said. Infinito's Jeep Wrangler had gone off the right side of the road and down an embankment, where it struck a tree, rotated counter-clockwise and ejected him, NJ State Police Sgt. Philip Curry…
'A Kind Woman': Beloved Member Of Tight-Knit West Milford Community Killed In Weekend Crash 'A Kind Woman': Beloved Member Of Tight-Knit West Milford Community Killed In Weekend Crash
'A Kind Woman': Beloved Member Of Tight-Knit West Milford Community Killed In Weekend Crash Members of a private lakeside community in West Milford are mourning the sudden loss of a beloved homeowner who was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend. Cindi Romano, 65, was behind the wheel of her Jeep Wrangler when it struck a mailbox and then a utility pole on Otter Hole Road between Westbrook Road and Highview Drive near her home at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, authorities said. Romano was pronounced dead at the scene, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said in a brief release on Monday. No other vehicles were involved, …
Two Dead In Monmouth County Parkway Crash Two Dead In Monmouth County Parkway Crash
Two Dead In Monmouth County Parkway Crash Two people died in a crash Sunday, Dec. 18 on the Garden State Parkway on Monmouth County, authorities said. Jerome Digiovanni, 75, of Toms River, was partially stopped in the right lane in a Chevrolet Equinox with Ronald Devingo, 57, also of Toms River, standing to the left of the vehicle near mile post 97.7 in Wall Township around 1:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. A Jeep Wrangler driven by a 24-year-old Belmar man struck the left side of the vehicle and Devingo, killing both Devingo and Digiovanni, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. The right two lanes of the GSP northbound were cl…
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police
Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In Sussex County Jeep Crash Caused By Deer: Police A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were hurt after a deer caused a crash on Route 94 in Sussex County Sunday night, state police said. Jesse Manno, 33, of Branchville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler on Route 94 southbound when he hit a deer and veered into the northbound lanes near milepost 15.1 in Fredon just after 10:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The front of the Jeep crashed into a grass embankment and a Honda Civic driven by Alexander W. Schwenke, 18, of Johnsonburg, along with passenger Zoey C. McClain, 19, of Knowlton. Manno and Schwenke suffered …
Woman Catches Fire After NJ Pair Tosses Fireworks From Jeep: Prosecutor Woman Catches Fire After NJ Pair Tosses Fireworks From Jeep: Prosecutor
Woman Catches Fire After NJ Pair Tosses Fireworks From Jeep: Prosecutor A pair of New Jersey men have been charged with arson after tossing fireworks that set a woman on fire, authorities said. Justin Liebhauser, 19, of Randolph, and Gianni Aveta, 18, of Wayne, were charged with aggravated arson in the incident that occurred in Beach Haven. On July 22, a 53-year-old woman entered the Beach Haven Police Department to report that at approximately 10:15 p.m., she had been struck by a firework explosive that was thrown from a motor vehicle.  She told police that she was walking on Pennsylvania Avenue when a firework was thrown from the&nbs…
Teen Driver Hurt As Jeep Flips On Route 80 In Warren County: State Police Teen Driver Hurt As Jeep Flips On Route 80 In Warren County: State Police
Teen Driver Hurt As Jeep Flips On Route 80 In Warren County: State Police A teen driver was hurt after a Jeep veered off of Route 80 and overturned in Warren County, state police confirmed. The teen was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler when the vehicle veered off the westbound lanes and overturned near milepost 20.4 in Allamuchy just before 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. The 17-year-old female driver suffered minor injuries in the crash, Goez said. No other vehicles or passengers were involved. Additional details were not released.
Trapped Driver Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash: State Police Trapped Driver Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash: State Police
Trapped Driver Flown To Hospital Following Hunterdon County Crash: State Police A trapped driver was extricated and flown to a nearby hospital following a serious crash in Hunterdon County, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the crash on Dutch Lane in East Amwell Township found that a Jeep Wrangler had overturned and trapped the driver just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, NJSP SFC Lawrence Peele told DailyVoice.com. The driver was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Peele said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Lehigh Valley Man Thrown From Jeep, Killed In Route 80 Crash, NJ State Police Say Lehigh Valley Man Thrown From Jeep, Killed In Route 80 Crash, NJ State Police Say
Lehigh Valley Man Thrown From Jeep, Killed In Route 80 Crash, NJ State Police Say A 55-year-old Lehigh Valley man was killed after being thrown from his vehicle on Route 80 before dawn Thursday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Joseph J. Bauer was heading west in a Jeep Wrangler when he ran off the right side of the highway and crashed into a metal guardrail near milepost 26.6 in Mount Olive just before 2:50 a.m., NJSP Tpr. II Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Bauer, of Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, was thrown from the Jeep and killed in the crash, Marchan said. All lanes were temporarily closed and detoured following the crash but have since reopened, according to …
Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad
Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide In 3-Car Crash That Killed Beloved Morris County Dad A 45-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a three-car crash that killed a beloved Morris County father of four. Yulia Raynova, of Madison, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and several motor vehicle offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Thursday, April 7 release. The crash occurred on Shunpike Road at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue in Chatham Township around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 28, DailyVoice.com reported. Raynova was heading west on the roadway into the intersection in a Nissan Rogue when she struck a southbound Jeep Wra…
UPDATE: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash UPDATE: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash
Update: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash A 52-year-old man was killed in a triple-car crash involving a box truck in Morris County early Monday, authorities confirmed. The man was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler heading south on Shunpike Road in Chatham Township when he was struck by a Nissan Rouge heading west near the intersection of Lafayette Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The Wrangler then hit a box truck that was parked on the opposite side of the intersection, Carroll said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending family notification, auth…
Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17
Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 You had to see it to believe it, witnesses said: A corpse being taken from a hospital to a funeral home fell out the back of a transport vehicle in a multi-vehicle crash involving a horse trailer on Route 17 in Paramus. Three people were hospitalized, none with serious injuries, in the five-vehicle pileup on the highway's southbound side near the exit for Route 4 around 3:45 p.m. Friday, March 25, Paramus Police Kenneth Ehrenberg said from the scene. The body was on a stretcher wrapped in a sheet when it popped out of a Honda Odyssey, the chief said. The corpse wasn't damaged, he said. Th…
ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun
Road Rage: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun A motorist from Garfield was arrested after police in Paramus said he pointed a genuine-looking pellet gun at another driver during a road-rage incident. Paramus Detective Daniel Cullen tracked down Dennis Music, 51, at his job in town on Monday and took him into custody, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Cullen also recovered an air soft gun that "resembled an actual handgun," the chief said. The victim had told police earlier that the driver of a Jeep Wrangler had "pointed a handgun with a red laser sight at him" on Farview Avenue near Shubert Lane around 5:30 a.m., Ehrenberg said. M…
‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached ‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached
‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached Paramus police turned to the public for help Tuesday following a pair of troubling incidents involving children and a spiky-haired stranger in an SUV. Authorities aren’t sure whether they the driver who approached a 10-year-old girl Monday is the same one who frightened an 8-year-old boy riding his bike last month. The girl was walking on Van Binsberger Boulevard near Midland Avenue, her parents told police, when a man in what was described as a “jungle-looking,” dark-colored SUV – possibly a Jeep Wrangler – pulled up to her around 3:20 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “Do you wa…
State Police: Driver Injured In Rollover Crash With Jeep On Route 80 State Police: Driver Injured In Rollover Crash With Jeep On Route 80
State Police: Driver Injured In Rollover Crash With Jeep On Route 80 The driver of a Toyota Camry was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash on Route 80 eastbound in Morris County Sunday night, state police said. The Camry collided with a Jeep Wrangler and overturned near milepost 27.8 in Roxbury just before 6:40 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The Camry driver was taken to Morristown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The Jeep driver was uninjured, Goez said. The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Monday morning, Goez said.
Elizabeth Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Newark Man Elizabeth Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Newark Man
Elizabeth Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Newark Man An Elizabeth man was arrested in the hit-and-run accident that killed a Newark man last month, authorities said Friday. Francisco Salazar, 35, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler that struck Devere L. Rogers, 42, who was walking near McCarter Highway and 4th Avenue Aug. 15 around 11:40 p.m.,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Rogers was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later, Ambrose and Stephens said. Salazar was charged with second-degree leavin…
Boy, 8, Hit By Jeep On Passaic Street Boy, 8, Hit By Jeep On Passaic Street
Boy, 8, Hit By Jeep On Passaic Street An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized with bumps and bruises after being struck by a Jeep in Passaic early Wednesday evening, authorities said. No summonses were issued to the driver of the Wrangler, which hit the boy on Brook Avenue near the corner of Mineral Spring Avenue around 5:30 p.m., police said. Hatzolah EMS of Passaic Clifton took him to St. Joseph's Regional Hospital, they said, adding that the injuries weren't serious.
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death
Community Rallies Around Expectant Morristown Mom After Husband's Sudden Death The future was looking bright for Chris and Sarah Kaiser of Morristown. The couple had been married 10 years and was five months away from welcoming their first child -- a baby boy.  They were enjoying rides in Chris' new Jeep Wrangler and spending time with their dog, Teddy. But fate cared little for the couple's dreams: Chris died suddenly on June 4 at just 36 years old. The community has enveloped Sarah as she mourns, having had raised more than $151,000 on a GoFundMe for her as of Friday. The KaisersChristopher Rubio Chris Kaiser died on June 4.Sarah Kaiser "We have lost our b…
Burial Saturday For Ramsey Motorcyclist Known As Top-Notch Business Owner Burial Saturday For Ramsey Motorcyclist Known As Top-Notch Business Owner
Burial Saturday For Ramsey Motorcyclist Known As Top-Notch Business Owner A popular Ramsey business owner killed in a motorcycle crash last weekend will be buried this Saturday. Kasey "KC" Checke, 49, was known locally and beyond at the "no-one-does-it-better" custom exhaust specialist. "Great guy would give you the shirt off his back," wrote fellow business owner Paul Pinajian of Wyckoff. "I always sent people to him that would get ripped off elsewhere and he ALWAYS did the right thing." "Best custom exhaust shop around," added Tony Phukhue Esteban of the Bronx. "Sad news." Checke, 49 -- who owned and…
Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Hawthorne Passenger, 57, Dies From Motorcycle Crash Injuries UPDATE: A Hawthorne woman died of her injuries following a crash that killed a Ramsey motorcyclist late Saturday, family friends confirmed. Kimberely Stoll, 57, "suffered head trauma and never regained consciousness" and was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, a close friend who's also a first responder told Daily Voice. Stoll was on the back of the 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a 2017 Jeep Wrangler in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on Lafayette Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. The crash killed 49-year-old Kasey "KC" Checke, the owner-operator of KC's K…
Ramsey Motorcyclist, 49, Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash Ramsey Motorcyclist, 49, Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash
Ramsey Motorcyclist, 49, Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash A Ramsey motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger critically injured in a crash in Hawthorne late Saturday. Kasey "KC" Checke, 49, was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a 2017 Jeep Wrangler in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on Lafayette Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said in a joint release Sunday morning. Checke -- the owner-operator of KC's Kustom Exhaust and Auto Service on Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey -- was pronounced dead at 10:13 p.m. His female passenger was t…
Ramsey Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash Ramsey Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash
Ramsey Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Hawthorne Crash A Ramsey motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger critically injured in a crash in Hawthorne late Saturday. Kasey "KC" Checke, 49, was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a 2017 Jeep Wrangler in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on Lafayette Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief Richard McAuliffe said in a joint release Sunday morning. Checke -- the owner-operator of KC's Kustom Exhaust and Auto Service on Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey -- was pronounced dead at 10:13 p.m. His female passenger was t…