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Bridgewater Motorcyclist, 43, Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck
A 43-year-old motorcyclist from Bridgewater was killed in a crash with a pickup truck, authorities confirmed.
Luis Ruiz was riding a 2014 Harley Davidson northbound on Canal Road near Elm Street in Franklin when he collided with a 2019 Ford F250 pickup truck heading southbound around 8:25 p.m. on Monday, June 6, township police said.
Ruiz was treated at the scene before being taken to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead around 9:40 p.m.
Princeton resident Octaviano Chavez, 56, was behind the wheel of the truck, which was towing an enclosed trailer, authorities said.
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Santa Would Blush: Bergen PBA Toy Drive Hums With Teamwork, Smiles, Blessings (Photos, Video)
“We filled three military trucks,” police veteran Don Nicoletti said Wednesday afternoon as officers, National Guard members and others continued piling immense bags of presents into vehicles at the Closter firehouse.
The 30th annual Bergen County PBA Toy Drive, helmed by Nicoletti, not only set a record for the number of law enforcement agencies involved – a whopping 53.
It may also have been the most efficient transfer ever of toys, board games electronics and more all brought to the firehouse, sorted, bagged and taken to hospitals and other locations for terminally ill, ailing and needy…
