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Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights
Commuter Bus Topples Traffic Light At Border of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights No injuries were reported when a commuter bus downed a traffic light Monday afternoon at a busy intersection at the border of Hackensack and Hasbrouck Heights. Somehow the NJ TRANSIT bus being leased by Coach USA was the only vehicle damaged in the collision across from the 7-Eleven on South Summit Avenue off the corner of West Pleasantview Avenue around 2 p.m. Southbound South Summit Avenue into Boulevard remained closed for cleanup, repairs and an investigation of the accident's cause. No one was reported injury in the Monday afternoon crash Dec. 5 at the Hackensack/Hasbrouck Heights…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash
Four Hospitalized In Hackensack Bus Crash Four passengers were hospitalized and seven refused medical attention following a commuter bus crash in Hackensack, authorities said. The NJ TRANSIT bus had just picked up passengers and was headed north on South Summit Avenue when it collided near West Pleasantview Avenue with a Toyota Prius driven in the same direction by a 22-year-old Hasbrouck Heights man around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, said Police Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. The Prius driver wasn't injured, no significant traffic delays were reported and the scene was quickly cleared, the captain …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17 Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17
Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17 A motorist was hospitalized after her SUV was rear-ended Monday afternoon on Route 17 in Hackensack. She and the female driver of the Ford Focus that hit her were guided to the shoulder of the southbound highway below South Summit Avenue by Walter Rogers, an EMT with the Rutherford First-Aid Ambulance Corps, and a passing tow truck driver shortly after 1 p.m. The Ford driver declined attention, but the SUV operator complained of neck and back pain and dizziness, Rogers said. He said he waited with her until a Bergen County sheriff's officer and Hackensack firefighters arrived. Below S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Woman Struck By NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack Police: Woman Struck By NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack
Police: Woman Struck By NJ Transit Bus In Hackensack A 52-year-old female was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries after being struck by an NJ Transit bus in Hackensack, authorities said. The woman was in the crosswalk headed eastbound across South Summit Avenue at Essex Street when she was struck by the passenger side of the bus turning from Essex onto South Summit southbound around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Hackensack Police Capt. Darrin Dewitt said. "The driver heard a 'thump' sound and immediately stopped," the captain said. The pedestrian was conscious and alert when taken to the hospital. No summonses were issued as of Wednes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Can You Buy Me Ammo?’ Hackensack Police Nab Brooklyn Man Carrying Concealed Gun ‘Can You Buy Me Ammo?’ Hackensack Police Nab Brooklyn Man Carrying Concealed Gun
‘Can You Buy Me Ammo?’ Hackensack Police Nab Brooklyn Man Carrying Concealed Gun Hackensack police said they caught a man carrying a gun after he asked a stranger to buy him ammunition. The civilian called police immediately, saying the suspect approached him outside a South Summit Avenue apartment building Wednesday afternoon and asked, “Can you buy me ammo?” He offered to pay him $200, said the caller, adding that he refused the requests both times. Officer Kevin Small found the suspect inside the nearby 7-Eleven at West Pleasant Avenue, Captain Peter Busciglio said. Small and backup Officer Matthew DeBonis approached Naazym Huger, 25, and questioned him, Busciglio …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Hackensack Pedestrian Struck Trying To Outrun Car Police: Hackensack Pedestrian Struck Trying To Outrun Car
Police: Hackensack Pedestrian Struck Trying To Outrun Car A Hackensack woman trying to beat a car while running across the street was struck, injured and ticketed, police said. Arba Marte, 50, was struck Tuesday on South Summit Avenue by a 2014 Kia turning off Simons Avenue, Capt. Frank Aquila said. "Witnesses stated was running across the road in what appeared to be an attempt to outrun the vehicle," Aquila said. Marte remained at Hackensack University Medical Center on Wednesday with apparent injuries to her head, neck and back, the captain said. The 38-year-old driver remained at the scene and was later released. Marte, meanwhile, …

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by Jerry DeMarco