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Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has identified the woman killed Monday night in Belleville when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.  Nora Hernandez, a 56-year-old Newark resident, was hit around 6:37 p.m.  as she was crossing Washington Avenue near Mill Street. She was hit by a 2017 Jeep Cherokee and the driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said.  Hernandez was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m.  She is survived by her children, Michael, 27, and Daniella, 18, and her husband, …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood SEE ANYTHING? Ho-Ho-Kus police sought the public's help finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured a borough woman as she walked her dog near the Ridgewood border Tuesday night. The 57-year-old pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk on North Maple Avenue at 1st Street when she was struck around 7 p.m. by a red sedan that then kept going north on Maple, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. The victim sustained severe head trauma that required surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. One of the witnesses scooped up the woman's dog, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel
Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel Two Wyckoff police officers helped save the life of a 74-year-old driver whose car crashed into two others when he suffered a heart attack Thursday on Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel, authorities said. Officers Michael Teegan and Michael Scalise were transporting a prisoner from Weehawken to Hackensack when they were flagged down by a motorist involved in a crash on the westbound highway near the Kennedy Boulevard interchange in Union City around 2 p.m., Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The motorist "advised the officers that the other driver was still in his car a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted A commercial driver who took off after his delivery truck struck a bridge in Oakland had a suspended license, two active warrants and as a passenger who was carrying pot when police stopped him, authorities said. Officer Bryan Rowin stopped the box truck on West Oakland Avenue after it hit the bridge that crosses River Road and the Ramapo River, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Rowin arrested Berony Maldonado-Garcia, 23, of Paterson, after learning that he was wanted for skipping court twice in Passaic, Eldridge said. Detectives Michael Griffin and Robert Hintzen, who provided backu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Carrier Into Overpass Shuts Route 53 In Denville Car Carrier Into Overpass Shuts Route 53 In Denville
Car Carrier Into Overpass Shuts Route 53 In Denville Route 53 southbound in Denville was closed after a car carrier hit an overpass Monday afternoon. The accident with the Route 46 overpass occurred around 2:50 p.m. just ahead of the Bloomfield Avenue intersection. Lanes remained closed as of 3 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Two heavy-duty wreckers working back-to-back were needed to remove a dump truck trailer that jammed both a Route 17 overpass in Mahwah and the northbound Tuesday evening rush. The driver received a careless driving summons after the 4:40 p.m. mishap at the MacArthur Boulevard overpass, which left only one passable lane on the highway a little over two miles south of the Rockland County border. Firefighters cleaned up a hydraulic fluid spill. The state DOT was called to determine whether there was any structural damage to the overpass. Two heavy-duty wreckers were needed to get the tra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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State Troopers, Firefighters, Others Hurt In Chain-Reaction Crash On 280 In West Orange State Troopers, Firefighters, Others Hurt In Chain-Reaction Crash On 280 In West Orange
State Troopers, Firefighters, Others Hurt In Chain-Reaction Crash On 280 In West Orange A number of first responders were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Route 280 in West Orange Tuesday morning.  Three New Jersey State Police troopers, two West Orange police officers and five township firefighters were among several people injured Tuesday morning when a dump truck plowed into an ambulance, sending it crashing into a fire engine, authorities said. The West Orange police officers and four of the firefighters were treated and released. The fifth firefighter was still hospitalized, a township spokesman said Tuesday night. The spokesman, Joe Fagan, did not know the condi…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Topples Traffic Light In Hawthorne Tractor-Trailer Topples Traffic Light In Hawthorne
Tractor-Trailer Topples Traffic Light In Hawthorne A traffic signal continued to work Thursday afternoon after it got topped by a tractor-trailer in Hawthorne. Municipal DPW workers responded to Wagaraw Road and Lafayette Avenue to separate the pole from the trailer. Lafayette was temporarily closed between Wagaraw and Washington Avenue. PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving (above), Michael Jannicelli (below) Traffic light toppled in Hawthorne.Michael Jannicelli for DAILY VOICE Traffic light toppled in Hawthorne.Michael Jannicelli for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Utility Lines Down Again On Route 17, This Time In Upper Saddle River Utility Lines Down Again On Route 17, This Time In Upper Saddle River
Utility Lines Down Again On Route 17, This Time In Upper Saddle River UPDATE: Highway traffic wasn't affected, but some businesses were after a tractor-trailer yanked down utility lines Tuesday afternoon on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River. The 2:30 p.m. incident limited access to AutoSport, among other local businesses, authorities said. The driver was pulling out of the parking lot after making a delivery when the wires got snagged, Police Chief Patrick Rotella said. No injuries were reported, he said. Lines have either been pulled down or fallen on the highway several times since last fall. A utility pole that authorities said snapped on its o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: School Dropoff Mom Who Blocked Traffic Bites One Officer, Punches, Kicks Others Hackensack PD: School Dropoff Mom Who Blocked Traffic Bites One Officer, Punches, Kicks Others
Hackensack PD: School Dropoff Mom Who Blocked Traffic Bites One Officer, Punches, Kicks Others A Hackensack mother who blocked a lane of traffic while dropping her child off at school Monday morning bit a police lieutenant on the neck, punched a captain in the chest and kicked a third officer before being subdued, authorities said. After a license plate check found that the registration for the vehicle driven by Parona Brown was expired, police Lt. Tina Cappadonna asked her to park and allow a growing line of other parents at Fairmount Elementary School to drop off their children while she spoke to her around 8:30 a.m., Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Brown, 30, "refused to cooperate," DeW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn No serious injuries were reported after a two-car crash sent one into a telephone pole in Fair Lawn. A Nissan Altima got the worst of it, slamming head-on into the pole on Plaza Road between Berdan Avenue and Kipp Street shortly before 1 a.m. The Altima had to be towed. The sedan had to be towed.DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls 1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls Traffic was at a stand-still along Route 208 northbound after a car veered off the roads and into the woods during Thursday. The incident occurred between Russel and Ewing avenues around 5 p.m.  The road reopened about an hour later but drivers reported slow-moving traffic. The victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries and the car was removed by a tow truck. Michael Jannicelli also contributed to this story.

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by Cecilia Levine