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Overdosing BMW Driver, 60, Revived After Crash At Route 17 Exxon Station, Police Say Overdosing BMW Driver, 60, Revived After Crash At Route 17 Exxon Station, Police Say
Overdosing BMW Driver, 60, Revived After Crash At Route 17 Exxon Station, Police Say Police revived an overdosing 60-year-old Rockland County man who crashed his BMW in Bergen County early Saturday, June 22. Ridgewood police were called to the Exxon station at 490 Route 17 South just before 7:45 a.m., where the BMW driver from Nanuet was found unconscious after crashing in a handicapped parking spot, Ridgewood Police Lt. John Chuck said. Photo(s) of the day, 06/22/2024: For the second time in less than 24 hours, Ridgewood PD patrol officers took a driver... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Saturday, June 22, 2024 Photo(s) of the day, 06/22/2024: For the second tim…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate
Workers At Moonachie Company Stricken By Bodega-Bought Chocolate Two employees at a food importing company in Moonachie had to be revived on Thursday, Nov. 16, after putting what they said was "natural" chocolate in their coffee. The man and woman at the Peterson Company on Empire Boulevard immediately became ill from the additive, which they said they bought at a bodega in Paterson, Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano said. Responding officers began treating the unresponsive pair with oxygen, then administered Narcan out of an abundance of caution, the lieutenant said. It had no effect, he said. "It was only after several minutes of oxygen and after …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB
Motel Horror: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB Two people died and three were hospitalized after suffering suspected drug overdoses Tuesday afternoon at a motel along the approach to the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Fort Lee police were called to the Skyview Motel on eastbound Route 46 at 1:41 p.m. Nov. 14, the prosecutor said. They found five apparent overdose victims going in and out of consciousness, he said. The officers deployed Narcan while conducting CPR, Musella said. Two of the victims -- apparently in their 30s -- were pronounced dead at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Ingenuity Helps Elmwood Park Officers Save OD Victim Trapped In Route 46 Hotel Bathroom HEROES: Ingenuity Helps Elmwood Park Officers Save OD Victim Trapped In Route 46 Hotel Bathroom
Heroes: Ingenuity Helps Elmwood Park Officers Save OD Victim Trapped In Route 46 Hotel Bathroom An overdosing heroin user was blacked out and gasping when Elmwood Park police were called to a Route 46 hotel. Unfortunately, the 32-year-old overdose victim was wedged between the bathroom door and toilet, making it impossible for them to get to him, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Time, meanwhile, was ticking. The walls at the Red Carpet Inn are made of sheetrock, the chief said, so Lt. Robert Centkowski fetched some breaching tools. First he cut a hole in the wall big enough for Officer Anthony Ingraffia to reach in and administer two doses of Narcan, Foligno said. The lieutenant …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl HEROES: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl
Heroes: Fairview Police Officers Waste No Time After 13-Month-Old Infant Ingests Fentanyl UPDATE: A trio of Fairview police officers weren't about to wait for an ambulance after a 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was brought into headquarters. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, and the mother showed up at Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. The infant wasn't conscious, didn't have a pulse and had trouble breathing, Fairview Police Capt. Michael Martic said. A group of officers who were t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers
Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers A 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was revived with Narcan thanks to a fast-acting group of Fairview police officers, Daily Voice has learned. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, was arrested and charged with child endangerment after being identified as the individual responsible, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, March 31. Colon and the mother had come to Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver
Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver HEROES: An unconscious 28-year-old driver from East Rutherford was revived by Waldwick police after overdosing and crashing his car into a median on Route 17, authorities said. It was moments after midnight when the crash occurred near Sheridan Avenue early Wednesday, March 22, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said. Sgt. Michael Sinclair and Officers Tom Zachmann and Anthony LoPrinzi had to break a window to get to the unresponsive driver and pull him out, Seifert said. He regained consciousness after they administered Narcan, then was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood by the Waldwick Volun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall
Route 208 Crash: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall Two drug overdose victims were revived after their SUV slammed into a concrete wall on a Route 208 overpass, Wyckoff police said. Police responding to the Russell Avenue overpass shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, found both the driver of the 2019 Lincoln MKC and his passenger unconscious, Lt. Kevin Kasak said. The vehicle had crossed over the double-yellow line and before hitting the wall, the lieutenant said. Inside officers found an empty wax fold in which drugs apparently had been packaged, he said. The officers administered Narcan to both the 38-year-old driver from Montvill…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash
Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash A sedan slammed into several vehicles on Route 17 after its driver apparently overdosed behind the wheel, authorities said. Responders revived the 28-year-old motorist from Miami with Narcan after his 2003 Infiniti G35 damaged multiple vehicles on the southbound highway in Lodi around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, said Keisha J. McLean, the Bergen County sheriff's public information officer. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for an evaluation, McLean said. No other injuries were reported. Hackensack firefighters and HUMC paramedics responded along with the sheri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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22-Year-Old NJ Woman Among Two Dead From Overdose At NYC Hotel: Report 22-Year-Old NJ Woman Among Two Dead From Overdose At NYC Hotel: Report
22-Year-Old NJ Woman Among Two Dead From Overdose At NYC Hotel: Report A 22-year-old New Jersey woman and a 23-year-old Canadian man were found dead of a drug overdose at a New York City hotel, ABC7 reports. The pair were found in a room at the Hyatt above Grand Central Terminal Saturday, July 30 around noon, the outlet said. A third victim was revived with Narcan. The three had reportedly been to a club. Click here for more from ABC7 as the story develops.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County (Developing) A pedestrian was struck by a car in Morris County Monday morning, developing reports say. The victim was struck near 1237 Route 46 in Roxbury Township around 9:30 a.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. A medical helicopter was put on standby and later canceled, the report says. Emergency crews also administered NARCAN at the scene, according to the report. Police did not immediately respond to DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Valerie Musson
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SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses
Smackdown: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses A major drug ring that supplied mass amounts of tainted heroin that made NARCAN ineffective and caused more than 100 overdoses in just one weekend has been dismantled, authorities in Berks County announced. "Operation SmackDown" was launched in September 2021, when the 101 heroin/fentanyl overdoses overwhelmed Reading's hospital systems and left three victims dead and the rest with life-threatening symptoms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said at a press conference. A leading addiction doctor called the overdoses an "outright poisoning," Adams said. The symptoms caused low he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help
Overdose Victim At Route 46 Hotel Revived By Wayne PD After Young Sons Go For Help A heroin overdose victim in a Route 46 hotel shower was revived by Wayne police -- and later arrested -- after his two young sons went for help, authorities said. A good Samaritan alerted by the youngsters administered CPR until officers arrived at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the “spaghetti bowl” intersection of Route 46, 23 and 80 near the Willowbrook Mall, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They found Cameron Rowand, 32 of Sewell (Gloucester County) unconscious but still breathing, with an uncapped needle and syringe nearby, he said. “Officers twice administered Narcan before turning his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police
Two Narcan Saves In One Weekend: Good Samaritans, EMS Assist Emerson Police HEROES: Two good Samaritans helped police rescue an overdosing driver in one of two Narcan saves made in Emerson over the weekend, authorities said. The civilians had pulled the lifeless 30-year-old Lodi driver from his Ford sedan, which was stopped in the middle of Ackerman Avenue, shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Michael McDermott said. Sgt. Joseph Alasio assisted them with CPR and got a pulse, McDermott said. The driver was speaking with the sergeant when he lost consciousness again, McDermott said. Backup Officer Anthony Mazzo then joined the two civilians in CPR before members o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police
Driver ODs, Crashes, Revived By Glen Rock Police Glen Rock police revived a driver who’d overdosed behind the wheel and crashed, damaging a resident’s lawn, in the middle of the afternoon. Officers responding to a 911 call of an unconscious driver forced their way into the locked 2016 Mercedes SUV on Midwood Road, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They pulled the driver out and administered Narcan, which brought him around, Ackermann said. Members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took over, then brought the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, he said. One of the officers sustained minor injuries as they forced their wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim HEROES: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim
Heroes: Palisades Park Police Resuscitate OD Victim A 17-year-old drug user showed no signs of life when a trio of Palisades Park police officers found her on the back deck of a home off Broad Avenue. Officer Theo Christolias administered two doses of Narcan as Sgt. Marc Messing and Officer Robert DeVito conducted CPR, Detective Alex Monteleone said. DeVito applied defibrillator pads that advised no shock, Monteleone said. Messing and Christolias continued CPR and she eventually came around, the detective said . The girl was alert and conscious when taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station HEROES: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station
Heroes: Port Authority PD Saves OD Victim At GWB Bus Station Port Authority Police Officer Kyle Chmura knows an overdose when he sees one. Responding to a call of a man down in a third-floor bathroom stall at the George Washington Bridge bus station in Washington Heights, Chmura immediately began a sternum rub in an attempt to revive the 50-year-old victim. Chmura and backup Officer Chris Figueroa then gave the man oxygen and two blasts of Narcan that eventually brought him around, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. EMS arrived, continued care and took the victim to nearby Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for further treatment, Valens…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths
NJ Senate Approves Bill Aimed At Preventing OD Deaths The New Jersey Senate on Thursday approved a proposed law that would require doctors to prescribe Narcan when writing opioid pain management prescriptions for high-risk patients. At least seven states now require co-prescribing Narcan (naloxone) with opioids: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Laws in California and Ohio require prescribers to offer naloxone co-prescriptions in certain circumstances. “It can make a difference in New Jersey, as well,” said state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, R-Boonton, a co-sponsor of the measure, which had bi-partisan su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once
Heroes: Ridgefield Park Police Revive Two OD Victims At Once Ridgefield Park police revived two overdose victims with Narcan at the same time. A frantic, screaming companion led responding Sgt. William Morton and Officers Brian Ooms and Chris Beirne into the Park Street apartment shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. In the bedroom they found a limp 32-year-old woman face down and turning blue, the chief said. As two of the officers administered Narcan, the other looked for any drugs or paraphernalia that would help assess her condition. That's when he found an unconscious 30-year-old male victim, also f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed
Free NJ Narcan Giveaway Begins Thursday, No ID Or Script Needed Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella will visit a local pharmacy to answer questions Thursday when New Jersey begins a three-day giveaway of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. State residents can obtain a packet containing two doses of the nasal spray anonymously without a prescription or appointment through Saturday (Sept. 24-26) for free at participating pharmacies. The free doses will be available at 322 pharmacies, including several locations of Acme, CVS, Rite Aid, Sav-On, ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Walgreens, Walmart, Weis Markets and independent pharmacies throughout the state, auth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Free NJ Narcan Giveaway: No ID Or Script Needed Free NJ Narcan Giveaway: No ID Or Script Needed
Free NJ Narcan Giveaway: No ID Or Script Needed New Jersey will offer the opioid overdose-reversal drug Narcan for free at pharmacies later this month, authorities announced Wednesday. But be warned: Health and law enforcement professionals emphasize that nalaxone isn't a miracle drug or fallback option. Opioid users can still die depending on how much is in their system and in what combination. State residents can obtain a packet containing two doses of the nasal spray anonymously without a prescription or appointment from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26, Gov. Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson said. The free doses will be avai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Bergen Sheriff's Officer Revives OD Victim At Hackensack Wawa HERO: Bergen Sheriff's Officer Revives OD Victim At Hackensack Wawa
Hero: Bergen Sheriff's Officer Revives OD Victim At Hackensack Wawa A Bergen County sheriff's officer revived a drug overdose victim from Englewood at a Hackensack convenience store. Officer John Ryan Greiner administered Narcan to the unconscious 41-year-old opioid victim at the Wawa on River Street shortly after 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. The man eventually came around and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the sheriff said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Sheriff Welcomes New Officers, Honors Group Who Saved OD'ing Driver's Life Bergen Sheriff Welcomes New Officers, Honors Group Who Saved OD'ing Driver's Life
Bergen Sheriff Welcomes New Officers, Honors Group Who Saved OD'ing Driver's Life Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton swore in nine fresh hires and five governmental transfers as officers during a ceremony in Hackensack. The sheriff also presented life-saving awards to a group of officers who saved the life of an overdosing driver on Route 80. Officer Niamh McGuinness spotted the driver having a possible medical episode and notified Officers Joseph LaBarbera, Richard Maietta, and Sohrab Moussavian – all of whom responded and teamed up to administer Narcan while conducting CPR, Cureton said. The driver regained consciousness and was taken to Hackensack University Medic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Parkway Police Rescue Suicidal Closter OD Victim In Locked Car At Alpine Lookout Palisades Parkway Police Rescue Suicidal Closter OD Victim In Locked Car At Alpine Lookout
Palisades Parkway Police Rescue Suicidal Closter OD Victim In Locked Car At Alpine Lookout Palisades Interstate Parkway police rescued a suicidal 50-year-old Closter man after he’d overdosed in a moving car at the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Officers pulled behind the victim’s locked 2018 Lexus, which backed into their patrol unit, disabling it, as they tried to wake him on Sunday, Lt. Jock Watson Jr. said. They eventually forced their way into the car, put it in park and got him out of the driver’s seat, Watson said. His vital signs improved after they administered Narcan, but he remained unconscious, the lieutenant said. Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and Hack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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A Year Sober: Recovering Allendale Addict’s Cycle Event Supplies Narcan For Responders A Year Sober: Recovering Allendale Addict’s Cycle Event Supplies Narcan For Responders
A Year Sober: Recovering Allendale Addict’s Cycle Event Supplies Narcan For Responders A recovering heroin user from Allendale celebrated a year of sobriety by sponsoring a stationary bike ride that helped help supply borough responders with Narcan. Emily Somerville, 22, organized the “Ride for Recovery,” a 45-minute cycle class in front of Define, Body and Mind, CKO Kickboxing, Dairy Queen and Asian Cuisine last week as a celebration for those in recovery. At the same time, she raised funds to re-supply the police and ambulance corps with the life-saving anti-opioid drug. “Like all medications, Narcan does expire,” Police Chief George Scherb said. “Each Allendale officer i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HUMC Surgeon, Lawyer, Teen Saved Morris County Deliveryman In Cardiac Arrest HUMC Surgeon, Lawyer, Teen Saved Morris County Deliveryman In Cardiac Arrest
Humc Surgeon, Lawyer, Teen Saved Morris County Deliveryman In Cardiac Arrest Three Good Samaritans who saved a 24-year-old unconscious driver in Morris County say they were in the right place at the right time. Christopher Caccavella, 17, of Roxbury, was on his way to class at the Morris County School of Technology in Denville Wednesday morning when he saw the driver in the SUV next to him collapsed on the steering wheel at the Route 10 jughandle across from the Pelican Center. The teen pulled over and dialed #77, connecting him with a Dangerous Driver System operator. At that moment, Denville attorney Matthew Troiano -- who formerly worked at the Morris Count…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday for a Susssex County man who authorities said overdosed on heroin before his SUV went airborne, smashing into a killing a father and son and an attendant at a gas station on Route 23 in Wayne early Tuesday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said her staff will ask Superior Court Judge Ernest M. Caposela during a 10 a.m. hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson to order 29-year-old Jason Vanderee held in the Passaic County Jail pending trial. Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kids OK After Special Needs School Bus Driver ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes In Newark Kids OK After Special Needs School Bus Driver ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes In Newark
Kids OK After Special Needs School Bus Driver ODs Behind Wheel, Crashes In Newark A day after three people were killed by an overdosing driver in a crash at a Route 23 gas station, the driver of a school bus carrying children with special needs had to be revived with Narcan after a crash in Newark. The dozen or so students weren’t injured in the 1 p.m. crash at 14th Avenue and Jones Street. Responders used Narcan to revive the woman, who police said apparently had overdosed on heroin. ****** ALSO SEE: Authorities charged the drugged driver in a Tuesday morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant on Route 23 in Wayne. https://dailyvoice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver, 29, Charged In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Update: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address
Wayne Mom Mourning Son Takes Opioid Fight To Trump's State Of The Union Address Fighting the battle against opioid addiction has been a top priority for Donna Andelora of Wayne since 2012, when her son Joey died of a heroin overdose at 22 years old. She founded Joey's Angels in his memory on Facebook -- and hasn't stopped fighting for him since. Andelora on Tuesday will attend Trump's State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat representing the 11th District, the Daily Record reports. Sherrill believes the growing opioid epidemic is among the most serious public health crises in New Jersey. Andelora explained the extremely addictive nat…

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by Cecilia Levine