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Wayne Driver Lighting Cigarette Causes Head-On Crash In Oakland: Police Wayne Driver Lighting Cigarette Causes Head-On Crash In Oakland: Police
Wayne Driver Lighting Cigarette Causes Head-On Crash In Oakland: Police Two drivers from Wayne were injured in a head-on crash that Oakland police said was caused when one of them tried to light a cigarette. The distracted 58-year-old smoker crossed the double-yellow line on Ramapo Valley Road, where her KIA slammed into a Honda Pilot driven by a 65-year-old township woman in front of the Oakland Diner, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. The smoker was extricated by firefighters because the front fender of the KIA had been pushed into the driver's side door, jamming it shut, Keenan said. She'd also complained of chest pains, he said. The woman was taken to St. Joseph…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elmwood Park Mom, Oakland Diner Server Gabrielle Szwez Dies After Cancer Battle, 37 Elmwood Park Mom, Oakland Diner Server Gabrielle Szwez Dies After Cancer Battle, 37
Elmwood Park Mom, Oakland Diner Server Gabrielle Szwez Dies After Cancer Battle, 37 The community is rallying for the children of Gabrielle C. Szwez, who died on May 12 after a cancer battle. She was 37 years old. Born in Long Island, N.Y., Szwez lived in Lyndhurst and Wayne before settling in Elmwood Park. She was a server at the Oakland Diner for six years. More than $1,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for her family as of Friday afternoon. The single mom fought the "cancer monster with every ounce of strength and dignity," said her mom and campaign founder Deborah Della Fave Szwez. Szwez is survived by her children Stephen and Cara; and parents Stephen and …

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by Cecilia Levine