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Hackensack Man Struck, Killed In Hit-Run, Driver Found, Charged
A Hackensack man was struck and killed Friday night by a hit-and-run driver from Paterson, said authorities who made an arrest soon after.
James Dixon, 25, was struck near the intersection of River and Court streets, across from the Bergen County parking garage, shortly after 8 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Responders attempted CPR but he was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center soon after, he said.
Police found Fabio Campos Azofeifa, a 47-year-old laborer, a short time later trying to change a flat tire at Temple and Woodridge avenues…
Hero: Hackensack Police Officer Saves Life Of Unresponsive Baby
A year-old child had turned blue, her eyes rolling into the back of her head, when a Hackensack police officer saved her, authorities said.
The 1-year-old girl was breathing but was limp when her mother handed her to Officer Mark Carillo on Tuesday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
The child remained unresponsive, so Carillo, rather than wait for an ambulance, took her and her mother to Hackensack University Medical Center himself, using his cruiser’s lights and siren, DeWitt said.
The child was treated in the emergency room and was recovering from an undisclosed illness, the captain said.
He pr…
