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GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago Authorities have charged a 66-year-old Bayonne man with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City nearly a year ago. Rey Rosario was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The 39-year-old Jersey City pedestrian was struck around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 2023, Suarez said. Sbe was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Suarez did…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle
Good Impression: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle A motorist literally made an impression that helped Glen Rock police crack a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver, authorities said. A 48-year-old borough man had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Rock Road just east of Main Street when his 2012 Honda Accord was rear-ended by a black Jeep that fled the scene, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 6:42 p.m. crash last Thursday, Oct. 20, the chief said. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew Magro investigated the crash …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Hit-Run Driver Hid Car In Woods After Crash That Killed Horse, Hurt Teen: Police NJ Hit-Run Driver Hid Car In Woods After Crash That Killed Horse, Hurt Teen: Police
NJ Hit-Run Driver Hid Car In Woods After Crash That Killed Horse, Hurt Teen: Police A 51-year-old Salem County man hid his vehicle in a wooded area after a hit-and-run crash that killed a horse and badly injured a 14-year-old girl last week, authorities in Gloucester County announced. Joseph Devitis, of Upper Pittsgrove Township, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 21 on charges of animal cruelty, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injuries, and more, for the accident that killed 15-year-old Predator and injured 14-year-old Tatiana Feliciano, according to police and the family of the victims. The accident happened Sept. 13, around 8 p.m., while the teen and he…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Horse Dead, Teen Girl Hurt In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash: Police Horse Dead, Teen Girl Hurt In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash: Police
Horse Dead, Teen Girl Hurt In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash: Police A horse was killed and its 14-year-old rider hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 on Monroeville Road in Franklin Township, police said. A girl from Sicklerville was riding along the westbound shoulder when they were struck by an unidentified older-model, light-colored pickup truck, police said. A 21-year-old man from Camden was riding a second horse but was not hurt. The truck also was traveling westbound.  The girl was taken to Cooper Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.  The…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help with a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian from Elizabeth last week. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on May 25, Felipe Dos Santos was walking northbound on the shoulder of the parkway hear milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge Township, according to New Jersey State Police. He was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene after the crash and continued traveling north, State Police said. As a result, Dos Santos sustained fatal injuries, they …

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by Jon Craig
News
6-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Route 80 Crash Was Firefighter's Grandson 6-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Route 80 Crash Was Firefighter's Grandson
6-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Route 80 Crash Was Firefighter's Grandson Support is skyrocketing for the family of the beloved 6-year-old boy killed in a devastating hit-and-run crash on Route 80 just two days before Christmas. The Mount Olive boy was killed after a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox struck a Honda HRV and fled the scene near milepost 28.5 in Roxbury around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, DailyVoice.com reported. The victim, identified as Lorenzo Van Dine, is the grandson of a Budd Lake firefighter, the department said in a heartbreaking Facebook post. As many in the community have heard of the loss of Lorenzo Van Dine this tragedy hits particularly close to home…

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by Valerie Musson
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DWI Driver Admits Guilt In Deadly Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash DWI Driver Admits Guilt In Deadly Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash
DWI Driver Admits Guilt In Deadly Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty to drunk driving and vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a man exchanging insurance information with another driver after a minor crash last year. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, of Toms River, admitted guilt on Sept. 15 before Ocean County Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski in connection with the Sept. 5, 2020 crash that left Daniel Cintron dead, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A sentencing was set for Nov. 19, during which the State will recommend a term of seven years New Jersey Sta…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County 2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County
2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County Two people were struck and one killed by cars in a pair of separate hit-and-run crashes Thursday night in Essex County, authorities said. The fatal crash happened around 7:30 p.m. in Nutley, at the intersection of Rutgers Place and Washington Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman's identity had not been released as of 10:30 a.m. The prosecutor's office was also investigating an incident at Pennsylvania Avenue and Emmet Street in Newark, which happened around 10 p.m.  The victim was hospitalized in traumatic arrest, while a BOLO was issued for a while sedan …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two
Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two A tractor-trailer driver from Newark was extradited to New York and charged with a hit-and-run crash on the New York State Thruway that killed two people. A car slid under his rig when Quentin D. Campbell, 55, made an illegal U-turn in the Monroe County town of Wheatland, just west of Rochester, around 4:15 a.m. Sept. 4, New York State Police reported. Campbell kept going, pulled off at Exit 46, then removed a piece of debris from the rig in the parking lot of a hotel before continuing on, they said. Both victims were from Tennessee, State Police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco