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DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police
DUI Driver Strikes Officers During Traffic Stop On Route 78, 3 Hospitalized: Police Two police officers were hospitalized after being struck by a DUI minivan driver while conducting a motor vehicle stop on Route 78 Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. The New Providence Police Department said two of their officers were in marked police vehicles were emergency lights activated while stopped with a civilian vehicle on the westbound shoulder of the highway near mile post 43 in Berkeley Heights around 5 p.m. A westbound Honda Odyssey driven by Johnny Ho, 45, of Flushing, NY, struck the back of the New Providence patrol vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash with the next New Pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center
Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center Police have released the identity of the driver who was killed after her vehicle plunged into the Passaic River behind a Morris County shopping center Tuesday morning. Lajoy Battle, 41, was found unconscious with no pulse as officers responded to the crash behind HomeGoods at the Valley Mall in Gillette around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga said. According to witnesses, Battle, of Jersey City, was speeding through the parking lot in a blue 2021 Lexus IS300 when she veered off the roadway, hit a tree, and landed in a shallow part of the Passaic River behind the plaza,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE) Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE)
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (Update) A driver was killed after their car plunged into the Passaic River in Morris County Tuesday morning, police confirmed. The vehicle veered off the roadway alongside Home Goods at 977 Valley Road in Gillette before striking a tree and landing in a low water level portion of the Passaic River around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told DailyVoice.com. The victim’s identity was withheld pending family notification, Naga said. Assisting agencies include the Morris County Sheriff's Department, Stirling Fire Department, Millington Fire Department, Berkeley Heights Fire…

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by Valerie Musson