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Summit Avenue, Hackensack, NJ
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Dramatic Rescue: Firefighters Save Woman After Fall Onto Hackensack Railroad Tracks
Hackensack firefighters sprang into action overnight to rescue a woman who had fallen onto railroad tracks. The incident occurred around 3 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to the Hackensack Fire Department. Members of the Fourth Platoon, led by Deputy Chief J. Ingallinera, executed a high-angle rope rescue to reach the female victim who had fallen below Summit Avenue and American Legion Drive. Firefighters quickly accessed the scene, stabilized the woman, and secured her for transport to an area hospital. Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said no criminality w…
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Victim Extricated, Seriously Injured In Route 80 Box Truck Crash (
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An early-morning crash involving a box truck brought a large emergency response to Route 80 in Bergen County Friday, June 21. Firefighters were called to the westbound lanes at milepost 65.5 just after 3:20 a.m., where a Mercedes Benz had rear-ended a box truck, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Firefighters found the victim was pinned inside the vehicle, and worked to remove the roof and door of the car. The patient was stabilized and removed, then treated by EMS on scene. The patient was then taken to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center with serious…
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Heartbreaking Battle Ends For Beloved Bergen Firefighter
A career Bergen County firefighter's valiant battle with cancer ended Saturday, leaving countless loved ones, first responders, friends and others devastated. "We all ask why the great ones are taken to soon and we can't find the answer," Hackensack Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik wrote as news of the death of Timothy Rice spread on Saturday. Timmy Rice, 42, of Emerson leaves Regina, his wife of 15 years, their daughter, Aubrey, and their son, TJ. He was "one of a kind, truly one of the nicest, most caring people I’ve ever known," Doug Habermann wrote -- just one of a rapidly growing collect…
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Hackensack PD: Pedestrian, 76, Struck, Killed By Pickup, Landscaping Trailer
A 76-year-old Hackensack pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday night. Carol Ventura, a North Bergen native who lived on Prospect Avenue, was in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2021 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was turning from southbound Summit Avenue onto eastbound Passaic Street shortly after 8:30 p.m., police Capt. Nicole Foley said. "After being hit, she was subsequently run over by a westbound landscaping truck’s trailer," Foley said. Ventura was pronounced dead a short time later at Hackensack University Medical Center. The pickup truck driver, 42, of Rochelle Park, told…
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Hackensack Pedestrian, 76, Struck, Killed
A 76-year-old Hackensack pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday night. Carol Ventura, a North Bergen native who lived on Prospect Avenue, was in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2021 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was turning from southbound Summit Avenue onto eastbound Passaic Street shortly after 8:30 p.m., police Capt. Nicole Foley said. "After being hit, she was subsequently run over by a westbound landscaping truck’s trailer," Foley said. Ventura was pronounced dead a short time later at Hackensack University Medical Center. The pickup truck driver, 42, of Rochelle Park, told…
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash
A crash caused when a driver ran a red light toppled a traffic light Tuesday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The 50-year-old Nissan Pathfinder driver from Hackensack was headed south on Summit Avenue when he ignored the red light at Central Avenue, Lt. Anthony Natale said. The 2007 Pathfinder collided with a 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection and rolled onto its roof, knocking down the light pole, he said. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, Natale said, adding that they and the other driver refused medical attention. Police issued summonses to the Pathfinder…
Police & Fire
Police: Unlicensed Hackensack Driver, 41, KO'd In Crash
An unlicensed Hackensack driver was knocked out when her sedan slammed into a pickup truck and a van late Monday, authorities said. Shanice Wyche, 41, was expected to be released from the hospital on Tuesday following Monday's crash on Summit Avenue near Spring Valley Road shortly before 11:30 p.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. Wyche was headed north in her 2004 Chevy Malibu when it crossed into the oncoming lane and hit a 2013 Ford F150 and 2018 Chevy Express both parked on the west side of the street, Foley said. The impact knocked a tire off her car, said residents who heard the crash and c…
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Pedestrian Hit In Unmarked Crosswalk: Who's At Fault?
A 28-year-old pedestrian was struck in an unmarked Hackensack crosswalk the other morning, raising what authorities said is an important point. The victim, a Jersey City woman, was heading west across Summit Avenue at Thompson Street in an unmarked crosswalk when she was struck around 7 a.m. by a southbound 2019 Ford Mustang driven by a 64-year-old city man, police said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining of leg and hip pain, they said. Although no summonses were issued, the driver was assigned fault for failing to yield to a pedestrian. Why? "Most dr…
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: Teaneck Woman Possibly DWI Arrested In Connection With Rochelle Park DPW Hit-Run
A Teaneck woman suspected of drunk driving was taken into police custody after hitting a landscaping trailer that was pushed into a DPW worker in Rochelle Park, then fleeing the scene with two kids in the car, authorities said. Sheree Rogers, 33, fled from the Midland School incident in a black Dodge Caravan around 10:35 a.m., but was stoped by Hackensack police a short while later on Summit and Central avenues, Rochelle Park Det. Sgt. James DePreta said. The DPW worker was treated at the scene for minor injuries at the scene, DePreta said. The children in Rogers' car were taken to a…
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Minivan With Kids Inside Injures DPW Worker In Rochelle Park Hit-Run
A DPW worker was treated for minor injuries after a minivan with juveniles inside struck a trailer hitting him in a Rochelle Park chain reaction crash Friday morning. Sheree Rogers, 33, fled from the Midland School incident in a black Dodge Caravan around 10:35 a.m., but was stoped by Hackensack police a short while later on Summit and Central avenues, Rochelle Park Det. Sgt. James DePreta said. The female driver didn't get far when she tried to flee the scene at the Midland School and was stopped by Hackensack police soon after, authorities said. The incident was under investigation as o…
Police & Fire
Brake Failure Caused Hackensack Rollover Crash That Hospitalized 2, Authorities Say
A 17-year-old driver and her passenger were transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries after escaping a one-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday in Hackensack, authorities said. The driver said she lost control of her Toyota sedan while attempting to avoid a collision with the car in front of her on Summit Avenue just after 10:53 a.m., Hackensack Police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The teen was applying her brakes when they failed her, so she attempted to swerve away when she lost control -- flipping the car onto the driver's side, Foley said. The car sustained heavy damager but…
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Hackensack Bicyclist, 74, Hospitalized After Crash
A 74-year-old bicyclist drove directly into the path of a car that struck him, sending him to the hospital, Hackensack police said Wednesday. The city resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with "significant trauma" to his lower leg after he was struck by a 2003 Volkswagon Jetta as both headed south on Summit Avenue near Coolidge Place, Capt. Nicole Foley said. "Our initial investigation determined that the bicyclist was struck when he rode directly into the path of the motor vehicle," Foley said. The 31-year-old driver from Paterson was visibly shak…
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Hackensack Officer Saves Bleeding Car Crash Victim's Life With Bare Hands
Hackensack Police Office Sergio Raneli doesn't go anywhere without QuikClot Combat Gauze. It ended up saving a man's life. The five-year department veteran was the first officer on the scene of a single-car crash earlier this month. As he approached the corner of Summit and Central avenues June 1, he saw a convertible that had slammed into a utility pole. Drawing closer, he noticed the driver propped up against the pole -- blood squirting from his head. "The gauze was the first thing I thought of when I saw the amount of blood lost in the car, on the pavement and what was profusely …
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PSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen
UPDATE: Weather-related utility troubles closed streets, cut power to thousands of customers and kept responders busy Friday morning in Hackensack, Elmwood Park, Englewood and elsewhere in Bergen County. Passaic Street in Hackensack was closed between Summit Avenue and Esplanade in Hackensack because of a downed wire that temporarilyy knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, PSE&G said. Power was quickly restored, the utility said. Outages forced delayed openings in Lodi. Boulevard was closed near Molnar Drive in Elmwood Park because of a transformer fire. Nearly 80 customers w…
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