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Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police
Bergen County Man Victim Of Double Fatal Wrong-Way NY Crash: Police A Bergen County man was identified by authorities as one of the two people killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash overnight in New York. George Gonzalez, 68, of Dumont, was heading north in the southbound lanes of I-87 in a 2017 Toyota RAV4, when he drove into a 2022 Nissan Altima around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tuxedo, New York State Police said. Gonzalez's car became engulfed in flames. The Altima driver was identified as Yehuda Weinstock, 67, of Chester, NY. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither vehicle had any passengers. All southbound lanes were closed during the crash …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Old Route 17 In Rockland Just North Of NJ Line Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Old Route 17 In Rockland Just North Of NJ Line
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Head-On Crash On Old Route 17 In Rockland Just North Of NJ Line UPDATE: A driver was killed in a wrong-way head-on crash just across the New Jersey border in Rockland County, authorities confirmed. Investigators were trying to determine why the southbound 2007 Honda Accord veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a fully loaded tree truck on Old Route 17 in Tuxedo shortly after 7:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, New York State Police said. The Honda driver, who had to be extricated by firefighters, was pronounced dead a short time later at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, State Police said. Two occupants in the tree truck emerged OK, they said foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Closes Thruway Near State Line Tractor-Trailer Fire Closes Thruway Near State Line
Tractor-Trailer Fire Closes Thruway Near State Line A fully involved tractor-trailer fire temporarily closed the southbound New York State Thruway near the Bergen County border Monday night. Firefighters from Mahwah and Tuxedo brought tankers to assist their Hillburn colleagues in dousing the blaze, which responders said came dangerously close to overhead power lines. An Orange and Rockland Utilities crew was summoned, they said. Southbound New York State Thruway (Route 287) in Hillburn.John Kiene for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported. The contents of the trailer weren't immediately known. No injuries were reported.John Kiene f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash
Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash A Ramsey father of three was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Harriman State Park near his former Rockland County home. Guy Hoovler, 50, had just returned from a two-week ride west with some friends when the crash occurred Sunday morning in Tuxedo, NY, a family friend said. Hoovler previously lived on Seven Lakes Drive in Sloatsburg. CHECK BACK FOR ARRANGEMENTS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'A Miracle': Fair Lawn Teen Rescued After 38-Foot Plunge At Remote Ramapo River Swimming Hole 'A Miracle': Fair Lawn Teen Rescued After 38-Foot Plunge At Remote Ramapo River Swimming Hole
'A Miracle': Fair Lawn Teen Rescued After 38-Foot Plunge At Remote Ramapo River Swimming Hole A recent Fair Lawn High School graduate who survived a 38-foot headfirst fall at a remote swimming hole just across the New York state line over the weekend said she was grateful to be alive. The 18-year-old victim had to be airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center following an hour-long recovery effort by both her friends and local responders Saturday at the Ramapo River swimming hole just off Route 17 in Tuxedo, N.Y. She apparently hit the rocks on the way down and landed face-first in the water. "The boys who were there saved her life with their quick action and basic first-aid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47 NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47
NY Renaissance Faire Actor Eric Heppel Of Wayne Dies, 47 Longtime Wayne resident Eric Heppel died suddenly of natural causes on Saturday, April 6. He was 47 years old. Heppel was born in Pequannock and lived in Wayne for more than 30 years, his obituary says. He graduated from Wayne Valley High School (1989) and continued his education at Montclair State University. There, Heppel earned his Bachelor's in accounting (1993).  Heppel worked as a computer consultant for many years but always had a passion for theater, according to his obituary. He was involved with several local productions starting at Montclair State and continuing with th…

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by Cecilia Levine