Car Crashes Into Cancer Center At HUMC, Uninsured Driver, 88, Says Foot Slipped: Police Car Crashes Into Cancer Center At HUMC, Uninsured Driver, 88, Says Foot Slipped: Police
Car Crashes Into Cancer Center At Humc, Uninsured Driver, 88, Says Foot Slipped: Police No one was injured when a vehicle driven by an 88-year-old man hit the front of the John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, police said. The 88-year-old driver from the Rockland County town of West Haverstraw, NY, told police his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas while he was in the drop-off lane around 6 p.m. Wednesday, city Police Lt. Anthony Natale said. "The vehicle went over the curb and lightly collided with one of the lobby glass windows," Natale said. "Two of the windows broke." After refusing medical attention, the driver got a summons for not having auto insurance, the…
NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police
NJ Costco Employee Run Over By Fleeing Shoplifters' Car: Police A New Jersey Costco employee had her ankle run over by a pair of shoplifters she was trying to stop in a fleeing vehicle, authorities said. The incident happened at the Goldsborough Drive Costco in Bayonne around 2 p.m. Thursday, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The female employee chased after two male shoplifters and, as she tried to recover the stolen proceeds from their vehicle, one man pushed her to the ground, Amato said. As the vehicle fled, the worker's right foot was run over by the vehicle. The victim complained of pain in her foot.
Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80
Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 A tractor-trailer driver hauling a full load of lettuce was hospitalized after his rig crashed overnight Wednesday on Route 80. Two occupants of a sedan involved in the crash bailed out and fled after the 2 a.m. mishap on the highway's eastbound side near Exit 65 in Hackensack, responders said. The cab of the tractor-trailer landed on the divider. It took two ABC Towing wreckers on either side of Route 80 to right and remove it. The cab was up against the divider on Route 80.Greg Makroulakis for DAILY VOICE Lettuce get that offloaded following the crash on eastbound Route 80 in Hack…
'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant 'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant
'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into East Rutherford Restaurant UPDATE: A driver whose pickup truck rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the new year dawned told police his brakes failed. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. …
Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant
Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant A pickup truck lived up to its name when it rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the dawn of the new year approached. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. Nick's Tow…
UPDATE: Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Couple After Rockland Holiday Parade UPDATE: Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Couple After Rockland Holiday Parade
Update: Arrest Made In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Couple After Rockland Holiday Parade Authorities have charged a driver with the hit-and-run crash that injured a couple as they left Suffern's annual holiday parade earlier this month. Police in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland counties initially participated in a search that eventually led to the arrest, announced Tuesday, of Seth Snyder, 57, of Airmont. Suffern police said he was driving a Kia SUV that struck Donna Raimondi and her husband, Billy Danzi, as they carried dinner to their car on Orange Avenue (Route 202) just south of Route 59 on Dec. 4. Raimondi, 55, suffered serious injuries, including broken ribs and various ot…
Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident
Englewood Girl, 11, Injured In SUV Accident An 11-year-old Englewood girl was hospitalized following a vehicle accident Wednesday morning, authorities said. The child ran into the street and into the side of a passing Honda CRV on Durie Avenue near Tenafly Road around 8 a.m., Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a leg injury, he said. The 59-year-old female driver from Englewood remained at the scene and wasn't issued any summonses.
Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash
Salesman Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $9M Settlement In NJ Turnpike Tire Blowout Crash The law firm representing a salesman who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a New Jersey Turnpike crash said it has obtained a $9 million settlement. Ernest Damiani of Monroe, NY, was on his way to a sales call when he pulled onto the Turnpike shoulder in Middlesex County on Aug. 2, 2018, authorities said. A Ford Excursion then blew a rear tire and spun across several lanes of traffic and into Damiani's vehicle, according to police reports. Damiani, now 62, was hospitalized for two months. He spent the next nine months at rehab facilities, leaving him unable to return to his job while re…
Longtime NJ Physician, Beloved Father Of 4 Dr. Christopher Muenzen Struck And Killed By Car, 66 Longtime NJ Physician, Beloved Father Of 4 Dr. Christopher Muenzen Struck And Killed By Car, 66
Longtime NJ Physician, Beloved Father Of 4 Dr. Christopher Muenzen Struck And Killed By Car, 66 Longtime New Jersey physician and beloved father of four Dr. Christopher Paul Muenzen was killed after being struck by a car in Montana at the age of 66, reports say. Muenzen was struck by a 36-year-old man attempting to back up a Chevy Silverado in downtown Helena around 5:15 p.m. on Sept. 21 and died as a result of of blunt force injuries, KTVQ reports citing Helena Police. Raised in Rahway, Muenzen went to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen and graduated from Cornell University, his obituary says. Muenzen then earned a master’s degree from Yale University before shifting his focus to me…
SEE ANYTHING? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road SEE ANYTHING? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road
SEE Anything? Woman Struck By Hit-Run SUV Crossing Busy Teaneck Road A Teaneck pedestrian was hospitalized after she was struck crossing a busy local street by a vehicle that fled the scene, said police who turned to the public for help finding the driver. The 32-year-old victim was crossing Teaneck Road from west to east at Orchard Street when she was struck by the southbound vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. "Although the vehicle left the scene prior to police arrival, a witness observed a black or blue SUV in the area of the victim shortly after hearing her call out in distress," Faggello said. The witnes…
NJ Mom Haunted By Face Of Drunk Driver Who Crushed Both Her Legs NJ Mom Haunted By Face Of Drunk Driver Who Crushed Both Her Legs
NJ Mom Haunted By Face Of Drunk Driver Who Crushed Both Her Legs Adrianna Lopez remembers everything about the crash -- not that she wants to. Lopez was visiting her boyfriend's sister and her boyfriend on Ocean Avenue in Jersey City earlier this month when she spotted the 2019 Toyota Corolla heading right for them and her 2-year-old daughter. With no time to think, the 26-year-old mom pushed her toddler out of the way. Everyone's lives were spared, but both of Lopez's legs were crushed. One was damaged so badly that amputation has been discussed, according to a GoFundMe campaign. "She has already undergone numerous procedures," it says. Lopez h…
Firefighters Extricate Victim In Fair Lawn Rollover Firefighters Extricate Victim In Fair Lawn Rollover
Firefighters Extricate Victim In Fair Lawn Rollover Fair Lawn firefighters extricated a woman from a minivan that rolled onto its side at the Hawthorne border early Wednesday evening. Members of Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue got the victim out through the rear hatch of the Honda Odyssey after it rolled on Lincoln Avenue near Harristown Road shortly before 5:30 p.m. A Hawthorne EMS unit took her to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. Fair Lawn and Hawthorne police also responded. Lincoln Avenue near Harristown Road at the Fair Lawn/Hawthorne border.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE