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Woman High On Narcotics Indicted In NJ Crash That Killed Toddler: Prosecutors
A Monmouth County woman was indicted after she was accused of driving under the influence of drugs in a crash that killed a young girl, authorities said. Samantha Bonora, 31, of Howell, was indicted by a grand jury, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release on Friday, Apr. 12. She was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, and four counts of assault by auto. Howell police responded to a crash on Route 34 near the Colts Neck border at around 4:41 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Investigators said Bonor…
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Update
: Impaired Wrong-Way Route 4 Driver Injures 5, Himself, Faces Multiple Assault Charges
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An impaired driver from Westchester was headed the wrong way on westbound Route 4 in Paramus when his SUV slammed head-on into another over the weekend, sending five people as well as himself to the hospital, authorities said. Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison was "operating his vehicle recklessly and under the influence of drugs and or alcohol" when his eastbound 2008 Toyota rammed an unidentified vehicle shortly near Paramus Road before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, a criminal complaint says. "Two passengers in the defendant's vehicle were injured as a result of the acci…
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Staten Island Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Theater Teacher: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Staten Island woman has been charged in a crash that left a 31-year-old Bayonne theater teacher dead, authorities said. Amanda Rivera faces charges of aggravated assault, reckless manslaughter, and assault by auto weeks after sending her the 2019 Nissan passenger car she was driving into the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue in Jersey City on Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. As a result, Stephanie Weymouth was killed. Rivera was arrested Monday, March 4 at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and tr…
Police & Fire
Juvenile Held In Crash That Gravely Injured Teaneck Mom
UPDATE: A high school student who ran after causing a crash that gravely injured a Teaneck mom near her home was seized by township police and will be prosecuted, authorities confirmed. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't in any way identify the underage teen driver because of state juvenile justice laws. However, local sources said he's a Bogota High School student who was with a classmate when the 2015 Ford Explorer he was driving slammed into a 2022 Nissan Rogue at the intersection of Palmer and Sherman avenues -- three blocks from the high school -- at 7:52 a.m. Thurs…
Police & Fire
Driver Who Hit Pedestrian In River Vale Charged With Assault By Auto, DWI
A Mahwah driver with a criminal history was drunk when he struck a pedestrian in River Vale, authorities said. Nicholas M. Manuele, 27, was charged with assault by auto and DWI in a school zone following the early evening crash on Demarest Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 25, River Vale Police Chief Christopher Bulger said. Hillsdale police took the initial call and contacted their River Vale colleagues, the chief said. The pedestrian was treated at the scene and brought to a local hospital with injuries that Bulger said weren't life-threatening. Manuele, already had a history of mostly drug-rel…
Police & Fire
Driver Was Going 100MPH+ Before Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old driver was going more than 100 mph in a crash that left three people dead earlier this week in Jersey City, authorities said. Ziyang Wang, of Jersey City, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 M0i that struck a Kia Amanti driven by 26-year-old Dylan Weidenfeld head-on, on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Weidenfeld and two of Wang's passengers, whose names were not released, both died. A third passenger of Wang's remains in critical condition, while a front-seat passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. Wang, who was going more than 100…
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Reckless Manslaughter Among New Charges For Driver In Fatal Route 1&9 Wreck
Additional charges have been filed against a New Jersey driver involved in a fatal wreck, authorities said. Gabriel Melo, a 22-year-old Newark resident, was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed and killed 21-year-old Daniella Rosario, of Bloomfield, last month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, Oct. 5. Melo was originally charged with death by auto, but is now facing charges of aggravated manslaughter, reckless manslaughter and assault by auto, the prosecutor announced. Melo was operating a 2018 Audi that collided with a tractor trailer on the Rou…
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Police Find Guns, Seize Fair Lawn Man Awaiting Trial In GS Parkway Crash That Injured Students
A repeat offender from Fair Lawn who authorities said was under the influence in a school bus crash that injured two students on the Garden State Parkway seven months ago was arrested after a traffic stop turned up two illegal rifles, a handgun and more, borough police said Thursday. Ali Vlashi was unable to maintain a lane when Officer Matthew Hearon pulled him over on Maple Avenue shortly before midnight Aug. 31, Sgt. Sean Macys said. The officer “noticed the butt ends of two rifles protruding from the rear seat,” Macys said. A search produced the two rifles – one of which was loaded – a…
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Pair Sentenced In 100 MPH Edison Street Race Crash That Killed US Army Hopeful
A pair of men from Central New Jersey were sentenced in connection with a fatal street race, authorities said. Daniel Girgis, 18, of Dayton was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison and Tyler Dickerson, 19, of Monmouth Junction, was sentenced to one year in the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center for the crime, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Diana Somarriba, 18, of South Brunswick, was a passenger in Girgis' vehicle at the time of the Route 1 and Fox Road crash on Jan. 20, 2022. When police arrived at the scene, they found two v…
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Update
: Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
A Paramus man who was critically injured when he was struck by a car last weekend died, authorities confirmed on Friday, July 28. Charges against the intoxicated driver who hit him were upgraded, they said. Cody Cleary, 28, was on his 2015 Yamaha motorcycle when he was rammed from behind on Farview Drive -- practically around the corner from his family's home -- shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Cleary -- whose brother, Michael, is a Paramus police officer -- was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center. He remained in critical co…
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Police: West Milford Driver Was DWI When She Slammed Into SUV Driven By Sparta Man, 71
A driver was drunk when her sedan crossed a double-yellow line and slammed head-on into an SUV, seriously injuring herself and the other driver, on a road along Greenwood Lake in West Milford, authorities announced on Wednesday. Jessica Lima, 38, of West Milford was airlifted to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson following the late Saturday afternoon crash on Lakeside Road on June 10, township police Lt. Anthony Parrello said. The other driver, 71-year-old David Thierman of Sparta, was taken to St. Joe’s by ambulance, the lieutenant disclosed on July 12. Lima’s 2006 T…
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Young Bicyclist Struck By DUI Bergen County Driver Faces Long Road To Recovery
The 10-year-old boy struck on his bike by a DUI driver Memorial Day Weekend at the Jersey Shore is seeing an overwhelming amount of community support. Jackson became embedded in the windshield as the driver, Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, allegedly sped off and then tried to flee police by foot, authorities said. "Jack has a long road to recovery and I’d like everyone to share this story to help support this beautiful family on their healing journey," Jack's aunt, Erin Albertson of Ocean Gate, said on a GoFundMe page. Jack underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the missin…
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Boy Embedded In Windshield Airlifted, Bergen County Driver Charged: Ocean Prosecutor
An 11-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a 19-year-old Bergen County driver who authorities said tried to flee the Seaside Heights scene on foot. Giancarlos Fernandez, of Hasbrouck Heights, was heading west on Freemont Avenue at a high rate of speed in a 2012 Infinity G37, when he struck the boy riding his bike around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, May 26, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The boy became embedded in the windshield of the vehicle and was eventually thrown to the pavement, police said. The boy was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical…
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Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Captured After Ramming Passaic Police Cars, Civilian Vehicles
Thankfully no one was hurt in a wild pursuit in the City of Passaic in which several vehicles were struck by an out-of-control driver. The driver was captured after hitting two police vehicles while going the wrong way down a one-way street and then mistakenly turning into a dead end Thursday night, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Carlos A. Tejada, 29, was headed down Jefferson Street from Main Avenue when his vehicle struck a police unit occupied by an officer coming from the opposite direction near Hope Avenue around 8 p.m. April 27, Lora said. Tejada hit another police car a…
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Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police
An overdosing 67-year-old motorist had to be revived with Narcan after his sedan struck another at a Route 208 exit in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Robert Mutzberg of Franklin Lakes was taken to The Valley Hospital following the crash at the intersection of the northbound highway and Summit Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. The other driver complained of pain but refused medical attention at the scene, McCombs said. A rear tire cap was ripped off and damage done along the driver's side of his Honda Civic when it was struck by Mutzberg's K…
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DWI Staten Island Dad Had 2 Kids In Car When He Seriously Injured Hudson County Cyclist: PD
A 45-year-old DWI Staten Island driver had his two children in the car when he struck a 37-year-old pedalcyclist, leaving him severely injured, authorities in Bayonne said. Rainier J. Solis struck the victim near Route 440 south and East 22nd Street around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The cyclist was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment while Solis was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, DWI and assault by auto, Amato said.
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DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police
A 26-year-old man from Bergen County has been charged with assault by auto in connection with a five-vehicle crash that flipped a dump truck in Hudson County leaving two people injured, authorities said. On Nov. 11, 2022, Secaucus police responded to Route 3 East on a report of an overturned dump truck along the service road. Responding units found the truck on its side in front of Bareli’s Restaurant with gravel spilled into the parking lot. Four additional vehicles were involved, including Cyrus Crayton’s 2006 Honda Accord, which was found disabled across the main roa…
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Arrest Made In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash That Left Grandmother, Toddler Critical
A 22-year-old Newark man has been arrested more than a year after a hit-and-run crash that left a 56-year-old woman and her 3-year-old grandson critical, authorities announced. Micah James was arrested during a traffic stop in Georgia, on a warrant relating to the September 2021 incident in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. James is believed to have struck the woman and the boy from Queens, NY, around 12 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2021 on Tonnelle Avenue and 46th Street, Suarez said. He fled the scene in a midsized sedan. James was arrested Oct. 18 and was extradited to…
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Assault By Auto Charges For DUI Driver In Rt. 202 Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist
A driver from Middlesex County was charged with assault by auto and DUI after sending a motorcyclist to the hospital in a Flemington crash, authorities announced. Christopher Grohens, 33, of Spotswood, was charged with assault by auto, DUI, reckless driving, and following too closely, Flemington Borough Police said in a press release on Tuesday, Oct. 25. A Flemington officer allegedly saw Grohens strike the motorcyclist near Route 202/31 Circle just after 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. The motorcyclist was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash. Grohens was relea…
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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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Pedestrian Hit-Run: Civilians Help Police Head Off Fleeing Driver At GWB
GOTCHA! Concerned citizens helped police head off a hit-and-run driver headed toward the George Washington Bridge moments after he struck and injured a pedestrian in Edgewater, authorities said. 911 callers brought police to the intersection of River Road and Garden Place after seeing a man struck in the marked crosswalk by an SUV that kept going shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. Several witnesses told the officers that the SUV was driven recklessly – at one point running a red light – before hitting the victim, Tibus said. The adult victim was taken …
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Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Morris County woman has been charged in a June crash that killed a beloved single mom and injured a bicyclist, authorities announced. Maria Oliveri, of Riverdale, was heading north in the southbound lane in a Mitsubishi Mirage on Boulevard in Pequannock around 8:25 a.m. on June 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. She struck 55-year-old Jill Altman Russo and 32-year-old female bicyclist, the prosecutor said. The Russo was pronounced dead at the scene and the cyclist suffered bodily injuries, authorities said. Oliveri was charged with one co…
Police & Fire
Driver Was Going Double Speed Limit In Fatal Head-On Crash: Somerset Prosecutor
A 20-year-old driver from Old Bridge driver was speeding and trying to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone when he drove into oncoming traffic, causing an accident that left one person dead and another seriously hurt, authorities in Somerset County said. Jaden Brandon Ramos was going nearly double the 35 mph limit in a 2007 Dodge Charger when he tried passing an eastbound car and veered into westbound traffic on Amwell Road in Hillsborough around 4:05 p.m. Friday, July 22, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Ramos collided head-on with a Mercedes Benz that came to rest he…
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Woman Beaten, Deliberately Hit By Car In Motel Parking Lot, BF In Custody: South Hackensack PD
A man repeatedly punched a woman in the face, knocked her down and then hit her with his car in the parking lot of a motel just off Route 46 – all of which was captured on security video, authorities said. Choice Neely Jr., 44, of Paterson sped off in a Mercedes SUV, leaving his injured girlfriend outside the Travelodge Motel on Huyler Street around 11:30 a.m. July 1, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said Thursday. Members of the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad took the woman to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe road rash on her legs and shoulder, among other injuries, f…
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Paterson Officer Takes Deal In Off-Duty DWI Crash In Clifton, Could Have Record Wiped Clean
UPDATE: A Paterson police officer from Garfield who was drunk when he caused an off-duty chain-reaction crash that injured another motorist in Clifton took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk a trial, authorities announced. Noel Ramos, 27, pleaded guilty to DWI and will be entered into what’s known as a pre-trial intervention program, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday. Ramos will avoid jail time -- and a criminal record -- if he meets the requirement of the program over the next 12 months, Valdes said. These include having an ignition interlock installed on his ve…
Police & Fire
Assault By Auto Charges For Drunk Driver Who Fled Scene Of Serious Sussex County Crash: Police
A Monmouth County driver was slapped with assault by auto and other serious charges for leaving the scene of a drunken Sussex County crash that seriously injured two people, authorities said. Michael J. McGhee, of Oceanport, was charged with two counts of assault by auto, DWI, possession of a false government document, reckless and careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, failure to report an accident, as well as violations for lack of insurance and probationary offenses following the crash on Sunday, June 12, Byram Township Police said in a release on Friday, June 1…
Police & Fire
Guilty
: Sussex County Man, 42, Was Drunk During Crash That Injured Pedestrian
A Sussex County man admitted in court to being intoxicated during a crash in which he struck and injured a pedestrian, authorities announced. Raymond J. Dziadul, 42, of Stanhope pleaded guilty to assault by auto and DWI in Sussex County Court on Friday, June 10, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Dziadul admitted that he was driving drunk and struck and injured the victim during the crash, Koch said. He was sentenced on the DWI charge to a four-month license loss followed by nine months of mandatory interlock device usage, 12 hours at the intoxicated driver resource center, and payment of $6…
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Drunk Morris County Man Charged With Assault By Auto In Route 10 Crash: Police
A Morris County man was charged with assault by auto and several other offenses following a serious crash on Route 10, authorities said. Bryan Ramirez, 36, was intoxicated and using his cell phone when he caused a crash with injuries on Route 10 west in Denville on Sunday, June 5, Denville Police said. Ramirez, of Dover, was arrested and charged with assault by auto, DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, use of cellphone, and unsafe lane change, police said. He was later released to a sober adult and is scheduled to appear in court.
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Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…
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Assault By Auto Charges For Warren County Woman In Wrong-Way DWI Crash That Hospitalized 2: PD
A Warren County woman was intoxicated when she drove the wrong way down Route 46 and struck another vehicle head-on, sending her own passenger and the other driver to the hospital, authorities charged. Alexandra Jurchescu, 41, was charged with assault by auto, DWI, designation of highway for one-way traffic, and reckless driving following the crash, which occurred just after 10 p.m. on Friday, May 20, Mount Olive Police said. Jurchescu, of Hackettstown, was heading west in the eastbound lanes when she hit another car head-on, police said. Both the passenger in Jurchescu’s vehicle and the d…
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Jersey City Officer Who Struck Bicyclist During 'Reckless' Pursuit Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor
A Jersey City police officer admitted to charges he faced after hitting a bicyclist in a marked police car in 2020, authorities announced. Christopher Hill, 27, was driving recklessly while in pursuit of a bicycle on Ravine Avenue when he hit the bicyclist on Sept. 20, 2020, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The bicyclist was injured as a result of the crash, and Hill was charged with assault by auto and served a disorderly person's offense before Superior Court Judge Carlo Abad. As part of his plea, Hill will forfeit all present and future employment in law enforcemen…
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