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Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief
Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief A Clifton man who was nearly hit by a patrol car as he jaywalked along Route 46 overnight fought Little Ferry police before being subdued, authorities said. Officer James Serio had to quickly switch lanes to avoid hitting Mark Rodriguez, 35, at 1:45 a.m. Friday, Aug 4, Police Chief James Walters said.Lt. John Andronaco, who witnessed the incident, stopped Rodriguez for questioning  Rodriguez, who wasn't carrying identification, gave the name Victor Rivera and a different birth date than his, adding that he'd "been arrested in the past and should be in our system," Walter…
OUCH: Fort Lee Pedestrian, 89, Struck By SUV Gets Jaywalking Ticket OUCH: Fort Lee Pedestrian, 89, Struck By SUV Gets Jaywalking Ticket
Ouch: Fort Lee Pedestrian, 89, Struck By SUV Gets Jaywalking Ticket An 89-year-old woman who was struck by an SUV while crossing a busy Fort Lee street was at fault and got a jaywalking ticket for it, authorities said. The pedestrian from Fort Lee failed to use the marked crosswalk and was struck by a three-row 2021 Hyundai Palisade near the corner of Old Palisade Road and Parker Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Police Capt. Edward Young said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a mild complaint of pain, the captain said on Friday. The driver, a 59-year-old man from the Fresh Meadows section of Queens, remained at the scen…
Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80 Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80
Hackensack PD: Jaywalking Waldwick Woman, 83, Struck By SUV Driven By Westwood Resident, 80 An 83-year-old pedestrian from Waldwick was hospitalized -- and got a ticket -- after she was struck in Hackensack by an SUV driven by an 80-year-old Westwood woman, authorities said. The victim needed ankle surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center after she was struck on Berry Street by a Ford Edge whose driver had made a left from southbound State Street at 2:17 p.m. Sunday, Police Lt. Anthony Natale said. Police issued a summons to the pedestrian for jaywalking, Natale said.
Fort Lee PD: Pedestrian Struck By Shuttle Bus After Ignoring Signal, Crosswalk Fort Lee PD: Pedestrian Struck By Shuttle Bus After Ignoring Signal, Crosswalk
Fort Lee PD: Pedestrian Struck By Shuttle Bus After Ignoring Signal, Crosswalk A 24-year-old Fort Lee jaywalker was hospitalized with a serious head injury after she was struck by a shuttle bus, authorities said. The victim ignored the pedestrian signal and was struck by the Ford shuttle bus on Anderson Avenue north of the crosswalk at Columbia Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday , Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The 55-year-old driver from Jersey City immediately stopped and remained at the scene, he said. Fort Lee police and EMS responded with paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Mirkovic said, adding that an investigation by Lt. Mark Radoian and the…
Hospitalized Homeless Man Improving After Hackensack Crash Hospitalized Homeless Man Improving After Hackensack Crash
Hospitalized Homeless Man Improving After Hackensack Crash HACKENSACK, N.J. — A hospitalized homeless man was doing better after being hit by a pickup truck near the Hackensack city shelter, sources said Thursday. Daniel Gallagher, 57, had made it across both southbound lanes and one northbound lane toward the South River Street shelter -- narrowly missing being hit by another vehicle –when he was struck in the middle of the block around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, surveillance video shows. The pickup driver from New Milford, who was headed north in the right lane, “never saw him,” a responder said. The city volunteer ambulance corps took Gallagher to Hack…
Hackensack PD: Jaywalker Hospitalized After Being Hit By Truck Hackensack PD: Jaywalker Hospitalized After Being Hit By Truck
Hackensack PD: Jaywalker Hospitalized After Being Hit By Truck HACKENSACK, N.J. — A pickup truck struck a man accused of jaywalking Tuesday night in Hackensack, sending him to the hospital. Daniel Gallagher, 57, was crossing South River Street mid-block and outside of the crosswalk when he was struck by the northbound pickup, driven by a 45-year-old New Milford man around 6:15 p.m., Capt. Brian Corcoran said. The city volunteer ambulance corps to took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was admitted to the trauma unit, said Corcoran, the commander of the police Traffic Bureau. Gallagher was issued a summons for jaywalking, he said.