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3-Year-Old Dies, Others Hospitalized In 3-Car Monmouth County Crash: Prosecutor
A 3-year-old girl died in a three-car crash on Route 34 in Monmouth County over the weekend, authorities said.
The crash involved a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck, a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and a 2021 Ford Bronco, and happened around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 north of the State Route 33 interchange, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said.
The 3-year-old girl, who was riding in the Jeep Cherokee, was pronounced dead at the scene while a 2-year-old boy in the car was hospitalized with minor injuries, and the driver was seriously injured, Santiago said.
The drivers of the p…
Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
A driver was ejected from his Jeep in a fatal Sunday morning crash on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park, State Police said.
Jose Minaya, 34, Newark, was driving a Grand Cherokee that struck the center concrete barrier, then re-entered the roadway and hit the right-side guardrail, rolling over and ejecting him around 7 a.m., State Police Trooper II Alejandro Goez said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said, adding that no other vehicles or passengers were involved.
The left lane approaching Route 46 initially was closed during the cleanup and investigation, cond…
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones, friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn.
Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day."
Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night.
The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramu…
Passaic Sheriff: Fleeing Haledon Dealer Tosses 'Instagram' Heroin Folds, Crack, Pot, Pills
A drug dealer from Haledon tossed nearly two dozen bags of heroin, crack Ecstasy and more as he ran from Passaic County sheriff's officers before he was captured in Paterson authorities said.
Officer Timothy Convery and Detective Carlos Gill were crossing the bridge from River Street to Haledon Avenue shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday when a Jeep Grand Cherokee approached them from the opposite direction with a headlight out, Sheriff Richard Bernik said.
After pulling over for them on Straight Street, Marquise Maxey, 33, stepped out into the street, ignoring orders to get back into the Jeep,…
