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Driver, 33, In Deadly Somerville Hit-Run Made U-Turn Before Returning: Prosecutor Driver, 33, In Deadly Somerville Hit-Run Made U-Turn Before Returning: Prosecutor
Driver, 33, In Deadly Somerville Hit-Run Made U-Turn Before Returning: Prosecutor A Flemington man has been arrested in a deadly pedestrian crash, authorities in Somerset County said. Andres Estaban Silva, 33, was in a 2019 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck heading north on Veterans Memorial Drive and turning left onto Somerset Street in Somerville, when he struck a 72-year-old resident on Friday, April 26 around 6:10 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Following the crash, Silva made a U-turn and fled east on Veterans Memorial Drive, McDonald said. It wasn't long before he returned to the scene and parked in a lot on Somerset Street near the crash site…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Early Morning Crash In Central Jersey Woman Killed In Early Morning Crash In Central Jersey
Woman Killed In Early Morning Crash In Central Jersey A woman was killed in an early morning crash in Monmouth County, authorities said. Manalapan police responded to the crash near the intersection of Route 9 and Ryan Road just before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 25, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. When officers arrived, they found two vehicles involved in the crash. A woman driving a 2017 Nissan Sentra was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. A man driving a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee stayed at the scene and was brought to a hospital with minor injuries. No charges or summonses have …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash
Authorities ID Cabbie, Fare Killed In Elizabeth Police Chase Crash Authorities officially identified a cab driver and passenger who were both killed when a sedan driven by a suspect fleeing police crashed head-on into the taxi at an Elizabeth intersection. Juan Carlos Albear, 54, who was behind the wheel, and Ysabell Gonzalez, 63, were killed in the violent collision at Grand Street and Routes 1&9 shortly before 6 a.m. last Dec 10. Elizabeth police had responded to a report of gunfire minutes earlier in the area of Fourth Avenue and Center Street, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Officer Michael White ended up following a Hyundai …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Fatal Crash: Route 1 Reopens After South Brunswick Accident (UPDATE) Fatal Crash: Route 1 Reopens After South Brunswick Accident (UPDATE)
Fatal Crash: Route 1 Reopens After South Brunswick Accident (Update) Route 1 has reopened in South Brunswick after a fatal accident, police said. A 58-year-old woman was killed in the 6 p.m. crash on Monday, Nov. 20, local police said. It happened on the northbound side at Independence Way, according to police. Anyone with information can call PFC Bryan Sites at (732) 329-4648.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash 2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash
2 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Central Jersey Crash Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. A Nissan was driving on Bordentown Avenue when it crossed over a double yellow line and collided head-on with a box truck at Waterworks Road in Sayreville around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31,  according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The driver and the rear passenger seated on the driver’s side of the Nissan were pronounced dead at the scene, she said. The front passenger and rear passenger seated on the passenger’s side of the of the Nissan sustained se…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support
Family Of Man Killed In Somerset County Crash Involving Off-Duty DWI Cop Sees Wave Of Support Central Jersey is coming together to support the family of one of the victims of this week's double-fatal crash investigators say was caused by a DWI off-duty Edison police officer. Carlos Alexis Perez Gaytan, 24, was thrown from the back right passenger’s seat and killed in the Somerset County crash on Somerset Street on Sunday morning, August 27, Daily Voice reported. The driver, Amitoj Oberoi, an off-duty police officer in Edison, was charged with two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide, DWI, and other offenses. Born in New Brunswick, Carlos spent time in Jamesburg and New Brunswi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash
Lyndhurst Man, Boy Killed In Horrific Route 80 Crash  A horrific crash was reported mid-morning Sunday on Route 80 in Passaic County. A 46-year-old Lyndhurst man and a boy, also from Lyndhurst, were killed in the single-vehicle crash off the eastbound highway in Wayne shortly after 10 a.m. April 30, authorities said. Two other boys were hospitalized after the Honda Odyssey went off the left side of the Exit 53 ramp near the Routes 46/23 spaghetti bowl and slammed into a utility pole, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The driver, Robert Csapo, 46, and the unidentified boy were killed, Curry said. Exit 53 was closed for roughly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash 2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash Two drivers died in a head-on crash on the Garden State Parkway Friday, Oct. 21, authorities said. Cortney Downey, of Northfield, and Michelle ross, of North Carolina, collided in Little Egg Harbor Township around 9:30 p.m., causing Ross' 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander to overturn, New Jersey State Police said. Downey, 32, who was in a Toyota Corolla, and Ross were both pronounced dead. It was not clear which driver was heading in the wrong direction. Condolences poured in on social media for Downey. I have terrible news yesterday afternoon. I have lost a very special friend she was like …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Victim Killed In Overnight Rahway Hit-Run: Police Woodbridge Victim Killed In Overnight Rahway Hit-Run: Police
Woodbridge Victim Killed In Overnight Rahway Hit-Run: Police A Woodbridge Township resident was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight in Rahway, authorities said. The unidentified individual was found at the intersection of St. George’s and W. Inman avenues around 3 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, Rahway Police Sgt. Michael Daikalo said. Officers rendered medical aid to the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect vehicle was described as a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows, and is believed to be a Nissan. It is also believed to have a damaged front driver’s side bumper and a broken front driver’s side window. The Rahway PD …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd
Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Police have identified both victims killed last week in a crash on the NJ Turnpike.Seyed Tarighati, 69, of Yonkers, the driver, and his passenger, Robert Birnbaum, 85, of Scarsdale, both died in the crash Friday, Aug. 19 during afternoon rush hour, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Newark, NJ - Turnpike Southbound near MM 107 - Fatal Accident - 2 patients deceased on scene. Extensive lane closures. pic.twitter.com/DrMxoycO0Z — NorthJersey Dispatch (@NNJnews) August 19, 2022 A Toyota Prius driven by Tarighati veered off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail he…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: An assistant Bergen County prosecutor died of his injuries following a crash at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Avon Morgan, 38, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after his cycle collided with an SUV at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue around 4 p.m. July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, whose Fatal Accident Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was also brough…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway
Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help with a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian from Elizabeth last week. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on May 25, Felipe Dos Santos was walking northbound on the shoulder of the parkway hear milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge Township, according to New Jersey State Police. He was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene after the crash and continued traveling north, State Police said. As a result, Dos Santos sustained fatal injuries, they …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG 2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG
2 Dead In Montclair Police Pursuit-Crash: AG Two people died following a pursuit involving Montclair police Tuesday, May 10 in Glen Ridge, state officials said. Two officers attempted to stop the car on Bloomfield Avenue around 4:30 a.m., but the driver took off, lost control, veered off the roadway then struck a tree, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said in a release. The driver and a passenger were pronounced dead at 9 a.m., while a third occupant was being treated for injuries, the AG's office said. This investigation is being conducted pursuant to Attorney General Directive 2019-4.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE) Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (UPDATE)
Driver Dead As Car Plunges Into Passaic River In Morris County (Update) A driver was killed after their car plunged into the Passaic River in Morris County Tuesday morning, police confirmed. The vehicle veered off the roadway alongside Home Goods at 977 Valley Road in Gillette before striking a tree and landing in a low water level portion of the Passaic River around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga told DailyVoice.com. The victim’s identity was withheld pending family notification, Naga said. Assisting agencies include the Morris County Sheriff's Department, Stirling Fire Department, Millington Fire Department, Berkeley Heights Fire…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support
Family Of Girl Killed While Riding Bike In Bridgewater Sees Support Support is surging for the family of an 11-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a 22-year-old woman in a pickup truck while biking with a friend in Bridgewater. Victoria Bastos was struck near 3rd Street on Fulton Street around 6:10 p.m. Saturday, April 2, according to local police and a GoFundMe launched for the girl's family. Police said she was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Somerset where she was pronounced dead following the crash. More than $12,300 had been raised on the GoFundMe as of Monday morning. Victoria is survived by her father, Vitor Bastos, her mother Cyn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING) Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (DEVELOPING)
Possible Fatal Crash Reported On Jersey Shore (Developing) A possible fatal crash was being investigated on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at Whitesville and Ridgeway roads in Manchester, initial reports said. There was an unconfirmed report of possible death and heavy entrapment.  Manchester police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits Running Over Pedestrian While Moving Furniture: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Admits Running Over Pedestrian While Moving Furniture: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Admits Running Over Pedestrian While Moving Furniture: Prosecutor A 63-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has admitted leaving the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash, authorities said. Kevin Noonan of Manchester Township pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death on Monday, Feb. 14, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Sentencing is on April 1. On April 13, 2021, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Manchester police responded to a residence on Yorktowne Parkway in Whiting for a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a motor vehicle. Police found Jack Gotfried, 69, of Whiting, layin…

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by Jon Craig
News
Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver
Fiery High-Speed Crash Into Garden State Parkway Toll Booth Kills Unidentified Driver UPDATE: Authorities were trying to identify a driver who was killed when a speeding sedan rammed into a Garden State Parkway toll booth divider and burst into flames before dawn Saturday. The fire from the crash shortly after 3:30 a.m. was so intense that it melted one of the booths at the northbound Bergen Toll Plaza in Saddle Brook, responders said. All of the booths were closed for several hours for repairs, removal of the wreckage and the beginning of an investigation by the New Jersey State Police fatal accident team, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Route 80 access ramps to the nor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO) RECOGNIZE IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/VIDEO)
Recognize IT? Driver Killed In Fiery Leonia Crash May Have Been Chased (w/Video) A driver who was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Leonia may have been trying to flee another motorist, authorities said. Leonia police released a video showing both cars racing down Jones Road moments before the first car crashed into a tree and burst into flames Ridgeland Terrace near the intersection of Nordhoff Drive at 4:47 a.m. Saturday (see below). They were still trying to identify the victim – but also the driver of the other vehicle, as well, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. Occupants of the second car got out at the crash scene, then got back into the four-door sedan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player
Authorities Release Details In Branchburg Crash That Killed Teen Soccer Player Authorities have released details in the crash that killed a 17-year-old Branchburg soccer player over the weekend. Vincent R. Gagliardi was the front seat passenger in a 2006 Toyota Scion that was heading west on Fairview Drive around 8:20 p.m. Oct. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The vehicle hit several roadside objects across several hundred feet, ejecting Gagliardi, Robertson said alongside local officials. The driver and a rear-seat passenger were evaluated and treated at the scene, Robertson said. Life-saving measures were performed on Gagliardi, who wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
GOTCHA! Hudson Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Bergen Pedestrian GOTCHA! Hudson Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Bergen Pedestrian
Gotcha! Hudson Driver Surrenders In Hit-Run Death Of Bergen Pedestrian A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue as he wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash
Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash A man in his 30s died in a crash on Route 22 in Somerset County Wednesday, authorities said. Bound Brook police responded to the eastbound side of the roadway following multiple 911 calls reporting a crash between Vosseller and Mountain avenues around 11:20 a.m., Deputy Chief Kevin Rivenbark said. The Manville man, whose identity was not being released, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Several witnesses pulled over and cooperated with the investigation.  The accident was under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Reconstruction Team…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County
Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Burlington County Authorities are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in South Jersey. The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m. Thursday on Route 130 southbound near Andover Road in Cinnaminson, according to initial reports.  The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The state Department of Transportation assisted police in closing the road for the investigation.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
News
UPDATE: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash UPDATE: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash
Update: Elmwood Park Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Route 17 Crash VIDEO (UPDATE): A semi-trailer truck that kept going after a motorcyclist from Elmwood Park was killed on Route 17 is seen in a brief surveillance video clip released by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. "The maroon or red semi-trailer truck slowed down to a stop in the right lane of Route 17 South due to traffic ahead" around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Motorcyclist Mario Andres Uran Gaviria, 41, couldn't stop in time and hit the "bobtail" truck from behind in front of Allied Carpet, the prosecutor said. Gaviria, previously of Montgomery Village, M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN THIS? South Jersey Detectives Seek Help Locating Fatal Hit-Run Driver, Pedestrian ID'd SEEN THIS? South Jersey Detectives Seek Help Locating Fatal Hit-Run Driver, Pedestrian ID'd
Seen This? South Jersey Detectives Seek Help Locating Fatal Hit-Run Driver, Pedestrian ID'd Detectives in Camden County are asking for the public's help identifying a driver and vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Wednesday. Meanwhile, authorities released the name of the 46-year-old pedestrian from the city of Camden who suffered fatal injuries in the collision:  The crash victim, Lawrence Lloyd, was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead about 10:30 p.m., according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Police responded to the 2600 block of Mt. Ephraim Ave. shortly befo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Somerset County Man, 55, Killed In Hit-Run Collision Somerset County Man, 55, Killed In Hit-Run Collision
Somerset County Man, 55, Killed In Hit-Run Collision Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Central Jersey that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old man from Somerset County. David Wojcik, 55, of Warren Township was struck at 8:39 p.m. on Wednesday near Somerset Street and Millstone Road in New Brunswick by a sedan, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director AnthonyA. Caputo. The sedan, which sustained front-end damage, fled scene of the fatal collision, they said. Wojcik was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, th…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Woman Near GWB NJSP Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Woman Near GWB
Njsp Captures Florida Driver In Hit-Run Death Of Woman Near GWB State Police captured the hit-and-run tractor-trailer driver who killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native last week on Route 95 in Fort Lee, authorities said. Joel Lasanta, 37, of Kissimmee, FL, arrested Saturday at the Clara Barton Service Area on the New Jersey Turnpike south of Cherry Hill, 115 miles or so from the scene of the crash, they said. Jada Smith was headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another crash in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.m. June 4. Smith's mom and dad were in a car behi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Vineland Man, 34, Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed Atlantic County Prosecutor's Employee Vineland Man, 34, Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed Atlantic County Prosecutor's Employee
Vineland Man, 34, Charged In Head-On Crash That Killed Atlantic County Prosecutor's Employee A Vineland driver who had his license suspended for DWI was responsible for a head-on collision Tuesday that killed an employee from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, authorities said. Eduardo Ibanez-Sanchez, 34, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Volkswagen Golf that rear-ended a 2020 Kia Forte on eastbound Harding Highway (Route 40) shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The impact projected the Kia into the oncoming lane, where a 2012 International truck struck it on the passenger side, Tyner said. The Kia driver, Little Jeffrey Grier of Mays L…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Police arrested a 38-year-old Absecon man who they said fled the scene of a crash Monday that killed one person and seriously injured another.  Keneet Camacho remained held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, driving while impaired and driving while unlicensed in connection with the 8 a.m. crash on Wrangleboro Road, Galloway police said.  He also received several traffic summonses, they said. The crash killed Janel Bembry, 48, of Galloway, who was pronounced dead at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atla…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies
Update: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies A 55-year-old pedestrian who was struck Friday night at the Rockland County border in Montvale died of her injuries, authorities confirmed. Responders found the Montvale resident in cardiac arrest, bleeding from a traumatic head wound, in the northbound lane of Chestnut Ridge Road a little more than 50 yards from the border, Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. She'd been struck in the southbound lane by a 2016 Chevy Malibu driven by a 63-year-old Garfield man shortly before 8:30 p.m., the chief said. The area is a dark stretch of road with no sidewalks. Montvale police and Tri-Boro EMTs …

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by Jerry DeMarco