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Victim Of Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash Was Actor With Passion For Entertaining
A 26-year-old Jersey City resident was identified as one of three people killed in a violent crash Monday, Oct. 16. Dylan Weidenfeld was operating the Kia that collided with a BMW on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m., Hudson County prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives identified Dylan as an actor with a passion for entertaining. Honestly, this is the hardest post I ever thought I would share and the last thing I could have ever imagined would... Posted by Lisa Lieberman-Wang on Monday, October 16, 2023 Two passengers in the BMW, which was c…
Police & Fire
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car:
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UPDATE: A passenger in a vehicle fleeing a home invasion died after a collision with a Long Branch police cruiser driven by an officer responding to the call, authorities said. The call of an armed break-in on Elmwood Avenue near MacArthur Avenue came in at 3:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Tuesday. "As officers were responding in marked police vehicles, one of the law enforcement vehicles was involved in a collision with a vehicle believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported incident," the attorney general said. Witnesses said the fleei…
Police & Fire
4 Killed As Roof Collapses In Ocean County House Fire
Four people were killed when a roof collapsed during a house fire in Ocean County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a structure fire with entrapment was reported on Buttonwood Drive in the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered a fully engulfed two-story structure fire. A female victim was rescued from the rear of the structure. She was taken to Community Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. There were four additional victims insid…
Police & Fire
Dad, Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police
Shock and sadness spread Memorial Day Weekend following a crash that killed four people, including a father and his two children struck by a wrong-way driver in Sussex County. Bruce Cseh, 22, of Blairstown, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines on Newton-Sparta Road around 4 p.m. in Andover Township on Friday, May 26, local police said. Cseh struck a 2011 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by Andrew Benavente, 36 of Newton. Benavente's truck erupted in flames which became too intense for firefighters. As a result, the dad, his 13-year-old son,…
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: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's BF Killed In NJ House Fire
UPDATE: An elderly homeowner and her daughter's fiancé died in an overnight house fire in South Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The Agar Place fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door to the victims tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Firefighters had to beat back heavy flames and extreme heat, in fact, before finding 80-year-old homeowner Teresa Savino and Anton Pechal (Merkulov), 29. The…
Police & Fire
2 People Killed In South Jersey House Fire
Two people were killed in a weekend house fire, authorities said. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 20,, police officers along with fire departments from Mullica Township and surrounding areas were dispatched to 1536 Hamburg Ave. for a structure fire. When first responders arrived, the residence was fully engulfed in flames. Three occupants were able to escape without injury, police said. Two occupants were unable to escape and perished in the blaze. The fire is being investigated by the State of New Jersey Fire Investigation Unit, along with detectives from the Mullica Tow…
Police & Fire
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said. Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said. The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …
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'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say
The manhunt is over for former police officers and two kidnapped girls, who were found shot dead in a car that crashed near the Pennsylvania and Maryland border, multiple news outlets are reporting. Robert Vicosa and Tia Bynum have been on the run with Vicosa’s daughters, Aaminah, 6, and Giana, 7, after purportedly abducting them from their York County home. All four were supposedly found shot dead in a car crashed in the area of Midvale Road and Ringgold Pike just south of the Pennsylvania in Maryland around 3 p.m., according to WJZ and WBAL citing unnamed sources. Pennsylvania State P…
Police & Fire
One Person Killed In Middlesex County House Fire
First responders were called to a fatal house fire on Wednesday morning in Middlesex County. The fire was reported on South Inman Avenue in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township about 9 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly, but one victim was found dead in the basement, according to initial reports. The home belonged to a family of five, according to the Red Cross of New Jersey. The name of the 21-year-old victim has not been released. A message posted on Twitter by the Red Cross of New Jersey about Wednesday's fatal house fire.Twitter/ Red Cross New Jersey “Our disaster mental…
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First Responders Called To Fatal Burlington Crash
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a fatal crash, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. at Route 9 and East Greenbush Road in Bass River, according to initial reports. The crash left one person dead and at least three others injured, according to an unconfirmed report. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire
An elderly woman died Monday after a fire broke out at her home in Middlesex County, authorities said. The fire was not suspicious in origin, Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash said on Tuesday afternoon.. The 72-year-old woman lived alone in the two-story house, Dudash said. Her name was not released pending notification of her family. The woman was found in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene, Dudash said. The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, he said. More than 20 firefighters responded to the two-story home after a passerby called to report s…
Police & Fire
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: Man Who Got Out Of Car, 22, Killed In Gruesome Route 4 Crash
It wasn't a scene for the faint of heart: A man who got out of a sedan after it was rear-ended on Route 4 in Teaneck over the weekend was struck and killed in a chain-reaction crash that sent a van careening into a house and bursting into flames. It began when the Toyota Sienna was rear-ended by a Honda Accord on westbound Route 4 off North Wilson Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday. The van rolled across a lawn and slammed into a brick wall of the North Wilson Avenue home, landing right side up and bursting into flames, authorities said. The van driver and a passenger got out OK, Bergen C…
Obituaries
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a 2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to Atlan…
Police & Fire
Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83
A man killed in a Paterson house fire Tuesday afternoon was identified Friday as longtime city resident Charles Bennett, 83. Responders found Bennett unresponsive in the basement, where the fire in the two-family home on 17th Avenue broke out. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities were still investigating the cause of the two-alarm blaze, which broke out around 2:30 p.m. and severely damaged the three-story, wood-frame house. Firefighters had it knocked down within an hour. Five people were displaced. Funeral arrangements for Bennett hadn't yet been made…
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Update
: 'Inseparable' Couple Dies In Butler New Year's Eve Blaze
Anna and Richard Ryczek of Butler were inseparable. “They had a son,” neighbor Pier Rondin said. “I heard that the house was the only possession the old couple had to pass on to him.” Their Myrtle Avenue house went up in flames on New Year’s Eve, claiming both of the lives. Anna Ryczek, 72, perished in the two-alarm blaze. Her 74-year-old husband was airlifted to a hospital but died of his injuries, authorities said Wednesday. “In a way, his passing was a blessing,” Rondin said. “They remain inseparable.” Their beloved cat was killed, as well. Rondin and his son had taken their dogs for…