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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey
A 75-year-old pedestrian from South Amboy was struck and killed in a crash last week, authorities said. The man's name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, South Amboy police said on Wednesday, April 24. On Wednesday, April 17 at approximately 4:15 p.m. South Amboy police responded to the intersection of South Broadway and John Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Police found a male victim lying in the roadway and began life-saving efforts. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead, p…
Police & Fire
Toms River Toddler Injured By SUV After Running Into Road: Police
A Toms River toddler was injured when she ran into a road and was hit by an SUV, authorities said. Toms River police responded to a report of a pedestrian crash involving a toddler on Clayton Avenue at around 1:24 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 14, a police department spokesperson said. The 15-month-old girl was in a home's front yard when her mother went inside for a moment and left the child with other family members. While the toddler was briefly unsupervised, she ran into Clayton Avenue. She was hit by a 2021 silver Chevrolet Equinox driven by an 86-year-old Toms River man who was traveling west.…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By SUV, Killed In Central Jersey
A pedestrian was struck by an SUV and killed in Monmouth County, authorities said. West Long Branch police responded to Route 36 East near Monmouth Road at around 7:55 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29, according to a spokesperson from the Monmouth Country Prosecutor's Office. Officers found the 60-year-old man and paramedics rushed him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 38-year-old female driver of a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee remained at the scene of the crash. She had not been charged or given a traffic summons as of Monday, Apr. 1. The Monmouth County Serious Collision Anal…
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Man Who Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury In NJ Crash Mostly Recovered: 'One Step At A Time'
Kwame Sarfo is a walking miracle. Nearly three years after a pedestrian crash that left him unable to walk or talk, Sarfo says he is 80 percent recovered. "Keep going one step at a time," is what he tells others suffering from debilitating accidents. "You can do it." Sarfo, 31, of Old Bridge, was crossing Route 35 in Sayreville in May 2021. Sarfo's head hit the windshield and pavement causing a brain hemorrhage. He was flown by helicopter in critical condition to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and the driver stayed at the scene and was not cited. "I was unconscious for the …
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Widow Taking Legal Action After Scientist Husband Was Killed At NJ Intersection
A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…
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Severe
Injury
: Female Driver, 94, Drags Female Pedestrian, 75, Outside NJ Public Library
A 75-year-old Paramus woman who was struck and dragged 20 feet by a sedan driven by a 94-year-old borough resident over the weekend has died, authorities confirmed. Helen Koons was in the crosswalk in the rear parking lot of the Paramus Public Library off East Century Road when the 2013 Toyota Corolla dragged her around 12:45 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. She was semi-alert when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the deputy chief said. Koons was pronounced dead at the hospital at 11:42 a.m. Sunday, he said. Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Monmouth County Crash
A man was fighting for his life after he was hit by an SUV while walking across Route 9 in Monmouth County, authorities said. Howell Township police responded to the pedestrian crash near the intersection with Strickland Road at around 5:21 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 11, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The 27-year-old man was crossing Route 9 when he was hit by a northbound 2020 GMC Terrain. The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with several life-threatening injuries. The 41-year-old man driving the SUV stayed at the scene. The crash investigation is active an…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
A 50-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash in Sayreville, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 27 at approximately 6 p.m., Sayreville police were dispatched to Washington Road and Walling Street for the crash, according to Lt. James Novak, a Sayreville police spokesman. Officers found the male pedestrian lying in the roadway unconscious with no pulse, Novak said. They immediately began CPR, he said. Sayreville Emergency Medical Services and Paramedics arrived and took over CPR. The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick wh…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (
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A Fort Lee resident was struck and killed by a commuter bus while crossing a busy intersection near the George Washington Bridge before dawn Wednesday. The NJ Transit bus was headed north on Lemoine Avenue when the driver made a left turn onto Bruce Reynolds Boulevard (formerly Bridge Plaza South) and struck the 56-year-old pedestrian at 5:05 a.m. Jan. 10, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Port Authority and Fort Lee police officers quickly responded and conducted CPR, the deputy chief said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead a short time later at Englewood Hospital and …
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UMass Dartmouth Student Charged In Death Of Manahawkin Peer In On-Campus Crash: DA
A 22-year-old Boston woman will face charges after she fatally struck 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr. earlier this year, authorities said. Danasia Sampson, of Mattapan, MA, was charged last week with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Sampson is also a student at the university. Petillo, a Manahawkin, NJ, native, was crossing Ring Road with a friend on April 6 near his dorm when police say Sampson crashed into him with her Honda Accord around 5:30 p.m., the Bristol prosecutor said.…
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Pedestrians Struck In Separate Hit-Run Crashes In Jersey Shore Town
Two separate hit-and-run crashes involving pedestrians being struck took place within hours of each other on Sunday, Oct. 15 in Manchester Township. The Manchester Township Police Department is actively investigating both incidents, urging the public's assistance in identifying the vehicles and drivers involved. At 12:59 p.m., officers were dispatched to Northampton Boulevard near the exit of Silverwoods Independent Living in response to a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The victim, 71-year-old Daniel Beatty, of Manchester, was struck by a vehicle described a…
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A 77-year-old woman died after being struck by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day, sources tell Daily Voice. The Hackensack resident was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was hit by an 81-year-old Tappan, NY man driving a Cadillac Escalade in the parking lot of the Route 4 supermarket just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures. The woman died Monday evening, sources with direct knowledge of the incident confirm. The driver of…
Police & Fire
Woman, 77, Severely Injured By 81-Year-Old Escalade Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot
A woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day. UPDATE: Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot ** Original story continues below ** The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket, just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University M…
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NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police
A 36-year-old mom of seven and New Jersey native died when she was struck walking in a crosswalk last December in Harrisburg, PA. Six months later, police have determined that the driver responsible was both speeding and intoxicated when he struck her and another person. Nicole M. DeFalco, originally of Glen Ridge and most recently of Harrisburg, and another pedestrian were struck while using a marked cross walk at the intersection of South Cameron and Market streets around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, according to the police, DeFalco's obituary, and her social media. DeFalco…
Police & Fire
High Schooler Struck, Killed By Car Jogging In Monmouth County
A 16-year-old girl died while jogging early Friday, Feb. 17 in Monmouth County, authorities said. The Allentown High School student was struck by a Kia Soul heading north on Route 539 in Upper Freehold Township around 7:45 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The driver crossed over the center line and then up a grass embankment after hitting the girl near milepost 37.72, State Police said. No other injuries were reported and the driver remained at the scene. It wasn't immediately clear if charges had been filed. Upper Freehold School District superintendent Mark Guterl identified the vict…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 63, Critical After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mercer County Crosswalk
A 63-year-old pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a Mercer County crosswalk Tuesday evening, authorities said. The pedestrian was heading east to west in the southern crosswalk of the intersection of Penn-Lyle Road at Canoe Brook Drive in West Windsor, local police said in a press release. A 55-year-old West Windsor driver traveling southbound on Penn-Lyle Road approaching the Canoe Brook Drive intersection struck the pedestrian around 5:45 p.m., the release said. The pedestrian, of West Windsor, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center …
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Pedestrian, 89, Struck By SUV Near GWB Gets The Ticket, Not Driver
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…
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Immigrant Mother Of 5 Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Outside NJ Home Overcame Challenges
UPDATE: A 26-year-old real estate agent from Paterson was driving the hit-and-run sedan that struck and killed a Garfield mother of five outside her home, authorities confirmed. Victor E. Diaz Castenada was being held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in connection with the death exactly a week earlier of Shazia Faazal, 51. CONTINUED HERE: Real Estate Agent Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Bergen Mother Of Five ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An anguished family continues to reel from the death of a beloved mother of five who was struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver as she cross…
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: Plate Indentation Helps Police In North Jersey ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle
A motorist literally made an impression that helped Glen Rock police crack a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver, authorities said. A 48-year-old borough man had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Rock Road just east of Main Street when his 2012 Honda Accord was rear-ended by a black Jeep that fled the scene, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 6:42 p.m. crash last Thursday, Oct. 20, the chief said. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew Magro investigated the crash …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County (
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A person was struck by a car in Morris County, developing reports say. The victim was hit near River Road and Bartley Road in Mount Olive shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. An ambulance responded to the accident scene to evaluate the victim, whose extent of injuries was unknown. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County:
Developing
A pedestrian was struck by a car in Morris County, developing reports say. The accident occurred near River Road and Southern Boulevard in Chatham Township around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The victim suffered serious injuries, the initial report says. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit By Car Near Morris County Church (
Developing
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A pedestrian was hit by a car near a Morris County church, developing reports say. The accident occurred near 318 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Pequannock Township around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The address appears on Google as the location of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church. The victim was conscious and alert as police responded to the scene, the initial report says. Basic and advanced life-saving ambulances also responded, the report says. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is…
Police & Fire
Update
: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Morris County Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. The boy was struck on Wolfe Road near the Mount Olive Middle School around 3:10 p.m., authorities said. There was a motor vehicle accident involving a MOMS student walking home near King’s Village this afternoon. The student is being treated for injuries. MOPD has closed Wolfe Road. Posted by Mount Olive School District on Thursday, March 24, 2022 The boy was treated at the scene and taken to Morristown Medical Center by Atlantic EMTs and St. Clare’s medics, police said…
Police & Fire
Serious Rush-Hour Crash Reported On Route 1 In Central Jersey: Developing
A serious rush-hour crash, possibly involving a pedestrian, occurred in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred before 5:30 p.m. on Route 1 at Plainfield Avenue in Edison, initial reports said. A pole was knocked down and traffic was being diverted off Route 1 onto Plainfield Avenue, an unconfirmed report said. Edison police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
News
Man Struck By Car Outside NJ Supermarket Settles For $1.28 Million
UPDATE: A Hackensack man who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Saddle Brook reportedly received a $1.275 million settlement from a lawsuit. Richard Kunzweiler was 75 when he was struck by a car driven by a 66-year-old Fair Lawn man outside the Acme in Saddle Brook on Aug. 16, 2018, records show. Besides the traumatic brain injury, Kunzweiler suffered a C7 vertebral fracture, a ligament tear, a spinal cord injury and bulging discs and several broken bones, a suit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack claims. He had surgery that requir…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Airlifted In Central Jersey Crash
Firefighters, police and EMS crews were called on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m on Friday at 19 Arbach Lane in Manalapan, initial reports said A medical helicopter was en route to Pine Brook School to take the patient to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Struck By 2 Cars Dies
A 45-year-old pedestrian was killed when he tried to cross a busy five-lane highway in South Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred on Friday at 8:29 p.m, in the 700 block of Mullica Hill Road (Route 322), according to Harrison Township police. John M. Johnston of Paulsboro attempted to cross Mullica Hill Road where there are three eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes, Harrison police said. Johnston was then struck by a 2008 Toyota Rav-4 that was traveling in the leftmost eastbound lane and was being operated by a 22-year-old male resident of Voorhees. The impact caus…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Airlifted In Jersey Shore Crash
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 5 p.m. at Pinehurst Road and Hopkins Road in Plumsted, initial reports said. A medical helicopter was requested and its landing zone was at New Egypt Speedway, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208
Following what was an unimaginable tragedy for all involved, a grand jury found no cause to pursue charges against a Bergen County sheriff's officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old boy who'd run into his path of his SUV on a dark and rainy highway, authorities announced Wednesday. Christian Tawadros was with three other juveniles who hopped the divider and dashed across Route 208 just north of Fair Lawn Avenue in Fair Lawn on April 14, 2019. Christian, who was in a special education program at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, had joined his 7th-grade brother and two friends to go out…
Police & Fire
Multiple Pedestrians Struck, Hospitalized In Central Jersey Crash
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of multiple pedestrians struck in Middlesex County, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday near 1600 Perrineville Road in Monroe Township, according to initial reports. At least three people were struck including two who were taken by EMS crews to area hospitals, according to an unconfirmed report. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Police & Fire
Atlantic County Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking Dog
Police in Atlantic County are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 61-year-old woman walking her dog last week. Star Wardell was crossing Washington Avenue in Egg Harbor Township when she was struck around 12 a.m. July 28, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. A GoFundMe for Wardell's family said she was walking the dog in front of her house. The campaign had raised more than $2,700 as of Aug. 2. She lived in Ventnor for 20 years before moving to Egg Harbor Township. "Star loved spending time with her beautiful family, caring for and sharing her love of animals, and br…
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