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UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash
Update: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash A Pennsylvania driver was critically injured when her compact car struck a tree in West Milford during the Independence Day weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The 32-year-old Bethel, PA resident was driving a 2006 Toyota Scion xB that crashed outside the Secluded Acres Horse Boarding farm on Union Valley Road shortly after 6 p.m., they said. Both she and a 34-year-old male passenger from Lake Hopatcong were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said. The driver remained there in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations
West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations A 25-year-old unlicensed motorcyclist was charged with DWI and slapped with 19 tickets, West Milford police said. Jason Scala of Hewitt crossed the double yellow line to pass a vehicle on Lakeside Road, then blew a stop sign before turning onto Union Valley Road just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. Officer James McMahon stopped and arrested Scala after he failed standard field sobriety tests, it says. Scala was processed on the DWI charge and given summonses for 19 traffic and equipment violations – among them driving while suspended and unlicensed, reckless driving, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From PDHQ Police: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From PDHQ
Police: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Pdhq A West Milford man was busted when he to went to collect a misplaced bag of medications from police, authorities said. An officer from another department turned the black messenger bag over to township police after finding it while working a road construction detail on Union Valley Road near Sussex Drive, police said. Inside, Officer Stephen Herzog reported finding prescription bottles with the name of George Richards, 58, several bottles without labels and a “large quantity” of opioid pain killers. He contacted Richards, who showed up at headquarters to collect his bag. Detectives Nichol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk
West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk A driver who pulled over to argue with a passenger was drunk, West Milford police said. An officer responding to the area of Lakeside and Union Valley roads found Diane Lomoro, 53, of Paterson, arguing with her male passenger outside her car, according to a report. Lomoro told the officer that she pulled “so the arguing would stop,” it says. “While speaking with both, the officer detected signs of intoxication from the driver,” according to the police report. Lomoro was taken into custody after failing field sobriety tests, it says. She was charged with DWI, careless driving, improper …

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by Jerry DeMarco