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Morning Rush: Hackensack Crash Sends Two To Hospital Morning Rush: Hackensack Crash Sends Two To Hospital
Morning Rush: Hackensack Crash Sends Two To Hospital A two-vehicle morning rush-hour collision at a busy Hackensack intersection sent two people to the hospital, responders said. Both were taken to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center following the crash outside the Prospect Ridge Apartments at Prospect and Central avenues shortly after 6:30 a.m. Friday, April 22. The extent of their injuries couldn't be immediately determined. City firefighters, police and an HUMC ambulance responded. Police were investigating the cause.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash
Scooter Rider Critically Injured In Passaic Crash An electric scooter rider was clinging to life Tuesday morning after being struck in Passaic, responders said. Witnesses said the late-30s victim ran a red light and was struck by a minivan at the intersection of President and Parker Streets shortly after 10:30 a.m. He was unconscious when taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, responders said. The driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene and cooperated with police, who notified the Passaic County prosecutor's fatal accident team. City firefighters and EMS also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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16th-Floor Fire Doused At Paterson High-Rise 16th-Floor Fire Doused At Paterson High-Rise
16th-Floor Fire Doused At Paterson High-Rise PHOTOS: No serious injuries were immediately reported in a Sunday night fire that ravaged a top-floor apartment of a Paterson high rise, responders said. The 16th-floor blaze broke out at the Riverview Towers building on Presidential Boulevard around 9 p.m., posing challenges overcome by city firefighters. Intense flames and smoke could be seen from the street as some residents on the floors below stood on their balconies for protection from possible smoke. Firefighters had the main body of two-alarm fire knocked down within 20 or so minutes and under control in under 40. Firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Trees Fall On Englewood House With Heart Attack Victim Inside HEROES: Trees Fall On Englewood House With Heart Attack Victim Inside
Heroes: Trees Fall On Englewood House With Heart Attack Victim Inside Two trees fell on an Englewood home during Tuesday afternoon's storm, blocking responders' path to a resident who'd just suffered a heart attack, authorities said. Englewood Police Officer Matthew Depetro hopped a railing to get inside the East Linden Avenue carriage house, where he found the unconscious 50-year-old victim shortly before 2:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The officer immediately began manual rescue breaths, Halstead said. Following Depetro moments later were city firefighters, who used a chain saw to remove what branches they could from a tree that was l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: DWI Driver Flips SUV, Tries To Flee Clifton PD: DWI Driver Flips SUV, Tries To Flee
Clifton PD: DWI Driver Flips SUV, Tries To Flee UPDATE: A driver was drunk when he flipped his SUV in Clifton and tried to flee, authorities said. Robert Prince, 32, of Irvington left the vehicle in the middle of Bloomfield Avenue around 1 a.m. Saturday before being taken into custody a short distance away, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. His SUV had to be righted and towed. The other SUV sustained some rear damage. Robert PrinceCOURTESY: CLIFTON PD Prince was charged with DWI and issued several traffic summonses before being released to a responsible adult. City firefighters also responded with police. A Passaic County Sherif…

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by Jerry DeMarco