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North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida
North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida A 28-year-old Cliffside Park college student and his girlfriend are facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Florida earlier this month. Joseph "Joey" Finnegan was transported to the hospital in serious condition with a multitude of broken bones, as was his girlfriend Kristina Dennis of Fair Lawn, who suffered a fractured neck and injured hip that requires surgery. More than $13,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Finnegan --  attending film school at Full Sail University -- as of Monday evening. "Anyone who knows our brot…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical? Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical?
Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical? SEEN IT? Authorities on Tuesday released a photo of the type of vehicle that they said struck a local teen on his skateboard, severely injuring him, before the driver sped off. Officers found Cristian Valdez, a Dwight Morrow High School freshman, in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place around 9:50 p.m. June 11. Cristian, 15, who'd been riding his skateboard when he was struck, was recently moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a room at Hackensack University Medical Center, friends said. His injuries reportedly include brain trauma, a collapsed lu…

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by Jerry DeMarco