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Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (UPDATED) Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (UPDATED)
Pedestrian From Fort Lee, 56, Struck, Killed By Commuter Bus Near GWB (Updated) 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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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged
Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged A Fair Lawn man was severely injured when he was struck by a car driven by a 17-year-old borough boy, authorities confirmed. The driver of the 2014 Nissan Altima apparently had turned to avoid one pedestrian when he hit the 33-year-old victim in the parking lot at Memorial Park along the Passaic River shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim was thrown in the air and suffered severe head trauma, witnesses said. Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance took him to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson. Police charged the driver with reckless and careles…

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by Jerry DeMarco