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SEE ANYTHING? Bicyclist, 21, Critically Injured By Hit-Run Driver Near JC/Bayonne Line SEE ANYTHING? Bicyclist, 21, Critically Injured By Hit-Run Driver Near JC/Bayonne Line
SEE Anything? Bicyclist, 21, Critically Injured By Hit-Run Driver Near JC/Bayonne Line Authorities turned to the public for help identifying a hit-and-run driver who critically injured a 21-year-old bicyclist from Bayonne in Jersey City as the 2024 Memorial Day weekend was beginning. The victim was struck on Garfield Avenue between Gates and Seaview avenues near the city line at 5 a.m. Saturday, May 25, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He remained in critical but stable condition at Jersey City Medical Center, the prosecutor said. Members of her Regional Collision Investigation Unit and Jersey City police identified a vehicle and a person of interest, Suarez said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says 2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says
2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says Two people were hospitalized following a serious Sunday morning crash in Hudson County, authorities said. A 19-year-old Union City man and a 15-year-old girl were heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen in a Honda Accord when the vehicle struck several cars parked between 18th and 26th streets and crashed into a telephone pole just after 8 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both victims were taken by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. The crash remains under invest…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist
Driver, Passenger Both Charged In Union City Hit-Run That Killed Bicyclist Prosecutors have arrested the driver and passenger involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 56-year-old Union City man. On Nov. 16, Marcelino Pilco was heading northbound near Bergenline Avenue on 48th Street when he was struck on his bike around 7:45 p.m., taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead later that night, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Miguel Perez, 28, of Union City, was arrested Wednesday and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, causing death while driving with a suspended license, providing false reports to law …

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by Valerie Musson
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Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue
Passenger Ejected After Paterson Driver Slams Parked Car, Utility Pole On Tonnelle Avenue The driver and passenger of a Nissan sedan were hospitalized after their car slammed into another vehicle and then a utility pole over the weekend on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, authorities said. Nathaniel Dickerson, 31, of Paterson, was heading northbound in a 1999 Nissan Maxima when he hit a 2012 Honda Civic parked at 910 Tonnelle Avenue then the pole around 3:35 a.m., Sunday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Dickerson's passenger, a 31-year-old Johnston, PA man, was ejected and seriously injured, and taken to Jersey City Medical Center. Dickerson was also injured a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash
Jersey City Woman In Critical Condition Following Weekend Crash A Jersey City woman sustained serious injuries after being ejected from a vehicle in an accident over the weekend, authorities said. A white Infiniti Q50 driven by 32-year-old Joseph Morales, of Jersey City, struck a gold Toyota 4Runner, driven by a 67-year-old Arcenilia Encarnacio, of Jersey City around 10:40 p.m. Friday, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. A 43-year-old passenger in the 4Runner was ejected and taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where she remained in critical condition on Monday, the prosecutor's office said. the other three occupants in the Toyota were hospital…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman, 20, Seriously Injured In WNY Car Crash Has Died Woman, 20, Seriously Injured In WNY Car Crash Has Died
Woman, 20, Seriously Injured In WNY Car Crash Has Died A woman from Queens, New York, died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a car crash less than a week ago, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  Alyssa Matos was one of multiple victims injured when two cars collided at 60th and Jefferson streets around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.  Fernando Batista, a 24-year-old North Bergen man, was driving a 2002 Acura north on Jefferson Street when the car collided with a 2004 Infiniti traveling west on 60th Street, according to West New York police and the county’s Regional Collision Investigation Unit. Matos was a passenger in Batist…

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by Paul Milo