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Missing Rockland Girl, 13, Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway Missing Rockland Girl, 13, Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway
Missing Rockland Girl, 13, Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway A missing Rockland County girl died when she was struck on the Garden State Parkway by two vehicles -- one of which kept going -- just before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The 14-year-old victim from Chestnut Ridge was pronounced dead on the darkened southbound highway near Exit 171 south of the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale shortly after 5 a.m. Nov. 16, they said. An unknown vehicle hit the girl first and kept going, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Chevy Tahoe traveling behind that vehicle then hit her, as well, he said. The Tahoe driver "contacted Troo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash
Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash An off-duty firefighter, nurse, and passing driver revived an Orange County woman ejected from a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway, sources tell Daily Voice. UPDATE: A 54-year-old Port Jervis woman driving a Chevrolet SUV veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, sending the vehicle into the roadway in front of a Chevrolet pickup truck near milepost 136.5 in Clark Township in Union County on Wednesday, Aug. 9, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The SUV driver was ejected and seriously injured, but things could've turned out differently if not for the o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of Missing Man With Rockland Ties Found At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop: Sources Body Of Missing Man With Rockland Ties Found At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop: Sources
Body Of Missing Man With Rockland Ties Found At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop: Sources The body of a missing Rockland County native was found at a Garden State Parkway rest stop in Montvale, New Jersey, just south of the state border, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, responders said. No foul play was suspected in the death of Brian Lenihan, they said. Lenihan, age 43, who most recently lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, was reported last seen on Friday, Nov. 18 in New Jersey. He reportedly still had ties to the Pearl River/Orangetown area. His body was found at the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale around noon Tuesday, sources told Daily Voice. New Jersey State Police are inv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Rushed To Nyack Hospital Dies After Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash Man Rushed To Nyack Hospital Dies After Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash
Man Rushed To Nyack Hospital Dies After Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash A 77-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.  Dutchess County resident Howard Perlman, of Hopewell Junction, was heading northbound in the right lane when his Toyota Venza was struck by an unknown vehicle around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in Montvale, New Jersey near milepost 172.3, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Toyota went off the road to the right and struck several trees as the unknown vehicle fled the scene, the sergeant said. Perlman was rushed to Nyack Hospital with serious injuries, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By New City Resident In NJ, Police Say Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By New City Resident In NJ, Police Say
Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By New City Resident In NJ, Police Say An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State …

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by Jerry DeMarco