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Police Officer Rescues Pomona Driver From Fiery Wreck Police Officer Rescues Pomona Driver From Fiery Wreck
Police Officer Rescues Pomona Driver From Fiery Wreck A fast-acting police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole in New Jersey, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old driver from Pomona out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Bergen Blaze Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Bergen Blaze
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Bergen Blaze EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Flames roared at their backs as some children jumped and others were rescued from a second-floor fire escape Monday night during a roaring blaze that blew through an Edgewater building. A group of men with ladders rushed to help get the girls and an adult out of the second-floor Pro Arts Academy Dance Studio on River Road while other youngsters jumped into their arms or fell to the ground, video shows. The children were coming down a ladder when it suddenly slipped and fell, forcing others to jump as the blaze drew closer. Five people were hospitalized with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elderly Driver Hospitalized After Slamming SUV Into NW Bergen Utility Pole Elderly Driver Hospitalized After Slamming SUV Into NW Bergen Utility Pole
Elderly Driver Hospitalized After Slamming SUV Into NW Bergen Utility Pole GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- An elderly driver was hospitalized after SUV slammed head-on into a utility pole Sunday night in Glen Rock. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood assisted Glen Rock EMTs in tending to the woman, who was conscious when she was brought to Hackensack University Center following the Harristown Road crash. The Toyota was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck, whose driver also tended to a significant fluid leak. A PSE&G crew also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco