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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on the evening of Friday, Feb. 21 near the Lincoln Highway Bridge. A 9 p.m., Newark police responded to Raymond Boulevard by ramp/entrance to the bridge, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The pedestrian was struck in the travel lanes of the roadway, despite a pedestrian sidewalk directly adjacent to the regular lanes of travel, authorities said. The driver was traveling eastbound on Raymond Boulevard and said as he approached the bridge, he checked for traffic to his left and advanced forward when the roadway was clear, au…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Dodge Charger Driver, 28, Dies In NJ Tractor Trailer Crash: Cops Dodge Charger Driver, 28, Dies In NJ Tractor Trailer Crash: Cops
Dodge Charger Driver, 28, Dies In NJ Tractor Trailer Crash: Cops A 28-year-old woman died in a fiery tractor-trailer crash early Saturday, Feb. 1 in Somerset County, authorities said. The North Plainfield resident had been driving a 2020 orange Dodge Charger died on impact in the crash with a 2008 black Volvo tractor-trailer, the driver of which was not injured, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. The vehicles collided around 2:50 a.m. near South Middlebush Road and Jacques Lane, the prosecutor said. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, where they found the woman, dead on impact. She was the sole occupant, as was the tr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In East Orange: Prosecutor Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In East Orange: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In East Orange: Prosecutor A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in East Orange on the early morning of Saturday, Nov. 16, authorities said. At 5:30 a.m., the pedestrian was hit by a 2024 Honda Accord at 33 Ampere Pl., the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said, though they did not say when or where they died. The identity of the pedestrian has not been revealed. The investigation is ongoing.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
North Plainfield Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Berkeley Heights Police North Plainfield Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Berkeley Heights Police
North Plainfield Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Berkeley Heights Police A 55-year-old North Plainfield resident was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Berkeley Heights on Wednesday, Nov. 13, authorities said. The crash occurred at Plainfield Avenue near Connell Corporate Park, Berkeley Heights police said. The man, whose identity is being withheld by police, was taken to Overlook Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Fiery Overnight Newark Crash Man Killed In Fiery Overnight Newark Crash
Man Killed In Fiery Overnight Newark Crash A man was killed in a fiery crash early Sunday, Oct. 27 in Newark, police said. The male driver was found inside a vehicle that caught fire after crashing into a tree and colliding through a nearby residential gate at Weequahic Avenue near Bergen Street around 3:30 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Firefighters extinguished the fire and the man was pronounced dead. No other injuries have been reported. No further information is available.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Route 21 in Passaic on Tuesday, Oct. 22, authorities said. The unidentified male was struck by an Acura sedan while trying to cross the roadway in the northbound lanes around 8:05 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Department Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8:50 p.m. The driver of the vehicle that struck the victim remained on scene and called 911. This investigation is active and ongoing. More i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: NJSP Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: NJSP
Scooterist Killed In Route 280 Crash: Njsp A 32-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter on Route 280 in Newark on Sunday, Aug. 4, authorities aid. At 4:17 a.m., the man was operating an electric scooter on Route 280 East when he was struck by a Chrysler, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police man. The man, whose name has not been identified pending next of kin notification, sustained fatal injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Sam Barron
News
1 Dead In Fiery Roselle Crash 1 Dead In Fiery Roselle Crash
1 Dead In Fiery Roselle Crash Authorities are investigating a fiery crash that let one person dead in Roselle. It happened on the in the 400 block of East 1st Street where two vehicles purportedly collided head-on. Police confirmed that the accident was fatal but provided no details beyond that. News12 says the victim was a 21-year-old man in a BMW, the vehicle that caught fire.  Good Samaritans tried to save the victim, who they said was unresponsive by the time they got him out of the vehicle. Photos from the scene show the other vehicle involved was a Subaru SUV. This is a developing story. Check ba…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Motorcyclists Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 78 Two Motorcyclists Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 78
Two Motorcyclists Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 78 Two motorcyclists were killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 78 in Union County on Sunday, June 2, authorities said. At 6:06 p.m., a Lexus SUV, Honda passenger vehicle, BMW motorcycle and Suzuki motorcycle were traveling eastbound on Route 78 in Berkeley Heights when the BMW struck the back of the Honda, causing the Suzuki to strike the back of the BMW, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The BMW then collided with the Lexus, ran off the roadway and struck a traffic sign, Lebron said. The BMW and Suzuki overturned, resulting in the ejection of both drivers, L…

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by Sam Barron