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Cook At Popular Steak Restaurant ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Bergen County Hit-Run (UPDATE) Cook At Popular Steak Restaurant ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Bergen County Hit-Run (UPDATE)
Cook At Popular Steak Restaurant ID'd As Pedestrian Killed In Bergen County Hit-Run (Update) The victim of a deadly Bergen County hit-and-run crash has been identified as a cook at a popular steak restaurant along Route 17. UPDATE: Arrest Made In Crash That Killed George Arnold, 57 George Arnold, 57, of Lyndhurst, was struck and killed just before 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the intersection of Ridge Road and Milton Avenue in Lyndhurst, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The striking vehicle fled the scene. An employee at Steve's Sizzling Steaks on Route 17 in Carlstadt confirmed that Arnold was a cook at the restaurant, a more than 80-year-old eatery…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman In Her 20s Struck By Car, Run Over By Tractor Trailer On Route 17 Woman In Her 20s Struck By Car, Run Over By Tractor Trailer On Route 17
Woman In Her 20s Struck By Car, Run Over By Tractor Trailer On Route 17 A woman in her 20s died after being struck by a car then run over by a tractor-trailer on Route 17 overnight in Paramus, authorities said. UPDATE: Police have identified the woman as a 28-year-old Bergen County influencer. Click here for details. Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, near Wendy's, as the possibly Hispanic woman was crossing the highway from east to west. "After successfully crossing the northbound lanes and the roadway median, she entered the southbound lanes of Route 17," Guidetti said.  When the woman reac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured On Garden State Parkway Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured On Garden State Parkway
Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured On Garden State Parkway A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a camper on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The Ford E350 Camper was heading south when it struck the unidentified pedestrian walking in the roadway at milepost 145.2 in Irvington around 8:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital. The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information is available. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Driver, 31, Fled To Turkey After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Parents' SUV: Prosecutor Wayne Driver, 31, Fled To Turkey After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Parents' SUV: Prosecutor
Wayne Driver, 31, Fled To Turkey After Deadly Hit-Run Crash In Parents' SUV: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Wayne man was identified as the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in Parsippany before fleeing the scene and then trying to flee the country last month, authorities said. Davut Batca was behind the wheel of a Toyota RAV4 when he struck Jelson Cabrera, 35, of Trenton, on Route 46 West near Sandra Drive just before 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Cabrera was taken to Morristown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Meanwhile, Batca fled the scene and then left the United States for Turkey, the pros…

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by Sam Barron
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Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: NJSP Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: NJSP
Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: Njsp A 59-year-old pedestrian was struck on Route 80, New Jersey State Police said, although the circumstances weren't immediately clear. The victim was struck on the eastbound highway near Madison Avenue in Paterson shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, NJ State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. ALS/BLS took him to the trauma unit at nearby St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a leg injury, the sergeant said. What the man was doing outside of a car on the interstate in that area wasn't immediately clear. Nor did authorities say whether the driver remained at the scene or what kind o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police
Driver Hurt After Spinning Out In Wild Tractor Trailer Crash On Route 78: State Police Two people were injured including one seriously after a three-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Wednesday, May 29 on Route 78 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A tractor-trailer was parked and unoccupied on the right shoulder on Route 78 West in Lebanon when a Subaru driven by a 60-year-old Northampton, PA woman entered the area and struck the left rear of the truck just after 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said.  The crash caused the Subaru to spin out and hit a Volkswagen passenger car traveling in the right lane, police said.  As a result of the crash, the tractor-…

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by Sam Barron