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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fort Lee By SUV Driven By Union City Motorist A 33-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in Fort Lee by an SUV driven by a Union City motorist, authorities said. Mark Williams of Paterson was struck by the southbound 2016 Porsche Cayenne on Lemoine Avenue at Washington Avenue, just north of the George Washington Bridge, around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. Responding officers immediately began CPR on the unresponsive victim, who was taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead soon after, the captain said. The female driver, also 33 years old, stopped immediately and remained at …

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UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border
Update: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border UPDATE: An 18-year-old West Milford motorist who was airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash on Skyline Drive in Oakland was later pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation into the cause of the collision was continuing, they said, adding that he won't be publicly identified until next of kin are properly notified. The southbound teenage driver's Toyota Corolla crossed the double-yellow line and slammed into a northbound Ford van driven by a 64-year-old Ringwood woman shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Borough firefighters extr…

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Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash
Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash UPDATE: Investigators are trying to determine whether a 92-year-old Bergenfield motorist who was killed when his SUV was T-boned in Teaneck over the weekend stopped at the sign before turning into the path of the oncoming car. Albert Schnellbacher was unconscious and not breathing when taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, following the collision shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein said Monday. Schnellbacker apparently was turning onto Windsor Road from Briarcliff Road outside Windsor Park when a Ferrari slammed…

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Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck
Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck UPDATE: Investigators are trying to determine whether a 92-year-old Bergenfield motorist who was killed when his SUV was T-boned in Teaneck over the weekend stopped at the sign before turning into the path of the oncoming car. Albert Schnellbacher was unconscious and not breathing when taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, following the collision shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein said Monday. Schnellbacker apparently was turning onto Windsor Road from Briarcliff Road outside Windsor Park when a Ferrari slammed int…

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Passenger Killed When Minivan Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Passenger Killed When Minivan Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
Passenger Killed When Minivan Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 A passenger was killed when a minivan rear-ended a tractor-trailer Thursday morning outside a Route 17 truck stop in Mahwah, multiple responders confirmed. He and his mom, who was driving, were headed to see relatives in Mahwah when their Toyota Sienna slammed into the rig, which was stopped in the right lane at the Pilot Travel Center on the southbound highway, shortly before 10 a.m., responders said. The son was killed when the front passenger side of the minivan struck the left rear corner of the trailer, they said. "It's a gruesome sight," said Mahwah Mayor James Wysocki, who rushed to…

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Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford A 64-year-old pedestrian died after he was struck by a minivan in East Rutherford, authorities confirmed. A 46-year-old Wood-Ridge man was driving the 2019 Honda Odyssey that struck the victim from Irvington on Hackensack Street near Paterson Avenue shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. EMS and ALS were requested, responded and took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. East Rutherford detectives and their colleagues from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit were investiga…

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HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway
Horrific Route 3 Crash: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway UPDATE: A tow truck driver was fighting for his life after he was gravely injured by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a previous accident on Route 3 in Rutherford, authorities said. Police had closed down several lanes and the shoulder while placing their vehicles and cones behind the initial two-car crash scene on the westbound highway near Park Avenue -- west of Route 17 and east of the Passaic River -- around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, Police Chief John Russo said. Robert Thornton, 31, of Nick's Towing Service in Rutherford, had one of the vehicles on the flatbed and was p…

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Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M
Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M The family of a 9-year-old Bergenfield boy who was killed when his bicycle collided with a commuter bus 2½ years ago has reportedly settled a negligence lawsuit for $1.6 million. Alvin Maracallo was headed in the same direction on West Church Street when the driver of the New Jersey Transit bus turned left onto Veterans Plaza, hitting him as he entered the crosswalk shortly before 4 p.m. May 27, 2019. He and the bicycle hit the front wheel, then went under the bus and were run over, police said at the time. Security video from a nearby firehouse shows a good Samaritan rushing to help the b…

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Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver
Police: Ridgefield Park Pedestrian, 79, Struck Killed By Westwood Driver A 79-year-old Ridgefield Park pedestrian who was struck by a van while in a crosswalk Friday died of her injuries, authorities said. The 67-year-old Ford van driver from Westwood made a left into Sima Nightingale as she crossed at the corner of Main and Mount Vernon streets shortly after 9:30 a.m., Police Lt. Art Jensen said. Nightingale was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and rushed into surgery but succumbed to her injuries, Jensen said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investiga…

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Horrific Crash Kills Tenafly Driver, 19, Injures Three Others Horrific Crash Kills Tenafly Driver, 19, Injures Three Others
Horrific Crash Kills Tenafly Driver, 19, Injures Three Others A 19-year-old Tenafly driver was killed and three passengers were injured -- one critically -- when a sedan slammed into a tree, authorities said. An injured passenger flagged down a police car following the 10 p.m. crash Saturday on Knickerbocker Road at the corner of Columbus Drive, Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said Firefighters cut the roof off to free a 32-year-old Bayonne woman sitting in the front seat. She and the two back-seat passengers – a Cresskill woman and Bergenfield man, both 20 – were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief told Daily Voice. Th…

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Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash
Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash UPDATE: A motorcyclist who was severely injured when he slammed into a sedan in Cliffside Park following an aborted police pursuit in a neighboring town was charged with reckless driving, authorities said. Kyle J. Rodriguez, 23, of Jersey Avenue was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg, among other injuries, following the Tuesday afternoon crash. An officer in Ridgefield initially reported seeing Rodriguez "recklessly" operating a 2019 Kawasaki on Bergen Boulevard more than 10 minutes earlier, according to a police report in that town. The officer reported trying to catch up but said he …

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Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash
Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash A motorcyclist who was severely injured when he slammed into a sedan in Cliffside Park following an aborted police pursuit in a neighboring town was charged with reckless driving, authorities reported Thursday. Kyle J. Rodriguez, 23, of Jersey Avenue was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg, among other injuries, following the Tuesday afternoon crash. An officer in Ridgefield initially reported seeing Rodriguez "recklessly" operating a 2019 Kawasaki on Bergen Boulevard more than 10 minutes earlier, according to a police report in that town. The officer reported trying to catch up but sai…

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