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! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago
Authorities have charged a 66-year-old Bayonne man with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City nearly a year ago. Rey Rosario was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The 39-year-old Jersey City pedestrian was struck around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 2023, Suarez said. Sbe was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Suarez did…
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Teen Boy Killed In Hit-Run, Arrest Made: Middlesex Prosecutor (
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A 63-year-old man has been charged in a Central Jersey hit-and-run crash that killed a 14-year-old boy on Friday, July 7, authorities said. UPDATE: The boy has been identified in a financial campaign as 14-year-old Bryan Barbosa, of South River. Michael Arena, of South River, was behind the wheel of a white work van when he struck the boy riding his bike around 4:20 p.m. on Whiteland and Russell avenues, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and SRPD Chief Mark Tinitigan said. The boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Arena was arrested that day …
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: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle
A motorist literally made an impression that helped Glen Rock police crack a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver, authorities said. A 48-year-old borough man had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Rock Road just east of Main Street when his 2012 Honda Accord was rear-ended by a black Jeep that fled the scene, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 6:42 p.m. crash last Thursday, Oct. 20, the chief said. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew Magro investigated the crash …
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NJ Hit-Run Driver Hid Car In Woods After Crash That Killed Horse, Hurt Teen: Police
A 51-year-old Salem County man hid his vehicle in a wooded area after a hit-and-run crash that killed a horse and badly injured a 14-year-old girl last week, authorities in Gloucester County announced. Joseph Devitis, of Upper Pittsgrove Township, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 21 on charges of animal cruelty, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injuries, and more, for the accident that killed 15-year-old Predator and injured 14-year-old Tatiana Feliciano, according to police and the family of the victims. The accident happened Sept. 13, around 8 p.m., while the teen and he…
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Horse Dead, Teen Girl Hurt In South Jersey Hit-Run Crash: Police
A horse was killed and its 14-year-old rider hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 on Monroeville Road in Franklin Township, police said. A girl from Sicklerville was riding along the westbound shoulder when they were struck by an unidentified older-model, light-colored pickup truck, police said. A 21-year-old man from Camden was riding a second horse but was not hurt. The truck also was traveling westbound. The girl was taken to Cooper Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The…
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Montclair Man Seriously Injured In East Orange Hit-Run
A 40-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend in East Orange, authorities said. The crash occurred on the 400 block of Central Avenue around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, July 31, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said. The victim was taken to University Hospital, where he was being treated for serious injuries. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential…
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? $5K Reward For Info On Deadly Essex County Hit-And-Run
Know anything? Authorities in Essex County are offering a reward of up to $5,000 leading to an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run crash. Felipe Chay, 46, was struck and killed by a Toyota Highlander on Scotland Road between Cary and Frankfort Streets in Orange just before 10:55 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a release alongside local officials on Friday, June 3. The driver then headed southbound on Scotland Road and entered West Orange, authorities said. The vehicle is described as a 2020-2021 model colored “moon dust” or “precious Gal…
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Pedestrian Struck Dead By Hit-Run Car On Garden State Parkway
New Jersey State Police seek the public’s help with a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian from Elizabeth last week. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on May 25, Felipe Dos Santos was walking northbound on the shoulder of the parkway hear milepost 130.4 in Woodbridge Township, according to New Jersey State Police. He was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene after the crash and continued traveling north, State Police said. As a result, Dos Santos sustained fatal injuries, they …
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Scooter Rider Critical In Central Jersey Hit-Run, Jeep Wrangler Sought
A Jeep Wrangler was being sought in a hit-and-run crash that left a scooter rider critical early Wednesday, May 25, authorities said. The victim was struck near Victory Bridge on Route 35 north in Sayreville around 5:25 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski said. The victim was taken to to Robert Wood Johnson where he was listed in critical condition. Authorities believe a 2011 to 2018 green, 4-door, Jeep Wrangler with a black top, black wheels, and painted fenders was involved in the crash. The front passenger side of the vehicle has sustai…
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6-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Route 80 Crash Was Firefighter's Grandson
Support is skyrocketing for the family of the beloved 6-year-old boy killed in a devastating hit-and-run crash on Route 80 just two days before Christmas. The Mount Olive boy was killed after a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox struck a Honda HRV and fled the scene near milepost 28.5 in Roxbury around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, DailyVoice.com reported. The victim, identified as Lorenzo Van Dine, is the grandson of a Budd Lake firefighter, the department said in a heartbreaking Facebook post. As many in the community have heard of the loss of Lorenzo Van Dine this tragedy hits particularly close to home…
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Monday night in North Bergen, authorities said. The crash occurred on Kennedy Boulevard and 26th Street around 8:20 p.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of a dark compact vehicle fled the scene. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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DWI Driver Admits Guilt In Deadly Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash
A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty to drunk driving and vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway that killed a man exchanging insurance information with another driver after a minor crash last year. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, of Toms River, admitted guilt on Sept. 15 before Ocean County Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski in connection with the Sept. 5, 2020 crash that left Daniel Cintron dead, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A sentencing was set for Nov. 19, during which the State will recommend a term of seven years New Jersey Sta…
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Jersey City Dirt Bike Rider, 26, Critical After Hit-Run Crash
A 26-year-old dirt bike operator was struck and seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Jersey City Friday. The man was heading north on MLK Drive on a motorbike when he was struck by an Infiniti making a lefthand turn onto Wade Street around 8 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where was listed in critical condition Saturday, Suarez said. The fleeing vehicle is described as an older model silver Infiniti M45 S. The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating this incident.…
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2 People Struck, 1 Killed In Separate Hit-Run Crashes Same Night In Essex County
Two people were struck and one killed by cars in a pair of separate hit-and-run crashes Thursday night in Essex County, authorities said. The fatal crash happened around 7:30 p.m. in Nutley, at the intersection of Rutgers Place and Washington Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman's identity had not been released as of 10:30 a.m. The prosecutor's office was also investigating an incident at Pennsylvania Avenue and Emmet Street in Newark, which happened around 10 p.m. The victim was hospitalized in traumatic arrest, while a BOLO was issued for a while sedan …
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Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two
A tractor-trailer driver from Newark was extradited to New York and charged with a hit-and-run crash on the New York State Thruway that killed two people. A car slid under his rig when Quentin D. Campbell, 55, made an illegal U-turn in the Monroe County town of Wheatland, just west of Rochester, around 4:15 a.m. Sept. 4, New York State Police reported. Campbell kept going, pulled off at Exit 46, then removed a piece of debris from the rig in the parking lot of a hotel before continuing on, they said. Both victims were from Tennessee, State Police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the…
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