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FBI Arrests Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Elderly Victim Unconscious In Fort Lee: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old New York man has been charged in a Fort Lee shopping mall assault that let a 77-year-old comatose for two months, authorities announced. Efrain Escobar, of the Bronx, had gotten in an argument with the elderly man at Plaza West Mall on Bergen Boulevard just before 7:15 p.m. Monday, April 8, after a minor motor vehicle crash, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Escobar then punched the man in the face knocking him unconscious, leaving him incapacitate at the scene, Musella said. Escobar had fled the scene by the time police arrived, the prosecutor said. The…
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Support Surges For Motorcyclist In Medical Coma After Suspected Hit-And-Run Crash On Rt. 46
Support is on the rise for a 68-year-old motorcyclist put under a medically-induced coma following a suspected hit-and-run crash on Route 46 earlier this week. Eugene Gibbons was heading to work when he was involved in a crash around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical costs. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear and may have involved a hit-and-run driver, prompting an ongoing police investigation, the campaign says. Meanwhile, Gibbons has been put into a medically-induced coma due to the severity of his injuries, which included a co…
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Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash
Support is surging for a 25-year-old single mom from Clifton and her baby, who were both hospitalized following a Route 3 dump truck crash Tuesday. ** UPDATE: A baby critically injured in a Route 3 crash with her mom died Monday evening, less than a week after the accident. Her organs, however, will save the lives of three other babies. ** Jamie Yarrish was behind the wheel of a sedan carrying her daughter Jaelynn -- who turned 1 Aug. 15 -- when she and at least three other vehicles crashed around 10:30 a.m. near Broad Street in Clifton. Yarrish and her baby remained hospitalized…
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: Port Authority Team Rescues Seizure Victim At Lincoln Tunnel
A worker had suddenly went into cardiac arrest on the roof of the Port Authority administration building at the Lincoln Tunnel when several heroes rushed to his rescue. Senior Tunnel and Bridge Agent Keith O'Halloran and Tunnel and Bridge Agent David Brierty found him not breathing, with no pulse early Saturday. Three Port Authority police officers quickly joined in. The rescuers began CPR, then gave him two shocks from a defibrillator. Soon, he began breathing and regained a pulse. EMS took the worker to a local hospital, where doctors placed him in a medically-induced coma. All are ho…
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GoFundMe Started For Union Football Player In Coma Following Injury
A fundraiser has been started to help a Union High School varsity football player who suffered a serious injury in a game Oct. 25. Kofi Ansah, a senior, was in the game against Bridgewater-Raritan when he suffered a lacerated spleen. He has been in a medically induced coma since Saturday, according to a GoFundMe campaign started on his behalf. Although the lifelong Union resident's condition is serious, he is improving, the campaign's organizer said. "The recovery process for Kofi has been long and full of highs and lows. His health is moving in a positive direction. Doct…
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