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Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash
Newton Man Awarded $2.65M Following West Milford Pothole-Prompted Motorcycle Crash A Newton man was awarded $2.65 million nearly four years after he was seriously injured during a motorcycle accident in West Milford, reports say. Roger Gates, now 67, hit several potholes and collided with a van when riding his motorcycle on Oak Ridge Road the evening of April 14, 2016, NJHerald reports. Gates, who is no longer able to work, sustained serious upper-body injuries from the crash, including multiple fractured ribs, a fractured back and shoulder blade, a collapsed lung, torn neck ligaments and nerve damage to his bladder, bowel and groin areas.  He had to undergo several…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
West New York Man, 22, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Turnpike In Secaucus West New York Man, 22, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Turnpike In Secaucus
West New York Man, 22, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Turnpike In Secaucus A West New York man was killed when he struck a guardrail on the New Jersey Turnpike with his motorcycle Saturday, State Police said.  Agustin G. Amendola, 22, was leaving the Turnpike at Exit 16E in Secaucus around 10:40 a.m. when he hit the guardrail and was thrown from the bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  In a tragic coincidence, he is one of two young men killed on the Turnpike Saturday from Hudson County. A North Bergen man, also aged 22, died in a crash in Burlington County later that day. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash
Ramsey Dad, 50, Killed In Harriman Motorcycle Crash A Ramsey father of three was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Harriman State Park near his former Rockland County home. Guy Hoovler, 50, had just returned from a two-week ride west with some friends when the crash occurred Sunday morning in Tuxedo, NY, a family friend said. Hoovler previously lived on Seven Lakes Drive in Sloatsburg. CHECK BACK FOR ARRANGEMENTS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 49, Airlifted In Sussex County Crash, State Police Say Motorcyclist, 49, Airlifted In Sussex County Crash, State Police Say
Motorcyclist, 49, Airlifted In Sussex County Crash, State Police Say A 49-year-old motorcyclist was flown to an area hospital with serious injuries in a Hampton Township crash, authorities said. The Highland Lakes man was headed northbound on Hamptonhouse Road on his Harley Davidson when he was struck by a Honda sedan -- headed in the same direction -- just after 12 p.m. Monday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The motorcycle veered off the road to the right and overturned, ejecting the driver, Goez said. The motorcyclist was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center with unknown injuries while the Honda driver was not injured, the trooper …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80
Motorcyclist, 52, Killed Hitting Deer On Route 80 A 52-year-old Pequannock man was killed when his motorcycle struck a deer on westbound Route 80 near the spaghetti bowl in Wayne. Joseph Yurga was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he succumbed to his injuries after his 1996 Harley Davidson crashed shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the Route 23 intersection, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release. A former Clifton resident, Yurga was a member of the American Legion Riders of Post 174 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Services And A Memorial Ride Planned For Shawn Mathewson, 34, Of Kearny Services And A Memorial Ride Planned For Shawn Mathewson, 34, Of Kearny
Services And A Memorial Ride Planned For Shawn Mathewson, 34, Of Kearny Visitation for Shawn Mathewson of Kearny will be held Wednesday at the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny.  Shawn Mathewson, 34, died Thursday, July 4, in a motorcycle accident in Toms River.  He is survived by his parents,  Kathy Alves Colatarci (Paul) and David Mathewson (Maria), brother David Mathewson, grandparents Rosemarie Alves and David Mathewson, and many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.  There will be a visitation from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, located at 596 Belgrove Drive in Kearny. There will also be a pray…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Two Motorcyclists Downed In Route 80 Pileup Two Motorcyclists Downed In Route 80 Pileup
Two Motorcyclists Downed In Route 80 Pileup One motorcyclist sat in the middle of westbound Route 80 while the other lay nearby holding his head after their rides were toppled in a multi-vehicle crash early Friday evening at the borders of Lodi, Rochelle Park and Hackensack. Already-thick traffic quickly jammed up after the pileup around 5:15 p.m. in the right local lane of what's known as Christopher Columbus Highway just before the exit for Rochelle Park and Riverview Avenue. Neither riders sustained life-threatening injuries, responders said. Moments before the crash, a driver reported the two "cutting in and out and riding betwe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Funeral Scheduled For Wyckoff Man, 20, Killed In Motorcycle Crash During Police Chase Funeral Scheduled For Wyckoff Man, 20, Killed In Motorcycle Crash During Police Chase
Funeral Scheduled For Wyckoff Man, 20, Killed In Motorcycle Crash During Police Chase A funeral for a 20-year-old Wyckoff man who was killed in a fiery motorcycle crash while being chased by police earlier this week is scheduled for Friday. Mourners were asked to gather at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Santangelo Funeral Home, 300 Main Street in Lodi for the funeral for Frank Lavato. A private cremation will follow. Born in Teaneck and raised in Wyckoff, Lovato managed the family business, LaSalle Landscaping and Construction in Hackensack. "I keep hoping to wake up from this nightmare but the truth is, you’re gone," wrote Lavato's girlfriend of six years, Lizza Thoma of Franklin La…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wyckoff Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Clifton Police Chase Crash Wyckoff Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Clifton Police Chase Crash
Wyckoff Motorcyclist, 20, Killed In Clifton Police Chase Crash A 20-year-motorcyclist from Wyckoff was killed in a fiery crash during a pre-dawn police chase Monday in Clifton. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating both the crash and the pursuit, was expected to release details sometime Monday but hadn't as of 7 p.m. Tuesday. A marked unit was chasing the fleeing driver when he crashed at Broad Street and Van Houten Avenue around 2 a.m., responders said. Police conducted CPR, to no avail. There was no immediate word on the conditions of any occupants of the vehicle the motorcycle collided with. Firefighters responded for an e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday
Newark Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Saturday A 36-year-old Newark man died after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a collision with another vehicle in Yonkers, N.Y., over the weekend, authorities said.  Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio died during the overnight hours early Saturday on southbound I-87. He was riding his 2015 BMW motorcycle at a high rate of speed in the center lane when he collided with a Volkswagen Jetta that was changing lanes ahead of him, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick.  The driver of the Jetta,  Raymond G. Gonzalez, 40, of Princeton, was unhurt.  The crash remained under …

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by Paul Milo
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Motorcyclist's Facebook Post Before Fatal Sussex County Crash Will Give You Goosebumps Motorcyclist's Facebook Post Before Fatal Sussex County Crash Will Give You Goosebumps
Motorcyclist's Facebook Post Before Fatal Sussex County Crash Will Give You Goosebumps Hours before he was killed in a Sussex County crash, motorcyclist Jesse Dunn was taking in the idyllic moment alongside Greenwood Lake. "Beautiful day to be out on the bike," 38-year-old Dunn of Unionville, N.Y., wrote on Facebook around 4 p.m. Saturday. He shared a photo of his Kawasaki motorcycle and the view from Emerald Point Restaurant & Marina. That evening around 8:30, Dunn was killed after his bike crossed over to the other side of Loomis Avenue and struck the front of a northbound Hyundai Elantra in Wantage, New Jersey State Police said. The female driver of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJSP: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash NJSP: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
Njsp: Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash A 28-year-old motorcyclist from New York City was killed in an early-morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park Saturday, authorities said. Jesus Patino-Tapia's Yamaha bike went off the northbound side of the highway near milepost 116.7 around 3:45 a.m., NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The bike struck a guardrail ejecting Patino-Tapia, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said. No other vehicles were involved.

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by Cecilia Levine