One Dead, Two Airlifted In Route 80 Crash One Dead, Two Airlifted In Route 80 Crash
One Dead, Two Airlifted In Route 80 Crash One person was killed and several injured, some seriously, in a Route 80 crash Sunday, Sept. 18 on Route 80, authorities said. A Toyota Venza was westbound when it veered off the road and struck a tree around 8:40 a.m. near milepost 8.4, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. The front seat passenger died while two backseat passengers, a 28-year-old woman from Williamsville, NY, and a 28-year-old North Carolina resident, suffered serious injuries and were airlifted to nearby hospitals, Slota said. The driver, a Cheektowaga, NY resident, age 27, suffered moderate injuries. No f…
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash, State Police Say Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash, State Police Say
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash, State Police Say A motorcyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital following a crash on Route 80 in Warren County, state police confirmed. The motorcyclist lost control and crashed in the eastbound lanes near milepost 12.4 in Hope Township just before 6:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.com. The rider was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Goez said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor
Uber Driver, Accomplices Stage Knifepoint Holdup Of Passenger At Saddle Brook Hotel: Prosecutor An Uber passenger was robbed at knifepoint outside a Saddle Brook hotel by a man who’d conspired with the female driver and another accomplice to hold him up, authorities said. Uber driver Karina Eremyan, 30, of Fair Lawn was behind the wheel when ex-con Antonio Bowen, 28, of Fair Lawn put a knife to the passenger’s neck in the parking lot of the Crowne Plaza Saddle Brook hotel off Route 80 around 3:30 a.m. March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Bowen forced the fare to turn over his backpack, which contained $3,000 and other undisclosed items, the prosecutor said Friday. Th…
Human Remains Found By NJDOT Worker Mowing Grass On Rt. 80, State Police Say (UPDATE) Human Remains Found By NJDOT Worker Mowing Grass On Rt. 80, State Police Say (UPDATE)
Human Remains Found By Njdot Worker Mowing Grass On Rt. 80, State Police Say (Update) Human remains were found by a transportation department worker on Route 80, state police confirmed. The NJDOT worker was mowing the grass when the remains were found near the eastbound lanes on the right shoulder in the grass at milepost 16.6 in Allamuchy shortly after 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. The remains were identified as those of a Black male, Marchan said. The cause of death is unknown. The incident is under investigation. Additional details were not released.
Trucker Charged With Tossing Molotov Cocktails On Roof Of NJ Strip Club Trucker Charged With Tossing Molotov Cocktails On Roof Of NJ Strip Club
Trucker Charged With Tossing Molotov Cocktails On Roof Of NJ Strip Club A truck driver who apparently had a beef with a strip club in Lodi tossed Molotov cocktails onto the roof of the business, authorities said. Andy Pena, 41, who lives in town was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated arson, attempting to cause widespread injury or damage and weapons possession, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. He was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 8 at the Harem Cabaret on southbound Route 17 beneath the Route 80 ov…
FLASH FLOOD: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area FLASH FLOOD: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area
Flash Flood: Motorists Rescued, Vehicles Float, Roads Jammed Throughout Area Some cars flipped while many floated, responders rescued dozens of motorists whose vehicles became submerged and traffic throughout Bergen and Passaic counties was paralyzed by the hard rain that fell Monday afternoon. Torrential thunderstorms stranded motorists rescued by emergency responders. Others watched their cars float away. Roadways of all widths and lengths were closed -- some of them in more than one spot. A flash-flooded southbound Route 208 was closed after a vehicle flipped. Broadway just west of Midland Avenue below the NJ Transit trestle on the Fair Lawn side.Boyd A. Lo…
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack A 64-year-old Hackensack woman was struck and killed on a notorious stretch of road Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck by a Cadillac Escalade near the corner of Polifly Road and Mary Street near Route 80 around 8:30 p.m., city police Capt. Michael Antista said. She was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. The 65-year-old driver, also of Hackensack, remained at the scene, Antista said. Police closed the road while investigating the crash. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified and the county sheriff's Bureau o…
Sussex County Driver, 32, Killed In Route 80 Exit Ramp Crash: State Police (UPDATE) Sussex County Driver, 32, Killed In Route 80 Exit Ramp Crash: State Police (UPDATE)
Sussex County Driver, 32, Killed In Route 80 Exit Ramp Crash: State Police (Update) A 32-year-old driver from Sussex County was killed in a Route 80 exit ramp crash, state police confirmed. Luke Muller, of Stanhope, was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix east on the Route 206 south ramp to Route 80 east when the vehicle ran of the right side of the road, hitting several trees near the exit 25 ramp at milepost 25.3 in Mount Olive just after 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Muller suffered fatal injuries in the crash, Curry said. The crash remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.
Smoky Holiday Fire Doused Off Route 46 Smoky Holiday Fire Doused Off Route 46
Smoky Holiday Fire Doused Off Route 46 Firefighters doused a smoky July 4th blaze behind an industrial building in Hasbrouck Heights. Massive plumes of smoke could be seen for miles after the fire broke out in wooden pallets of foam insulation and spread to a section of the building off westbound Route 46 between Routes 17 and 80 near the Hilton Hotel shortly before 8 p.m. No injuries were reported. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigations Unit responded to probe the cause. At the scene.Mary Anne Harlow Patterson Bucket loaders were summoned to remove the damaged pallets.  Mutual aid responders either at the sc…
Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four
Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four A couple dealing heroin from a mobile home in Wayne and two buyers were all busted after neighbors complained, authorities said. Detectives watched Travis Evans and Savannah Lee Sommer sell from their unit in Finn’s Mobile Home Park in the shadow of westbound Route 80 near the Passaic River, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. After several hours of surveillance, the investigators busted alleged buyers after they left the area. On Wednesday, they grabbed Evans and Sommer, who Daly said were carrying heroin. Back at their mobile home police found more smack, as well as Xanax, the captain said T…
300 Heroin Bricks Worth $75K Found In Route 80 Stop, Prosecutor Says 300 Heroin Bricks Worth $75K Found In Route 80 Stop, Prosecutor Says
300 Heroin Bricks Worth $75K Found In Route 80 Stop, Prosecutor Says More than 300 heroin bricks valued at approximately $75,500 was found following a traffic stop on Route 80 in Warren County, leading to several charges for a Bronx pair, authorities said. State Police stopped a car with a bogus license plate on Route 80 in Allamuchy Township on Sunday, May 1, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Monday release. A follow-up investigation and search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 309 heroin bricks with an approximate value of $75,500, Pfeiffer said. Natanael Ramirez Reyes and Edward A. Rodriguez Veras, both of the Bronx, were arrested…
Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge
Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge A Hackensack woman was jailed after authorities said she stabbed her boyfriend at a city condo building. The unidentified 28-year-old victim – wearing a court-required ankle monitor – arrived at the Hackensack University Medical Center emergency room via private transportation shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. He'd been stabbed moments earlier at the Vue Apartments on Polifly Road across from the entrance to eastbound Route 80, responders said. Police found a trail of blood in the hallway and in the elevator, where they believe he was stabbed. They arrested his girlfriend, Imani Curry,…