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Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park
Pedestrian Struck At Busy Intersection Outside Hackensack Park A 23-year-old pedestrian was struck and injured in a busy Hackensack intersection, authorities said. An Advanced Life Support ambulance was summoned after he was struck by an Acura outside Johnson Park on River and East Anderson streets around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was also notified. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with head trauma. His injuries were later downgraded to non-life-threatening, responders said. Reports that an NJ TRANSIT bus was involved were wrong, authorities said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park
SUV Slams Into Utility Pole In Midland Park A driver was hospitalized after his SUV struck a utility pole in Midland Park. Initial details were sketchy, but responders said the driver suffered head trauma in the early-morning crash on Erie Avenue near Smith Lane on Monday, Aug. 29. The road was closed as PSE&G made repairs to a pair of poles downed in the crash. The Toyota RAV 4 was towed. The road was closed indefinitely following the crash in front of 189 Erie Avenue in Midland Park on Monday, Aug. 29.Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bicyclist, 68, Killed In Park Ridge Crash Bicyclist, 68, Killed In Park Ridge Crash
Bicyclist, 68, Killed In Park Ridge Crash A 68-year-old bicyclist died after crashing at the bottom of a steep hill in Park Ridge, authorities said. The victim wasn't wearing a helmet as he headed down Spring Valley Road when he crashed near Doxey Drive shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Park Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. Sgt.. Michael Babcock and Officer Scott Malloy called for a medical chopper and provided medical assistance to the victim, who suffered severe head trauma, the captain said. A Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps unit continued life-saving efforts before Atlantic Air 1 picked up the victim at West Ridge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Support Surges For Warren County Family After Beloved Mom, Wife Dies From Sudden Head Trauma Support Surges For Warren County Family After Beloved Mom, Wife Dies From Sudden Head Trauma
Support Surges For Warren County Family After Beloved Mom, Wife Dies From Sudden Head Trauma Support is surging for the family of beloved Warren County mother and wife Lisa Moyer, who died from serious head trauma after an unexpected fall. Moyer, described as an “amazing” mother of two daughters and stepmother to a daughter and son, was declared brain dead June 18 and taken off life support the next day after suffering a “massive blow to her head” from a fall, according to a fundraiser launched by her daughter, Jillienne Moyer. “My mother was a wonderful woman and she fought through many hardships throughout the course of her life,” Jillienne writes. “She tried hard to be the mom s…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Closter Bicyclist, 63, Seriously Injured, Police Say Closter Bicyclist, 63, Seriously Injured, Police Say
Closter Bicyclist, 63, Seriously Injured, Police Say A 63-year-old bicyclist was flown to a local hospital by a medical chopper after he was struck Sunday afternoon in Closter, authorities said. The victim was found lying face down, bleeding and unconscious – but breathing – after he was struck by a Toyota Camry shortly after 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Knickerbocker Road and Harington Avenue, Sgt. Daniel Hargrave said. The bicyclist was traveling northbound on Knickerbocker Road when the southbound vehicle hit him while making left onto Harrington Avenue, police said.A medical chopper landed at Tenakill Field and took the victim to Hackensack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB
Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB A 68-year-old Fort Lee woman was hospitalized Tuesday after her leg was pinned beneath the front of a turning SUV near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. A 31-year-old Palisade, NY, woman was making a right turn off North Hoyt Avenue onto Bridge Plaza North shortly before 4 p.m. when her 2012 Acura RDX hit the victim, who was in a marked crosswalk as she crossed North Hoyt, Fort Lee Police Capt. Ricky Morkovic said. Fort Lee firefighters freed the victim, whose leg was caught under the front passenger-side tire, Mirkovic said. She was taken to a nearby hospital with head and l…

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by Jerry DeMarco