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Police & Fire
Hudson County Officer In Deadly Secaucus Crash Won't Be Indicted: AG (
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A state grand jury declined to file criminal charges in the death of motorcyclist who was fleeing police in Secaucus in August 2023, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, Hudson County Sheriff Officer Andrew Conti attempted to stop a motorcycle, operated by Reymis Geronimo-Segura, a 28-year-old North Bergen resident, for motor vehicle violations, State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said (click here for bodyworn camera footage of the incident). Conti observed the motorcycle in the area of Paul Amico Way and Seaview Drive, Platkin said. Conti followed the motorcycle on Count…
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Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified (
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Football communities in South Jersey were left reeling following a post-scrimmage crash that left a coach and 9-year-old player dead on Thursday, Sept. 12. A GoFundMe campaign identifies the athlete killed as Easton Beisler, who played for Upper Township. Vineland police previously said a boy identified only as E.B. was riding in an SUV that collided with motorcyclist Addiel Ortiz, 31, at Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading…
Police & Fire
Post-Scrimmage Crash Kills Youth Football Coach, Opposing Player In Vineland
A youth football coach and a young player on an opposing team were killed in a crash in Vineland after a scrimmage on Thursday, Sept. 12, authorities said. UPDATE: Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified Addiel Ortiz, 31, and a 9-year-old boy identified only as E.B. died in the crash on Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Investigators said Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading west on Maple turned left into the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex.…
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Motorcyclist Killed, Dirt Biker Seriously Injured In Garden State Parkway Crash (
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A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed and a 49-year-old dirt bike operator was seriously injured in a crash Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Garden State Parkway in Toms River, authorities said. Antonio Caprara, 26, of Beachwood, was heading south on the right shoulder while Lenny Ritorto, of Toms River, was heading south on the acceleration lane from the Exit 81 entrance ramp when the two collided near milepost 81.7 around 1 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Both vehicles overturned and both Caprara and Ritorto were thrown from their bikes, Lebron said. Caprara died while&…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash (
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A motorcyclist was hospitalized in a crash on Route 80 Friday, Sept. 6, firefighters said. The crash between the bike and a passenger vehicle happened in the westbound lanes just before exit 64B in Hackensack, the city's fire department said. Today Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to Route 80 West just prior to exit 64B on a reported... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Department on Friday, September 6, 2024 Today Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to Route 80 West just prior to exit 64B on a reported... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Dep…
Police & Fire
Two Injured In Motorcycle-Minivan Crash On Route 206:
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Two people were injured after a motorcycle struck a minivan on Route 206 in Sussex County on the evening of Monday, Sept. 2, authorities said. At 6:29 p.m., a Chrysler minivan was stopped in traffic, waiting to turn left on Route 206 north in Sandyston Township when it was struck in the back by a motorcycle, Charles Marcha, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the motorcycle and driver of the minivan were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
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Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed UDel Freshman From NJ
A 27-year-old Newark, DE man has been charged with murder in the crash that killed an 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman from New Jersey. Brian Briddle was identified as the operator of the motorcycle that an officer had tried stopping before he sped off at East Main Street west of South Chapel Street just before midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 27, city police said. Briddle struck Noelia Gomez, who was in a crosswalk on West Main Street west of North College Avenue, police said. Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. The motorcyclist was…
Obituaries
Motorcyclist, 30, Dies Days Before Birthday In NJ Crash
A 30-year-old motorcyclist has died following a New Jersey crash earlier this month, according to his obituary. Wilson Gonzalez Jr., of Bound Brook, died at RWJ Hospital in New Brunswick on Friday, Aug. 16, his obituary on the Hagan-Chamberlin Funeral Home website says. Happy birthday mi amor. I miss you so much and your babies do to. I promise to keep going on and raising our babies.I love you ❤️ Wilson Gonzalez Posted by Alyssa Warren on Friday, August 23, 2024 Gonzalez was identified as the motorcyclist airlifted in the Thursday, Aug. 15 crash on the Manville Causeway near …
Police & Fire
PA Man Charged After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Vietnam Vet, NJ Motorcyclist: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said. The SUV then collided with the…
Police & Fire
SUV Kills Motorcyclist During Route 80 Police Pursuit, AG Says
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating a pursuit in which the vehicle being pursued struck a motorcyclist, killing the operator. A New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 east near milepost 11 around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13 in Hope Township, AG Matthew Platkin said The vehicle continued eastbound and left the interstate at Exit 12, exiting onto County Road 521 southbound, in Hope Township. The SUV subsequently passed another civilian vehicle on the left in the area of Dogwood Road and, while merging back into the southbound lane, collided with …
News
NJ Motorcyclist Mike Milazzo, 33, Dies After Florida Crash
Longtime Sussex County resident Michael Milazzo died on Sunday, June 23 due to injuries suffered in a Florida motorcycle crash, his obituary says. He was 33 years old. According to his obituary on the Pinkel Funeral Home website, Michael attended High Point Regional High School and lived in Sussex County most of his life. He owned and operated Countywide Construction in Wantage and was affectionately known as the "smooth operator,” since he believed he was “the best machine operator on the east side of the Mississippi.” He was passionate about riding motorcycle and rece…
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Bodycam Footage Shows Teen's Arrest After Route 3 Pursuit On Stolen Motorcycle
"What the hell's the matter with you?" was among the first questions a Lyndhurst officer had for an 18-year-old man who had been eluding him on a stolen motorcycle. The arrest was captured on body-worn camera footage, obtained via the Open Public Records Act and released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The 22-minute video shows Lyndhurst Officer Michael LeStrange questioning then arresting Rozario Ymeraj, who racked up 21 summonses and faced criminal charges after a broad-daylight pursuit on Thursday, May 23, as reported by Daily Voice. The teen was operating the bike wi…
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Support Rising For Children Of Motorcyclist Killed In Route 46 Crash
Jeffrey Jacobs was on his way home from work when he was killed in a motorcycle crash on Monday, June 24 on Route 46 in Mount Olive. A fundraiser has been set up to assist three of Jacobs' children and their mother, Ashley. Jacobs, an East Stroudsburg, PA resident. Jacobs also had an 4-month old son, Silas, with his fiancée, Ally Kaufman. As of Friday, June 28, the fundraiser has raised more than $3,400. "Emotionally the road to peace and understanding will be a long and arduous one," Dorothy Pharo, who organized the fundraiser said. "Financially his family is faced wi…
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Natasha Lyonne TV Show Casting Talent From Tri-State Area
Have you always wanted to work with Natasha Lyonne? Now is your chance. The second season of Peacock's "Poker Face," the acclaimed TV show starring Lyonne, is seeking talent from Hoboken, Jersey City and Newark for background roles for shoots in July. The show is looking for bikers with motorcycles between the ages of 25 and 65. Bikers should be skilled riders who are comfortable riding a short distance on camera and are asked to provide their own motorcycles and helmets. "Bonus if you can provide your own leather riding gear," the listing said. The role pays $226 a day. "Poker Face" is …
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Motorcyclist Ejected, Airlifted In Six-Vehicle Crash On Route 78:
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Two people were injured in a crash between a motorcycle and five cars on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Saturday, June 15, state police said. At 5:02 p.m., a crash occurred between five passenger vehicles and a motorcycle on Route 78 west in Clinton Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. During the crash, one of the vehicles, a Subaru, caught on fire and the motorcyclist was ejected, Lebron said. The motorcyclist was airlifted to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Lebron said. The driver of the Subaru sustained minor injuries a…
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: Mahwah Motorcyclist Rendered Amputee, Wrong-Way DWI Driver Charged With Assault By Auto
A 67-year-old Florida man was intoxicated when his SUV crossed the double yellow line on a Mahwah road and hit a motorcyclist last weekend, costing the victim his foot and ankle, authorities said. Terence J. Cotter of Delray Beach was headed south on East Crescent Lane when his 2022 Volkswagen Taos crossed into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the motorcycle shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The rider, 58-year-old Paul Granados of Mahwah, was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck between Apple Ri…
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