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One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash
One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash A driver was killed in a rollover crash early Monday evening on westbound Route 80 in Paterson, responders said. The older-model Ford Explorer Sport crashed in the left lane shortly before 5:30 p.m. before the Madison Avenue exit at mile marker 59.6, they said. The New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was immediately summoned because of the initial severity of injuries. The victim was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m. City firefighters and police and a state DOT crew were among the responders joining NJ State Police troopers at the scene. All lanes of the westbou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance to F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
State DOT Worker From River Edge Charged With Raping Pre-Teen State DOT Worker From River Edge Charged With Raping Pre-Teen
State DOT Worker From River Edge Charged With Raping Pre-Teen A state Department of Transportation employee from River Edge is charged with raping a pre-teen, authorities said Tuesday. Cory Bensen, 27, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest last week on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by sexual contact and child endangerment of a victim under 13, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said that Bensen, who is engaged and works as a highway operations technician, was taken into custody by members of his Special Victims Unit, who investigated along with River Edge police. Bensen will remain held u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station
Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. Ahad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands UPDATE: Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Belleville Bridge Closed For Road Repairs Monday, Police Say Belleville Bridge Closed For Road Repairs Monday, Police Say
Belleville Bridge Closed For Road Repairs Monday, Police Say The Belleville Bridge over the Passaic River connecting Rutgers Street in Belleville and Kearny and North Arlington is closed for repairs Monday, North Arlington police confirmed.  The department sent out an alert Monday morning. North Arlington police told Daily Voice the bridge was closed for road repairs and is expected to be open by 4 p.m. Monday.  The state Department of Transportation could not immediately be reached Monday morning, but in an online alert also said the bridge was expected to re-open by 4 p.m. 

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by Paul Milo
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Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes
Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes UPDATE: An out-of-control sedan crashed into a guard rail, transformer and utility pole on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes after it clipped the back of a van, police said Tuesday. The 79-year-old Westwood driver appeared OK but was taken to The Valley Hospital as a precaution after Monday’s crash on the highway’s northbound side near Ewing Avenue, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Neither the 75-year-old van driver nor his passenger -- both from Haledon -- were injured, police said. The driver of the 2019 Subaru Legacy told police he was headed north on Route 208 shortly before 11 a.m. and tried to ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
State DOT Worker Charged With Collecting 25,000 Child Porn Images State DOT Worker Charged With Collecting 25,000 Child Porn Images
State DOT Worker Charged With Collecting 25,000 Child Porn Images A state DOT worker from Montvale was caught with nearly 25,000 child porn files, authorities said Monday. Robert Setnitzky, 47, was released with conditions following a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack over the weekend, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Setnitzky on Friday after they discovered that he’d “used the Internet to view, download, and possess approximately 25,000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” the prosecutor said. Setni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford
Van Atop Car Carrier Slams Into Trestle, Closes Route 17 In Rutherford A van was knocked off a vehicle carrier and caught fire after it slammed into a train trestle Tuesday night, closing Route 17 in Rutherford for hours, responders said. No injuries were reported in the 8:30 p.m. mishap. Borough, NJ Transit and state DOT inspectors were checking the bridge to make sure it was still structurally sound. Rutherford police and firefighters were among the responders.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Critically Injured When Mustang Rolls, Hits Tree, Catches Fire On Route 208 In Fair Lawn Driver Critically Injured When Mustang Rolls, Hits Tree, Catches Fire On Route 208 In Fair Lawn
Driver Critically Injured When Mustang Rolls, Hits Tree, Catches Fire On Route 208 In Fair Lawn A 28-year-old Englewood driver was hospitalized with severe head and chest injuries after firefighters cut him from an overturned Mustang that struck another vehicle and a tree and caught fire on Route 208 in Fair Lawn. The driver apparently was speeding when he lost control of the 2015 Mustang, which struck a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by a 34-year-old Newark man who wasn't injured, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The speeding car then left the southbound highway, rolled over and hit the tree just pasts Fair Lawn Avenue around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, Metzler said. Borough firefighters doused a fire in th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BMWs Collide On Rainy Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights BMWs Collide On Rainy Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights
BMWs Collide On Rainy Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights A Lyndhurst driver told Hasbrouck Heights police that his brakes locked, sending his BMW into another on Route 17 during Thursday night's rainstorm. Neither he nor the other driver -- also 25, from Watchung -- was seriously injured in the crash on the northbound highway near Ottawa Lane just after midnight, Lt. Michael Colaneri said. The Lyndhurst driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Colaneri said. The northbound lanes were temporarily closed for the wreckage cleanup and police investigation, the lieutenant said. Both vehicles were towed, he said. The state Department…

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by Jerry DeMarco