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Racing BMW Driver, 20, Crashes, Injures Young Family On Route 3: Police
A BMW driver is facing multiple charges after crashing and injuring a family of four on Route 3 on Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said.
Hamza M. Abdelaziz, 20, of Clifton, was racing in a 2023 black BMW 540 when he struck the Fair Lawn family's vehicle on the Berry’s Creek Bridge in the eastbound lanes in Rutherford, just prior to the East Rutherford border around 1:10 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said.
A 35-year-old man, 35-year-old woman, 5-year-old girl, and 3-year-old girl all reported injuries following the crash, Russo said.
Abdelaziz was charged with assault by auto and i…
Two Busted For Bayonne Burglary: Police
Two people were arrested in Bayonne on Friday, Oct. 20 for breaking into vehicles, police said.
At 5:17 a.m., police responded to West 36th Street, on the report of two men, Xzavier Harris-Williams, a 21-year-old Jersey City resident and John Wilson, an 18-year-old Bayonne resident, attempting to break into vehicles, officers said. Police discovered Harris-Williams and Wilson had entered two parked vehicles and unsuccessfully attempted to enter two more.
A search of Wilson found a substantial amount of loose change and two sets of car keys, for a Mitsubishi and a Toyota, while Harris-Willia…
2 Drivers Dead In Wrong-Way Parkway Crash
Two drivers died in a head-on crash on the Garden State Parkway Friday, Oct. 21, authorities said.
Cortney Downey, of Northfield, and Michelle ross, of North Carolina, collided in Little Egg Harbor Township around 9:30 p.m., causing Ross' 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander to overturn, New Jersey State Police said.
Downey, 32, who was in a Toyota Corolla, and Ross were both pronounced dead. It was not clear which driver was heading in the wrong direction.
Condolences poured in on social media for Downey.
I have terrible news yesterday afternoon. I have lost a very special friend she was like …