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Man Struck Two Pedestrians In Kearny, Fled Scene: Prosecutors
A 24-year-old Elizabeth resident was charged on Thursday, Sept. 21, with striking two pedestrians in Kearny before fleeing the scene back in February, prosecutors said.
On Sunday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m., Ivo DaSilva-Oliveira struck two women, ages 55 and 77, with his vehicle at the intersection of Belgrove Drive and Wilkinson Terrace, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. DaSilva-Oliveira then left the scene, Suarez said. Both women were transported to University Hospital for treatment, Suarez said.
DaSilva-Oliveira was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collisio…
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang
A 47-year-old unlicensed New Jersey driver has been charged in a Staten Island crash that left three teenagers, including a pair of siblings, dead over the weekend, authorities said.
Maher Asi-Mahmoud, of Marlboro, was turning left in an eastbound 2017 GMC Yukon when it collided with a westbound Ford Mustang, carrying the teens Sunday, July 10, police said. The Mustang was sent into a tree on impact and split in half, ejecting two of the occupants.
The victims were identified as 16-year-old Fernanda Gil, 15-year-old Jessie Gil and 15-year-old Ashley Rodriguez. The driver, 16, was the only o…
Assault By Auto Charges For Morris County Man Who Hit Woman With Car During Argument: Police
A Morris County man who deliberately struck a woman with his car during an argument at a local pizza shop was charged with assault by auto and several other offenses, authorities said.
Oscar Trejo Cardona, 25, was charged with assault by auto, operating a vehicle without a license causing serious bodily injury, endangerment, failure to report an accident, careless driving, reckless driving, driving without a license, and leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, Hanover Police said in a release on Friday, June 24.
Officers responding to the assault report at Milan Pizza in…
OH, Daddy: Hackensack Man Lied In ID'ing His Son As Hit-Run Driver, Teaneck Police Charge
UPDATE: A Hackensack man lied when he told police that his son was the driver of a hit-and-run pickup truck that struck and severely injured a Teaneck woman in a local shopping plaza parking lot, authorities said.
Edward O. Asante, 49, "initially told us his son was the driver," Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said Friday afternoon. "He now admits to providing a false statement regarding his son being the driver."
The man behind the wheel of the 2014 Ford F-150 Thursday night was Lynval A. Francis, 49, of Englewood, who works for Asante and doesn't have a valid driver's license, O'Reilly said. …
