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Police & Fire
Bicyclist Hospitalized In Hit-Run Crash At Morris County Intersection Bicyclist Hospitalized In Hit-Run Crash At Morris County Intersection
Bicyclist Hospitalized In Hit-Run Crash At Morris County Intersection A bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle that failed to wait for officers to arrive before leaving the scene, according to police in Morris County who are attempting to track down the driver. The cyclist was hit on Hillside Avenue at the Beechwood Drive intersection in Roxbury Township around 5 p.m. Thursday, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. According to police, the suspect vehicle — described as a white commercial vehicle with large lettering bearing a business name — initially stopped bu…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Monday night in North Bergen, authorities said. The crash occurred on Kennedy Boulevard and 26th Street around 8:20 p.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of a dark compact vehicle fled the scene.  This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Serious School Bus Crash Reported In Belleville: Developing Serious School Bus Crash Reported In Belleville: Developing
Serious School Bus Crash Reported In Belleville: Developing A vehicle and a school bus collided Thursday morning in Belleville, developing reports say. CPR was apparently being performed on the driver of a passenger car as of 8:50 a.m., unconfirmed reports say. The incident occurred on Franklin Avenue, and students were apparently on board at the time. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist
Labor Day Weekend Crash In Hackensack Kills Paterson Motorcyclist A speeding motorcyclist was killed in a Labor Day weekend collision with an SUV near Hackensack High School, police said. Responding officers conducted CPR on an unresponsive Lloyd Fields, 41, of Paterson following the 11:20 p.m. crash Saturday at the intersection of First Street and American Legion Drive, said Capt. Darrin DeWitt.  An ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where Fields was pronounced dead, said DeWitt, the officer in charge of the department. “A female witness reported that she was traveling south on First Street when Fields passed her at a high…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says
BMW Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting 2 Pedestrians At Stop Sign, Ocean Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old motorist from Union County has been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July street fight in Toms River that allegedly left two pedestrians hurt near a stop sign, authorities said. A suspect in the alleged assaults turned himself into the Ocean County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Raziel Mancebo of Scotch Plains had been charged with several assault charges on Monday in connection with a clash the day before, Billhimer said. On July 4 at about 9:15 p.m., Toms River police were called to Cattus Isla…

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by Jon Craig
News
SUVs Collide In Bogota SUVs Collide In Bogota
SUVs Collide In Bogota Four adults refused medical attention after two SUVs collided Wednesday afternoon in Bogota. A Toyota RAV4 whose driver turned suddenly off River Road onto West Main Street was struck by a Kia Sportage headed in the opposite direction around 1 p.m., responders said. The four occupants were treated by a Holy Name Medical Center Ambulance crew for airbag scrapes. The vehicles had to be towed.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WANTED: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct WANTED: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct
Wanted: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct Authorities in Newark on Wednesday were on the hunt for a black Jeep Cherokee that jumped a curb and struck an officer in the city's 2nd ward Tuesday night, police said. The officer suffered an elbow injury after being struck by the late model Jeep at Ruggerio Plaza around 11:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. The Jeep is reported to be missing a portion of the right side bumper. Police did not release further details.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash
Passaic Firefighting Trio Injured In Crash Three Passaic firefighters were treated for injuries that authorities said weren't life-threatening after an engine headed to a call collided with a minivan. The fire truck was headed east on Paulson Avenue, its lights flashing and sirens blaring, around 1 p.m. Sunday when the 50-year-old driver told police he slowed down at the Main Avenue traffic signal. After getting the attention of the northbound and southbound motorists, he said, he continued on. At that point, a northbound Honda Odyssey driven by a 30-year-old Passaic man passed a stopped vehicle on the right, police said. The Odys…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank
Crash Sends Jeep Into Paramus Bank A driver sustained a minor injury after a collision Monday night sent her Jeep into a former Paramus bank building. Both vehicles were towed after the crash on South Fairview Avenue near the Rochelle Park border shortly before 8:30 p.m. Paramus and Rochelle Park police and Rochelle Park firefighters and EMS were among the responders. A building inspector also was summoned to check what used to be the Columbia Bank building. The driver sustained a minor injury in the Paramus crash, responders said.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this acc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Somerset County Man, 66, Charged With Death By Auto In Fatal DWI Crash On Route 202 Prosecutor: Somerset County Man, 66, Charged With Death By Auto In Fatal DWI Crash On Route 202
Prosecutor: Somerset County Man, 66, Charged With Death By Auto In Fatal DWI Crash On Route 202 A 66-year-old Somerset County man was under the influence when he caused a fatal crash on a highway intersection last week, prosecutors charged. George L. Rodriguez was driving a 2005 GMC Envoy northbound on Route 202/206 in the inner/left lane and struck Michael C. Sivulich, 65, near the intersection of River Road just after 6:45 p.m. last Friday, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Rodriguez and Sivulich — both of Bedminster — were taken to area hospitals, where Sivulich was pronounced dead. A follow-up investigation by the Bedminster Township Po…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge
Update: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon when a commuter train struck his SUV in River Edge near the Hackensack border. Sheng Chen, 53, initially was unresponsive, with a weak pulse, after a Pascack Valley Line train struck the Toyota Sequoia on Main Street, east of New Bridge Landing, around 4:40 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. The Pascack Valley Line Train 9618 left Spring Valley at 4:02 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:04 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. There were no injuries to the 10 or so customers and crew aboar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: One Dead In Jersey City Crash, Two Seriously Injured UPDATE: One Dead In Jersey City Crash, Two Seriously Injured
Update: One Dead In Jersey City Crash, Two Seriously Injured The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and Jersey City police are conducting an investigation of a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles in Jersey City Friday.  The prosecutor's office said one man is dead and two other people suffered serious injuries. The names of the victims were not released.  The deceased man was identified later Friday as a 35-year-old Jersey City resident. Investigators say he was one of two occupants of a Nissan Xterra that was travelling south near JFK Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue around 4:20 a.m. when it collided head-on with another vehicle.  T…

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by Paul Milo