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Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents
Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents The deaths of a 17-year-old girl and her parents in a crash on the Garden State Parkway have left a Bergen County community reeling. UPDATE: Joint Services Set For Woodcliff Lake Family Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash David Dryerman, 54, Michele Dryerman, 54, and their daughter Brooke, of Woodcliff Lake were identified as the victims of the crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge just before midnight Saturday, Sept. 14. David and Michele also have a son, who survives them, loved ones said. Brooke was a senior at Pascack Hills High School, and shared photos to her Instagra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway A 76-year-old Manalapan man was killed after he was struck by a cargo van in Freehold on Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, authorities said. Frank Tommasini who was crossing Park Avenue at Ann Street when he was struck by a 2022 Ram ProMaster van heading west on Route 33 around 11:25 a.m.,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tommasini was pronounced dead on scene, right near the Freehold Raceway, Santiago said. The driver, 65, remained on the scene, Santiago said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police
Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police A Plumsted Township man was killed and his wife was seriously injured when a tow truck hit their motorcycle, authorities said. Jackson Township police responded to the crash on Hawkin Road at around 3:16 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, Chief Matthew Kunz said in an email.  Erin Doyle, 53, of New Egypt, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 47-year-old wife was airlifted to a trauma center with a serious leg injury. Investigators said Doyle and his wife were heading north on a 1998 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A 1997 Ford F-350 flatbed tow truck was turning left into a drivewa…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says One woman was killed and five others hospitalized in a multi-vehicle Route 9 crash overnight, authorities in Middlesex County said. Old Bridge officers responding to Route 9 and Ferry Road found a wrecked Ford Mustang with four occupants and a BMW with two occupants around 1:05 a.m. Sunday, June 2, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. All four of the Mustang's occupants were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment, and were in stable condition as of press time. The driver of the BMW was taken to RWJUH in critical condition while the passenger, Krist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say
Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say Police were investigating after two people died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. The "crash with fatalities" happened in Jackson Township at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The wreck was near the intersection of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway. The state police fatal crash database said a driver and a passenger were killed. Billhimer didn't release details about how many vehicles were involved or what led up to the crash. The county sheriff's and prosecutor's offices were helping the …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies 'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies
'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies A Monmouth County man died less than a week after he was hit by a car while walking home from work, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said 20-year-old Frank Luna Santamaria of Red Bank was hit by a car a block away from his home on Wednesday, May 15. He died from his injuries on Monday, May 20. Santamaria's death was about a week before his 21st birthday. "He was coming back from work covering a shift on his day off," wrote Marlen Luna, the GoFundMe's organizer. "He was a sweet boy, very kind and generous with a charming smile. He was 20 years old but with a kid's heart,…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
1 Killed, 2 Critical In Trenton Apartment Building Fire (DEVELOPING) 1 Killed, 2 Critical In Trenton Apartment Building Fire (DEVELOPING)
1 Killed, 2 Critical In Trenton Apartment Building Fire (Developing) One person was killed, a second was in critical condition and a third in extremely critical condition after a Trenton apartment building fire, authorities said. The fatal two-alarm fire broke out at about 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at 205-207 Hamilton Ave., Trenton police said. Ten residents were displaced as a result of the blaze, police said. The extremely critical victim had been taken to an area burn unit, police said. No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: NJAG
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car: Njag UPDATE: A passenger in a vehicle fleeing a home invasion died after a collision with a Long Branch police cruiser driven by an officer responding to the call, authorities said. The call of an armed break-in on Elmwood Avenue near MacArthur Avenue came in at 3:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Tuesday. "As officers were responding in marked police vehicles, one of the law enforcement vehicles was involved in a collision with a vehicle believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported incident," the attorney general said. Witnesses said the fleei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
4 Killed As Roof Collapses In Ocean County House Fire 4 Killed As Roof Collapses In Ocean County House Fire
4 Killed As Roof Collapses In Ocean County House Fire Four people were killed when a roof collapsed during a house fire in Ocean County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a structure fire with entrapment was reported on Buttonwood Drive in the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered a fully engulfed two-story structure fire. A female victim was rescued from the rear of the structure. She was taken to Community Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.  There were four additional victims insid…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Two Drivers Killed In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor Two Drivers Killed In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor
Two Drivers Killed In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor A two-vehicle collision in Tinton Falls left two people dead, authorities said.  Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, members of the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), the Prosecutor’s Office, and Tinton Falls police responded to Shafto Road (County Route 547) and Asbury Avenue (County Road 16) First responders found two vehicles involved in the collision: a 2021 Audi S6 driven by a 36-year- old man from Manalapan, and a 2005 Ford Freestyle driven by a 52-year-old woman from Brick Township, according to Acting Monmouth…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor
Mother, 42, Killed, Three Children Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash: Prosecutor A 42-year-old woman was killed and her three children were hurt when her minivan collided head-on with a pickup truck, authorities said. The Ocean Township victim's name has not been released. The three-vehicle collision took place on a rural road in Freehold Township at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. At Siloam Road and Old Turkey Swamp Road, first responders found three vehicles involved in the collision: a Ford F350 pickup truck driven by a 53-year-old male resident of Little Egg Harbor Township, a …

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by Jon Craig
News
UPDATE: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire UPDATE: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire
Update: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire UPDATE: An elderly homeowner and her daughter's fiancé died in an overnight house fire in South Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The Agar Place fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door to the victims tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Firefighters had to beat back heavy flames and extreme heat, in fact, before finding 80-year-old homeowner Teresa Savino and Anton Pechal (Merkulov), 29. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
2 People Killed In South Jersey House Fire 2 People Killed In South Jersey House Fire
2 People Killed In South Jersey House Fire Two people were killed in a weekend house fire, authorities said. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 20,, police officers along with fire departments from Mullica Township and surrounding areas were dispatched to 1536 Hamburg Ave. for a structure fire.  When first responders arrived, the residence was fully engulfed in flames. Three occupants were able to escape without injury, police said. Two occupants were unable to escape and perished in the blaze. The fire is being investigated by the State of New Jersey Fire Investigation Unit, along with detectives from the Mullica Tow…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said. Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said. The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say 'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say
'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say The manhunt is over for former police officers and two kidnapped girls, who were found shot dead in a car that crashed near the Pennsylvania and Maryland border, multiple news outlets are reporting.
 Robert Vicosa and Tia Bynum have been on the run with Vicosa’s daughters, Aaminah, 6, and Giana, 7, after purportedly abducting them from their York County home. All four were supposedly found shot dead in a car crashed in the area of Midvale Road and Ringgold Pike just south of the Pennsylvania in Maryland around 3 p.m., according to WJZ and WBAL citing unnamed sources. Pennsylvania State P…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
One Person Killed In Middlesex County House Fire One Person Killed In Middlesex County House Fire
One Person Killed In Middlesex County House Fire First responders were called to a fatal house fire on Wednesday morning in Middlesex County. The fire was reported on South Inman Avenue in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township about 9 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly, but one victim was found dead in the basement, according to initial reports. The home belonged to a family of five, according to the Red Cross of New Jersey. The name of the 21-year-old victim has not been released. A message posted on Twitter by the Red Cross of New Jersey about Wednesday's fatal house fire.Twitter/ Red Cross New Jersey “Our disaster mental…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
First Responders Called To Fatal Burlington Crash First Responders Called To Fatal Burlington Crash
First Responders Called To Fatal Burlington Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a fatal crash, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. at Route 9 and East Greenbush Road in Bass River, according to initial reports. The crash left one person dead and at least three others injured, according to an unconfirmed report.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire
Central Jersey Woman, 72, Dies In Edison House Fire An elderly woman died Monday after a fire broke out at her home in Middlesex County, authorities said.  The fire was not suspicious in origin, Edison Police Lt. Robert Dudash said on Tuesday afternoon.. The 72-year-old woman lived alone in the two-story house, Dudash said. Her name was not released pending notification of her family. The woman was found in an upstairs bedroom and pronounced dead at the scene, Dudash said. The cause of the two-alarm fire remains under investigation, he said. More than 20 firefighters responded to the two-story home after a passerby called to report s…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Who Got Out Of Car, 22, Killed In Gruesome Route 4 Crash UPDATE: Man Who Got Out Of Car, 22, Killed In Gruesome Route 4 Crash
Update: Man Who Got Out Of Car, 22, Killed In Gruesome Route 4 Crash It wasn't a scene for the faint of heart: A man who got out of a sedan after it was rear-ended on Route 4 in Teaneck over the weekend was struck and killed in a chain-reaction crash that sent a van careening into a house and bursting into flames. It began when the Toyota Sienna was rear-ended by a Honda Accord on westbound Route 4 off North Wilson Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday. The van rolled across a lawn and slammed into a brick wall of the North Wilson Avenue home, landing right side up and bursting into flames, authorities said. The van driver and a passenger got out OK, Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a  2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to  Atlan…

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by Cecilia Levine