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Hackensack Pedestrian Struck, Gets Ticket Hackensack Pedestrian Struck, Gets Ticket
Hackensack Pedestrian Struck, Gets Ticket A Hackensack pedestrian was critically injured when he was struck by a Jeep while crossing in the middle of the block, authorities said. Michael Columbo, 56, received a summons for improper crossing after he was struck by the 2015 Grand Cherokee outside the ShopRite shopping plaza on South River Street just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Capt. Nicole Foley said. Columbo was wearing dark clothing when he tried to cross the four-lane road about 100 feet south of the East Moonachie Road intersection, Foley said. Another driver avoided a collision, after which the southbound Jeep – driven by a 24-y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car A 70-year-old pedestrian was struck by a turning vehicle Thursday afternoon in Palisades Park. The 27-year-old borough driver was making a left from East Edsall Boulevard when his Volkswagen Jetta struck the woman, also from Palisades Park, as she crossed Bergen Boulevard, responders said. She sustained minor injuries, they said. The driver received summonses, including for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk
Plainsboro Woman, 60, Struck, Killed In Crosswalk A 60-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near Morris Davidson Park in Plainsboro on Saturday, authorities said. The pedestrian was identified as Donna Lawrence of Plainsboro, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Plainsboro Police Chief Fred Tavener said in a press statement on Sunday evening. Lawrence was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and later pronounced dead due to the injuries she sustained in the crash, they said Lawrence was struck in a crosswalk on Plainsboro Road at Morris Davidson …

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by Jon Craig
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ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9
ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 Authorities on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed while crossing Route 9 in Old Bridge last week as a 38-year-old local resident. Karine Quick, 38, of Old Bridge was struck by a northbound vehicle near the Ticetown Road overpass around 11 a.m. on April 27, Middlesex County Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet said. No charges have been filed against the driver, he said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help investigators is asked to call Old Bridge Patrolman Steven Connolly at 732-721-5600 or Detective Jonathan Berman at 732-745-4328.

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by Jon Craig
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SEE ANYTHING? Passaic Man, 49, Critically Injured In Hit-Run SEE ANYTHING? Passaic Man, 49, Critically Injured In Hit-Run
SEE Anything? Passaic Man, 49, Critically Injured In Hit-Run A 49-year-old Passaic pedestrian was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver, said authorities who turned to the public for help. Paresh Rana was crossing Pennington Avenue when he was struck by a southbound vehicle at the corner of Gregory Avenue in the city around 8 p.m. Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. Rana remained in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, they said. They asked that anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has information that can help authorities catch the driver c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited
Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Killed Near GWB, Englewood Cliffs Driver Cited A 59-year-old Fort Lee pedestrian was struck and killed Friday near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Lan Zhang was crossing Bruce Reynolds Boulevard heading north when a 2005 Ford Econoline van turning left from southbound Lemoine Avenue hit her Friday morning, Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Responding officers and paramedics from the Fort Lee Ambulance Corps tried to resuscitate Zhang, but she succumbed to her injuries, Mirkovic said. Lt. Mark Radoian and the FLPD Accident Investigation Unit responded and issued summonses to the driver, Moschos Scoullis, 69, of Englewood Cliffs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lodi Pedestrian, 63, Struck Crossing Carlstadt Road, Leg Broken, Police Say Lodi Pedestrian, 63, Struck Crossing Carlstadt Road, Leg Broken, Police Say
Lodi Pedestrian, 63, Struck Crossing Carlstadt Road, Leg Broken, Police Say A Lodi man was hospitalized with a compound leg fracture after a vehicle struck him Wednesday morning in a Carlstadt crosswalk, authorities said. The driver, 52, from Rockaway, had a green light while making a left turn onto Washington Avenue (Route 502) near Route 120 but didn't yield to the 63-year-old pedestrian around 8 a.m., Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. No recklessness was suspected but complaints could still be filed pending the results of an investigation, he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Look For Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Bicyclist In Holmdel Police Look For Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Bicyclist In Holmdel
Police Look For Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Bicyclist In Holmdel Police are looking for the motorist who struck a bicyclist and then fled the scene. The bicyclist suffered a leg injury and was taken to Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel police said. The crash occurred at 5:35 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Highway 35 and Laurel Avenue, police said. The bicyclist was trying to cross Highway 35 in a marked crosswalk when the car made an improper right turn onto Highway 35 and struck the bike, police said. Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to call Holmdel police at 732-946-4400.

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by Jon Craig
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Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison
Police: Drunken Pedestrian Struck By Pickup In Edison A drunken 42-year-old pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a pickup truck in Edison, authorities said. The victim was trying to cross Route 1 against a green light near Plainfield Avenue when he was struck in the southbound lane at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Edison police said. A second pedestrian crossed the road safely before fleeing the scene, they said. The victim remained in intensive care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with head injuries, facial fractures and other broken bones, authorities said. The pickup driver, an 18-year-old New Brunswick…

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by Jon Craig
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Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way
Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way A 72-year-old Tenafly woman and her 51-year-old son from Dumont were hospitalized after they were struck Friday in Englewood by a vehicle involved in a nearby crash, authorities said. A 48-year-old driver was trying to make a left from Engle Street onto Chestnut Street around 12:45 p.m. when his Audi collided with a Ford Focus driven by a woman in her early 70s, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The Ford got knocked into the pedestrians, who were headed north in the crosswalk on Engle Street, the deputy chief said. The woman sustained a head injury and her son an injury to his leg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield
SEE Anything? Pedestrian Struck Just Off Route 46 In Ridgefield A 24-year-old pedestrian from Queens was struck crossing a Ridgefield street Tuesday night, said police who were seeking witnesses. The Flushing woman was crossing Grand Avenue headed west in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2016 BMW X5 driven by a 44-year-old borough man making a right turn from Maple Avenue shortly before 6:15 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Police and EMS provided emergency first aid to the pedestrian, who was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that Meurer said weren't life-threatening. The deputy chief asked Wednesday th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18 Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18
Lyndhurst Pedestrian, 80, Struck By SUV Driven By Township Resident, 18 An 80-year-old Lyndhurst pedestrian was hospitalized with what was believed to be a broken left wrist after she was struck by an SUV Monday morning. The 18-year-old Toyota Sienna driver, also from town, was making a left turn from westbound Valley Brook Avenue onto Stuyvesant Avenue when her vehicle bumped the woman shortly before 9:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. She was injured in the fall and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. No summonses were immediately issued, Auteri said, adding that an investigation was continuing.

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by Jerry DeMarco