Massive Route 1&9 Tanker Fire Severely Burns Trucker, Guts Home Massive Route 1&9 Tanker Fire Severely Burns Trucker, Guts Home
Massive Route 1&9 Tanker Fire Severely Burns Trucker, Guts Home A trucker was badly burned when his tanker burst into flames after it was struck by another vehicle Friday night at a gas station off Route 1&9 in Elizabeth, responders said. Massive flames from the fully-involved truck fire at the BP station near Bayway Circle spread to and gutted a nearby two-family home on South Elmora Avenue around 8:30 p.m.  Nine people -- three of them children -- reportedly were displaced. The trucker was taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Two other vehicles, as well as traffic lights and wires, were destroyed or damaged in the three-alarm b…
Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating
Paterson Child, 2, Falls From Second-Floor Window, Detectives Investigating The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and Paterson police detectives were investigating a fall that a 2-year-old child took out a second-floor window on Thursday. The toddler was alert and conscious while being taken via city Fire Department ambulance to the trauma unit at nearby St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The toddler went out the window in the 600 block of East 24th Street around 10 a.m., he said. "It was believed to be accidental," one law enforcement officer told Daily Voice. "But not everyone is so sure." ****** WATCH: A gunman…
Bergenfield Driver Plows Older-Model Sedan Through Garage Wall Bergenfield Driver Plows Older-Model Sedan Through Garage Wall
Bergenfield Driver Plows Older-Model Sedan Through Garage Wall A Bergenfield driver refused medical attention after she inadvertently hit the gas, sending her car through the back of her garage on Wednesday. The 82-year-old Pleasant Avenue driver was none the worse for wear, police said, although they couldn’t say as much for the attached garage. Her 2004 Ford Taurus had to be towed. Aftermath.Aidan Flannery for DAILY VOICE
Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors
Man Falls 14 Feet Down Butler Elevator Shaft Helping Person With Hand Stuck In Doors A 59-year-old man remained in critical but stable condition Monday after falling through an elevator shaft in a Butler building while helping a person who had their hands stuck in the doors, authorities said. The man fell through a shaft at 10 Park Place after trying to open the elevator door for a person who had their hand stuck around 10:55 p.m. Saturday, Butler police Lt. Michael Moeller said. When the good Samaritan opened the door, he stepped back and fell down the shaft near Unit 4A, Moeller said. The man was bleeding from his head when Butler firefighters extricated him, and tu…
SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building
SUV Plows Into Entrance Of Old Tappan Mixed-Use Building A small SUV plowed into an Old Tappan mixed-use building on Friday. The older-model Hyundai continued through a handicapped parking space, mounted a small curb and hit the façade of the Old Tappan Road building between two columns at the entrance. There was no immediate word on the condition of the driver, who responders said was hospitalized. The building didn’t appear structurally compromised. The SUV, which sustained substantial damage, had to be towed. The two-story mini strip mall contains an insurance firm, an investment company, a pizza restaurant, a Chabad teaching center, an acu…
Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony
Lakewood Birthday Boy, 11, Critical After Falling Two Stories From Balcony A Lakewood boy's 11th birthday party ended with a fall from a balcony that left him critically injured, police said. Police were called to the Yeshiva Apartments on Princeton Avenue about 6 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a serious fall, Lakewood police said. The youngster was trying to throw a party snapper from the second-floor balcony during the celebration when he accidentally plunged 20 feet onto concrete below, police said. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City with significant head injuries requiring emergency surgery, police said. He was listed in crit…
Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide
Bergen Grandfather Playing With Child Paralyzed In Fall From Park Slide A Palisades Park grandfather was paralyzed when he fell from a slide while playing with his grandchild at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park, authorities confirmed. The 65-year-old victim was playing with the youngster when he got stuck and fell off the slide shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Bergen County Sheriff’s Chief of Staff Derek Sands said. “He was breathing, alert, and conscious but was unable to move his body,” Sands said Wednesday. The child wasn’t injured, he said. Palisades Park police and sheriff’s officers responded, along with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center BLS and…
Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole
Crash Splits Hawthorne Utility Pole A 22-year-old driver refused hospitalization for a neck injury after a sedan split a utility pole Monday afternoon in Hawthorne. A PSE&G unit was summoned to assess the damage to the pole, although there was no loss of power in the area after the crash in the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue. A tow truck was called to remove the vehicle. Hawthorne police and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.
Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital
Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital UPDATE: A 6-year-old Rockland boy was hospitalized after falling 25 feet from a rock climbing wall at a Bergen County recreational facility at the New Jersey/New York border, authorities said. AirMed One flew the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center after landing at Hogan Park, less than a mile from High Exposure Rock Climbing, Ninja Warrior, Nerf and Parkour on Union Street in Northvale on Saturday, they said. The youngster was released from HUMC within 24 hours and was resting comfortably at home, Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Northvale firefighters and Norwood EMS as…
Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Bank Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Bank
Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Bank A sedan slammed into the side of a Ridgewood bank branch Monday afternoon. Neither the female driver nor her male passenger was injured when the Infiniti sedan struck the Chase Bank branch in the parking lot on Godwin Avenue off Sherman Place shortly before 1:30 p.m. However, the impact caused significant structural damage to the building, including broken windows. Ridgewood police, firefighters and a subcode official were among the responders. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Village firefighter surveys damage at the Chase Bank branch on Godwin Avenue in…
Toms River Father Of 5 Dies Weeks After Being Crushed By Vehicle In His Own Driveway Toms River Father Of 5 Dies Weeks After Being Crushed By Vehicle In His Own Driveway
Toms River Father Of 5 Dies Weeks After Being Crushed By Vehicle In His Own Driveway A father of five from Toms River has died just two weeks after he was crushed by the pickup truck he was fixing in his driveway. Juan “Pablo” Granados-Chavez, 40, had been working on the truck in the driveway of his Genoa Avenue home when the vehicle rolled off its ramps and landed on top of him on Jan. 23. He was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center by helicopter in critical condition after the accident. Pablo died in the hospital from his injuries Thursday night, authorities said. Granados-Chavez lived in Hasbrouck Heights for many years before moving to Toms River. Nearly $…
Tractor-Trailer Flips On NJ Turnpike In East Brunswick, Driver Injured Tractor-Trailer Flips On NJ Turnpike In East Brunswick, Driver Injured
Tractor-Trailer Flips On NJ Turnpike In East Brunswick, Driver Injured State police are investigating the cause of an accident with injuries on the New Jersey Turnpike. A tractor-trailer was reported to have overturned near the Exit 9 toll plaza in East Brunswick about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.  The truck driver was removed from the vehicle with a leg injuries, according to unconfirmed reports.  Check back with Daily Voice for updates.