Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded
Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded A 75-year-old retired bank vice president from Closter who authorities said was struck by a drunk hit-and-run driver as he walked down a local street has died. Charges have been upgraded as a result against the driver, Jesus T. Yunganaula Tenempaguay, a 36-year-old Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack. Tenempaguay was intoxicated when his 2007 Honda CRV struck Alan Friedman on Durie Avenue near Legion Place at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Friedman, who'd worked for The Bank of New York Mellon for 35 years, was unresponsive but breathing, with …
DWI Driver Gets 8 Years For Crash That Killed NJ Mom, Nurse DWI Driver Gets 8 Years For Crash That Killed NJ Mom, Nurse
DWI Driver Gets 8 Years For Crash That Killed NJ Mom, Nurse An intoxicated driver who caused a crash that killed a nurse and mom from Sparta early last year will spend years behind bars, a Sussex County judge has ruled.  Attila Princz, 42, of Sparta, was sentenced to eight years in prison, 85 percent of which he must complete before he will be eligible for release, said acting county Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart in a statement.  Princz had previously pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated in January, authorities noted.  Princz was headed north on Route 181 near Signal Hill Trail when he crossed over in…
ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall
Route 208 Crash: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall Two drug overdose victims were revived after their SUV slammed into a concrete wall on a Route 208 overpass, Wyckoff police said. Police responding to the Russell Avenue overpass shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, found both the driver of the 2019 Lincoln MKC and his passenger unconscious, Lt. Kevin Kasak said. The vehicle had crossed over the double-yellow line and before hitting the wall, the lieutenant said. Inside officers found an empty wax fold in which drugs apparently had been packaged, he said. The officers administered Narcan to both the 38-year-old driver from Montvill…
Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash
Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash UPDATE: A Wayne motorist was intoxicated when he crashed his sedan into a tree in Ridgewood, seriously injuring his two passengers, authorities charged. A rear passenger got thrown onto the front seat when the 2022 Honda Accord driven by Jason Lopez, 39, left the roadway and crashed at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Rock Road near the Glen Rock border shortly after 1:30 a.m. March 3, responders said. Police from the village and the borough teamed up to pry open a rear door and free the more severely injured passenger, who they said was initially unconscious but breathing. Lopez and…
UPDATE: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge UPDATE: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge
Update: Ridgewood Driver In Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk, Police Charge A Ridgewood driver was drunk when his SUV hit two parked vehicles and landed on its side in Glen Rock, authorities said. Jason R. Romine, 40, was rescued through the moon roof of his 2002 Ford Expedition by Glen Rock Police Officer T. J. Graziani following the crash at the T intersection of Rock and Midwood roads shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The pickup, a nearly 20-year-old Honda CR-V and a newer-model Honda Accord were all towed from the scene with extensive damage, witnesses said. Romine, meanwhile, told police he didn't know what happen…
DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police
DWI Bergen Driver Charged In 5-Vehicle Crash That Flipped Dump Truck In Secaucus: Police A 26-year-old man from Bergen County has been charged with assault by auto in connection with a five-vehicle crash that flipped a dump truck in Hudson County leaving two people injured, authorities said. On Nov. 11, 2022, Secaucus police responded to Route 3 East on a report of an overturned dump truck along the service road. Responding units found the truck on its side in front of Bareli’s Restaurant with gravel spilled into the parking lot.  Four additional vehicles were involved, including Cyrus Crayton’s 2006 Honda Accord, which was found disabled across the main roa…
Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash
Ramsey Mom Charged With Leaving Scene Of Franklin Lakes DWI Crash A Ramsey motorist was intoxicated when her SUV hit a median and she kept going, Franklin Lakes police said. Alyson Allen, 42, was driving a 2020 Dodge Durango that hit the concrete divider on Parsons Pond Road around 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers found her after the Durango became disabled about a quarter-mile away, the captain said. Allen, who was alone, wasn't injured, he said. She was taken into custody, however, and charged with DWI, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, McCombs said, adding that Allen al…
Easton Man Crashes Into Tree, Hides In Warren County Farm During Drunken Hit-Run: State Police Easton Man Crashes Into Tree, Hides In Warren County Farm During Drunken Hit-Run: State Police
Easton Man Crashes Into Tree, Hides In Warren County Farm During Drunken Hit-Run: State Police An Easton man was intoxicated when he crashed into a tree in Warren County and fled into a nearby farm with two others, state police allege. Troopers responded to a Honda Accord crash into a tree at Routes 632 and 643 in Franklin Township just after 1:20 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, NJSP Tpr. II Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. On the way, responders were told that three men exited the Accord and ran into a nearby farm, Marchan said. The men were caught after a brief search, and Yeins Comacho, 38, of Easton, PA, was found to be the driver, authorities said. Comacho was charged with drivin…
Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD
Warren County Man Slams Into Police Cruiser Twice Before DWI Arrest: PD A Warren County man was intoxicated when he slammed into a police car twice and resisted arrest, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of an erratic driver near West Valley Avenue stopped Manuel E. Mencia-Copland, 33, in a driveway around 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, Hackettstown Police said. While Mencia-Copland was still in his car, the vehicle started to roll backward and struck the police cruiser, authorities said. Mencia-Copland then allegedly pulled forward before the car rolled backward and struck the police vehicle a second time. While questioning Mencia-Copland, of Ha…
GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer
Gotcha! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer A fugitive who eluded Bogota police during what became an aborted pursuit walked right past another officer the next day and was promptly arrested, authorities said. It began around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a 2021 Mercedes E350 sped past Officer Matthew Luciano at more than 20 miles over the 30-mile-an-hour speed limit on West Main Street, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Luciano tried to stop the sedan, but the driver hit the gas, steered around several other vehicles and blew a red light, Cole said. Given the potential danger – not to mention state Attorney General guidelines regarding pursuits – the…
Motorist Gets 10 Years State Prison For Fatal Central Jersey Motorcycle Collision: Prosecutor Motorist Gets 10 Years State Prison For Fatal Central Jersey Motorcycle Collision: Prosecutor
Motorist Gets 10 Years State Prison For Fatal Central Jersey Motorcycle Collision: Prosecutor A 31-year-old man from Essex County has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a fatal collision with a motorcycle, authorities said. Richard Diaz, 51, of Brooklyn was killed in the crash in Middlesex County, according to  Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department  Roland Q. Lyles, of East Orange, who was driving a Nissan Sentra, was found to be driving while intoxicated, they said. The crash occurred on Route 1 North in Edison at 2:19 a.m. on June 27, 2020. An investigation…
NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor
NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor A 21-year-old man from Westchester County, NY, has pleaded guilty to killing a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, NY, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.  Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being considered for parole. …