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: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…
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IDA: Firefighters Cut Hole In Paterson Bridge To Rescue Man Trapped In Passaic River Below
During a night full of rescues, one of the most dramatic occurred at a bridge over the swollen Passaic River. City firefighters cut a hole in the deck of the Temple Street bridge off Presidential Boulevard in Paterson to rescue a man who'd become stuck beneath it late Wednesday as a relentless downpour brought by Tropical Storm Ida bombarded New Jersey. How he ended up there wasn't immediately clear. His rescuers found the victim alert and conscious after cutting a small survey hole, responders said. They carved out a larger space using jackhammers and other heavy equipment to get the man…
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Workers Critically Injured In Fort Lee Makeshift Scaffold Accident
Two workers trying to put siding on a Fort Lee home were critically injured when one fell from a makeshift scaffold onto the other, authorities said. The victims – both 65 years old from New York -- were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition after Tuesday morning’s mishap on tiny Ann Street, Fort Lee Police Capt. Edward Young said. One was in traumatic arrest, responders at the scene of the 9:44 a.m. accident said. “It appears that one victim fell from a makeshift scaffold comprised of extendable ladders and wooden planks,” Young said. “That victim landed on …
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Girl, 15, Seriously Injured, Five Hospitalized In Ridgefield Crash
A 15-year-old female passenger from Ridgefield was seriously injured when she and three other borough girls were involved in a crash Thursday at a busy intersection, authorities said. A 2018 Mercedes C300 driven by a 64-year-old Morristown man north on Broad Avenue near Rispoli’s Bakery collided with the girls’ 2015 BMW 3, which was driven by a 17-year-old heading east on Elm Street, shortly before 9:30 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. The oldest teen and two 16-year-old passengers sustained minor injuries, as did the driver of the Mercedes, Meurer said. The 15-year-old’s inju…
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Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street
A 27-year-old Dumont woman was struck by a sedan when she crossed in the middle of a busy Englewood street in the dark, authorities said. The victim "walked into the roadway, midblock, not in a crosswalk, and was struck" by an Acura TL on West Palisade Avenue near Nathaniel Place shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. Englewood police and paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center responded, de la Rosa said Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries before being released. No charges were filed or summonses …
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Cement Mixer Tips Off Paramus Highway
A concrete mixer tipped on the eastbound Route 4 ramp to northbound Route 17 in Paramus, tying up traffic Monday afternoon. The Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to the hospital with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after the Tanis Concrete of Fair Lawn truck crashed shortly after 1 p.m. Borough police and firefighters, as well as an ambulance from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, also responded, along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit. Route 4E ramp to Route 17N in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Citywide towing righted and removed …
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Elderly Man Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool
An elderly man drowned in a backyard pool despite an intense effort by Englewood Cliffs police and other responders to revive him, authorities confirmed. Officer Bryce Jacob, responding to a 911 call, pulled the victim from the pool with the assistance of Officer Marc Krapels shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. They began CPR, which paramedics continued after arriving at the home off East Palisade Avenue. EMS took the victim to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Waldt said Monday. The drowning appeared accidental, the lieutenan…
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! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say
A driver who fled after hitting a pedestrian crossing a downtown Palisades Park street was tracked down and arrested by police after a good Samaritan followed him, authorities said. The 38-year-old Fort Lee victim was in the crosswalk as she headed across Broad Avenue when a Honda Pilot turning left from East Homestead Avenue hit her shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The Pilot then sped off south on Broad Avenue, leaving her in the middle of the road, he said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Meanwhile, Officers Matthew Ca…
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Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff
A bicyclist was rescued after falling from a cliff on the Palisades and severely injuring his ankle. Temperatures had broken 90 degrees, the 31-year-old victim from Queens told police, when he stopped to get a drink of water on Henry Hudson Drive in Tenafly shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. "While doing so he lost his footing and fell," Walter said. Parkway police climbed down "an extremely treacherous area of the cliff" and rendered first aid -- causing an injury to one of the officers, the sergeant said. Members of…
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5-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Backyard Bergen Pool
A 5-year-old boy died in a backyard pool drowning in Cresskill over the July 4th weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Cresskill police and members of BLS and ALS teams responded to a home in the East Hill section of town at 6:51 p.m. Monday, police records show. CPR was conducted after the boy went into cardiac arrest, responders said. The child was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, they said. Daily Voice is withholding further information. Exactly two months ago, a 2-year-old boy who was pulled from a backyard swimming pool in O…
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Tenafly Woman Dead, Girl Injured In Mother's Day Pedestrian Crash, Driver, 82, Faces Summons
A woman was killed and a girl injured when they were struck by a sedan while crossing a Tenafly street early Sunday, authorities said. The pair were struck at Engle Street and Hillside Avenue by a 2009 Honda Accord driven by an 82-year-old borough resident around 7:30 a.m., police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Responding officers conducted CPR before members of the Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the woman and girl to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, the captain said. The woman, who responders said was 40 years old, was pronounced dead soon after. The girl was being trea…
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New Milford PD: Hackensack Driver, 17, Nodded Out In Head-On Crash That Injured Dumont Woman
A 17-year-old Hackensack driver fell asleep behind the wheel an instant before a head-on collision in New Milford that injured a Dumont motorist, authorities said. The young driver's northbound Hyundai Elantra crossed into the oncoming lane and slammed into the Volkswagen Tiguan just off the corner of East Woodland Road just after 7 p.m. Monday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The 22-year-old SUV driver was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center by members of the Little Ferry Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Van Saders said. She sustained a fractured wrist, he said, adding that the …
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