Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two
Detectives Nab Driver From Hudson In Fort Lee Hit-Run Bus Stop Crash That Seriously Injured Two Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives charged a mechanic from Jersey City with a hit-and-run chain-reaction crash that seriously injured two people at a bus stop near the George Washington Bridge nearly a week ago. Oliver Garcia, 28, was driving 2007 BMW 550i that slammed into a Honda CRV, knocking it into the pedestrians at the Lemoine Avenue bus stop in front of the Wells Fargo Bank branch shortly before 7 p.m. last Saturday, Feb. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Honda driver remained at the scene, but Garcia sped off, the prosecutor said. The pedestrians were taken to…
Arrest Made Following 2022 Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor Arrest Made Following 2022 Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Arrest Made Following 2022 Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 14 with striking a pedestrian and fleeing the scene in December 2022, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:35 p.m., Jersey City Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at Griffith Street and Sherman Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Officers found a 36-year-old Jersey City man with serious injuries and he was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said. Brandon Espinosa, the driver of the vehicle, did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. He was…
Valentine's Day Crash Leaves One Dead In Essex County (UPDATED) Valentine's Day Crash Leaves One Dead In Essex County (UPDATED)
Valentine's Day Crash Leaves One Dead In Essex County (Updated) UPDATE: The victim has been ID'ed as 22-year-old Wiston Perlaza. One person was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Nutley on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 14, police said. The hit-and-run motor vehicle crash occurred at 7 p.m. at Milton Avenue at the Garden State Parkway overpass, Nutley police said.  Nutley police and the Essex County Prosecutors Office are working to identify the perpetrator, officers said. The victim has not been identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at  Nutley police at 973-284-4940.
SEE ANYTHING? Kearny Hit-Run Crash Leaves North Arlington Moped Rider, 67, Critical SEE ANYTHING? Kearny Hit-Run Crash Leaves North Arlington Moped Rider, 67, Critical
SEE Anything? Kearny Hit-Run Crash Leaves North Arlington Moped Rider, 67, Critical 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧: A motorist who seriously injured a moped operator from North Arlington in Kearny ditched the cargo van involved and split, authorities confirmed. The 67-year-old victim was struck in the areas of Harrison and Bergen avenues shortly after 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark with life-threatening injuries and then transferred to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, where he remained in critical condition, the prosecutor said on Monday. Suarez didn’t say whether or not the vehicle that …
Elizabeth Man Gets 11 Years For Killing 22-Year-Old Woman In Fatal Hit, Run Crash: Prosecutors Elizabeth Man Gets 11 Years For Killing 22-Year-Old Woman In Fatal Hit, Run Crash: Prosecutors
Elizabeth Man Gets 11 Years For Killing 22-Year-Old Woman In Fatal Hit, Run Crash: Prosecutors A 32-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 11 years in state prison on Thursday, Feb. 8, for fatally striking a woman in the city and fleeing the scene in Aug. 2020, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2020, Elizabeth police responded to the Oakwood Apartment Complex on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Upon arrival, found, Janaya Bailey, 22, who was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. A…
High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Teaneck Mom High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Teaneck Mom
High Schooler Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Teaneck Mom UPDATE: A high school student who caused a crash that killed a Teaneck mom near her home has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal crash, authorities announced on Tuesday. Dymond T. Fryson, 40, briefly clung to life following the horrific 7:52 a.m. Jan. 25 crash at the intersection of Palmer and Sherman avenues. Witnesses said the other driver, a Bogota High School student who was with a classmate, sped through multiple stop signs before his 2015 Ford Explorer slammed into Fryson’s 2022 Nissan Rogue three blocks from the high school. The impact sent Fryson’s…
Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report
Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run vehicle in Newark on Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., the girl was struck on the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. She was taken to University Hospital, Stephens said. According to ABC7, the girl is a cheerleader who had just returned to Newark Arts High School following a competition.  The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating the crash, Stephens said.
Jersey City Man, 71, Fatally Struck 85-Year-Old, Left Scene: Prosecutors Jersey City Man, 71, Fatally Struck 85-Year-Old, Left Scene: Prosecutors
Jersey City Man, 71, Fatally Struck 85-Year-Old, Left Scene: Prosecutors A 71-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 and charged with fatally striking an 85-year-old man with his vehicle and leaving the scene last October, authorities said. On Friday, Oct. 20, Jersey City police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck near Fairview Avenue and Monticello Avenue and found Mumtaz Chaudhry, a Jersey City resident, at Fairmount Avenue and Summit Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. An investigation determined Mohammad Ali was driving a Toyota Siena when he fatally stru…
Detectives Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Mowed Down Jersey City Pedestrian, 71, Last Month: Prosecutor Detectives Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Mowed Down Jersey City Pedestrian, 71, Last Month: Prosecutor
Detectives Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Mowed Down Jersey City Pedestrian, 71, Last Month: Prosecutor A Union City motorist was charged with taking off after hitting a 71-year-old Jersey City pedestrian in the Heights nearly a month ago. Marvin Flores Ortiz, 45, was released pending a Feb. 13 first court appearance in Jersey City for the Dec. 20, 2023 late-morning hit-and-run near the corner of Central Avenue and Ferry Street -- outside St. Nicholas Church and Pershing Field -- Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries while the driver fled the 11 a.m. crash, the prosecutor said on Monday, Jan. 29. Ortiz was ch…
Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad
Jogger Killed In NJ Hit-Run Crash Was Wellness Industry 'Legend,' Harvard Biz School Grad Julia Sutton, the founder of an international spa and wellness brand, has been identified as the victim killed in a hit-and-run crash in Brick Township earlier this month. Julia Sutton, 56, of Weehawken, was struck by a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Mark Carey, Jr. of South Amboy earlier this month on Route 35, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Mark Carey has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a female pedestrian dead in Brick, authorities said. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Sutton founded the boutique wellness company Exhale Spa in 2002. The company, which has locat…
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island A pediatrician from Monmouth County is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a man and his daughter in Staten Island, according to officials. Dr. Sam Leuzzi, 66, of Middletown, is facing three charges related to a crash on Staten Island, the New York City Police Department said. NYPD officers responded to the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Drumgoole Road West just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Dr. Leuzzi has a pediatric medical practice on Richmond Road in the Grant City neighborhood of Staten Island, according to Northwell Health's website. Investiga…
NJ Diver Killed Walking Dog At Eagle Rock Reservation, Company Says NJ Diver Killed Walking Dog At Eagle Rock Reservation, Company Says
NJ Diver Killed Walking Dog At Eagle Rock Reservation, Company Says Support is surging for a 51-year-old man who loved ones say was killed while he was walking his dog in Eagle Rock Reservation. Tim Hughes was struck on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to Gotham Divers, the company he founded. He died after undergoing two surgeries following the crash, Gotham Divers said. The driver did not remain on the scene, Gotham Divers said.  We are devastated to announce the passing of our co-founder and owner, Tim Hughes. On Wednesday afternoon, Tim was... Posted by Gotham Divers on Friday, January 12, 2024 The Essex County Prosecutor's Office said…