Developing: Man Pinned Under Box Truck In Warren County Airlifted With Severe Injuries Developing: Man Pinned Under Box Truck In Warren County Airlifted With Severe Injuries
Developing: Man Pinned Under Box Truck In Warren County Airlifted With Severe Injuries A man was airlifted with serious injuries after getting trapped underneath a box truck at a Warren County maintenance shop Thursday morning, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The man became pinned under the truck at the Blair Academy maintenance shop on Park Street in Blairstown shortly after 10:40 a.m., initial reports say. The man was removed from underneath the truck, treated at the scene and airlifted to a local hospital with a severe leg injury, the report said. Blairstown Police did not immediately respond to a request for additional details. This is a developing story. …
Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago
Woman Seeking Cherry Hill EMT Who Saved Her Life In Crash 20 Years Ago Beth Mazgajewski is fully healed from the crash that nearly took her life 20 years ago in every way except for one. She hasn't been able to stop thinking about the Cherry Hill EMT who saved her life. Mazgajewski recently took to Facebook to seek out the off-duty responder, calling the attempt to find him a "long shot." Mazgajewski says she was broadsided while trying to make a left turn on Haddonfield-Berlin Road exiting the TD Bank parking lot next to Vito’s pizza on Sept. 22, 2001. Well, I did not expect this post to get the attention it did but getting more eyes on it can’t hurt. …
Units Damaged In Fort Lee Condo Fire Units Damaged In Fort Lee Condo Fire
Units Damaged In Fort Lee Condo Fire Firefighters doused a Thursday afternoon blaze that damaged units on two floors of a Fort Lee condominium. Flames blew through two first-floor windows after breaking out in a crawlspace in the five-story brick Central Court Condominiums on Central Road shortly before 2 p.m. Firefighters had the two-alarm blaze knocked down in about an hour and under control before 3:30 p.m. It was later ruled accidental. No injuries were reported. Firefighters from Edgewater, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fairview, Leonia, Palisades Park and Ridgefield were among the mutual aid responders. Tony Greco took…
River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
River Vale Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.
Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287 Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287
Worker Seriously Injured In Explosion At Machining Plant Off Route 287 A medical chopper was summoned after an employee was severely burned in an explosion Thursday morning at a machining company in Oakland. Responders were called to FIMS Manufacturing on Allerman Road -- just off the Route 202 ramp to Route 287 -- around 10:45 a.m. Police, firefighers and EMS responded. The nearly 42,000-square-foot, third-generation family machine shop was established in 1962. Among other services, FIMS makes firearms and does heavy work for the military, as well as aerospace machining, the company says on its website. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: …
Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire
Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire A 47-year-old drunken driver is facing multiple charges for a crash that downed a utility pole, started a brush fire and caused a power massive power outage over the weekend in Toms River, authorities said. Wilfredo Flores was negotiating a curve when he answered a call on his cell phone, swerved off the roadway to the right and hit a curb at Bay Avenue and Tanglewood Road around 8 p.m. Jan. 17, Toms River police said. The impact split the pole in half and subsequently damaged a second pole due to excessive wire tension, police said. Flores fled eastbound but was soon stopped by a con…
Allendale Man Seriously Injured In Fall From Ladder In Park Ridge Allendale Man Seriously Injured In Fall From Ladder In Park Ridge
Allendale Man Seriously Injured In Fall From Ladder In Park Ridge A man was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder at a Park Ridge home over the weekend. The 35-year-old victim from Allendale was unconscious and bleeding from the head when police arrived at the West Park Avenue home off Pascack Road just after 2 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Joseph Rampolla said. A medevac was requested due to the nature of the injury, which occurred when the victim fell from a 6-foot A-frame ladder, the captain said. AirMed One landed at West Ridge Elementary School and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, he said.
Critically Injured Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 287 Crash Critically Injured Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 287 Crash
Critically Injured Motorcyclist Airlifted In Route 287 Crash A critically injured motorcyclist was airlifted following a crash Saturday afternoon on Route 287 in Wanaque, responders said. The cyclist suffered severe head trauma and a broken leg crashing into a guardrail on the northbound side of the highway near mile marker 56 around 3:15 p.m., they said. Responders said he was intubated and flown aboard AirMed One to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The Tallman, NY fire chief had been passing and stopped to assist, responders said. All lanes were reopened shortly before 5:30 p.m. New Jersey State Police were investigating. *****…
Man Dies In Fall At Atlantic City Casino Man Dies In Fall At Atlantic City Casino
Man Dies In Fall At Atlantic City Casino A 30-year-old man from Upstate New York died after falling two stories to his death in an Atlantic City casino, authorities said. The man from Rochester was trying to climb over a divider when he fell from a second-level mezzanine into the lobby at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, police said. The fall occurred about 4 a.m. on Monday. Atlantic City police officers responded and found casino security performing CPR. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, a police spokesman said. Atlantic City police urged anyone with information about the fall to call its Criminal Investigations S…
UPDATE: Morris County Worker Killed By Tree Branch UPDATE: Morris County Worker Killed By Tree Branch
Update: Morris County Worker Killed By Tree Branch A man working on Tropical Storm Isaias storm cleanup in Morris Township was killed when a branch fell on him, authorities said. Jody Terwilliger, 58, of Shohola, Pennsylvania was struck near Craig Road and Sussex Avenue around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, township police Capt. Robert Shearer told Daily Voice. First responders crews performed CPR on Terwilliger before he was taken to Morristown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, Shearer said. Terwilliger was an employee at Nelson Tree Service. His death was determined to be accidental, NorthJersey.com reports.
Local Resident Charged After Shotgun Blast Hits Passing Car On Old Tappan Street Local Resident Charged After Shotgun Blast Hits Passing Car On Old Tappan Street
Local Resident Charged After Shotgun Blast Hits Passing Car On Old Tappan Street UPDATE: Authorities charged an Old Tappan resident whose shotgun sprayed a passing car with pellets when it accidentally went off in his driveway. Darden Bilali, 46, was outside his Old Tappan Road home when the gun discharged shortly before 1:30 p.m.Thursday, hitting a car driven by a 71-year-old borough man with several pellets, authorities said. The driver wasn’t injured in the accidental misfire between Rivervale Road and Washington Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Musella’s Special Investigations Squad responded along with Old Tappan and River Vale police, a…
Boy, 11, Hospitalized After Sussex County Park Fall Boy, 11, Hospitalized After Sussex County Park Fall
Boy, 11, Hospitalized After Sussex County Park Fall An 11-year-old boy was sent to the hospital after falling from an area at a Sussex County state park, authorities said. The boy suffered unspecified injuries at Buttermilk Falls on Mountain Road in Layton, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said.  He was taken via ambulance to Newton Hospital around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night,  No further details were released.