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Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials
Driver Disregarded Crossing Gates Before Being Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train: Officials A driver was killed after being struck by an NJ Transit train Monday morning, Oct. 28 in Morris County, authorities said. Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 struck the vehicle at the Ryerson Road crossing in Lincoln Park just before 9:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba said.  A preliminary investigation found that the crossing gates were working as intended and were in the down position when the driver drove the vehicle around the gates and positioned the vehicle into the path of the train, Mulumba said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The train left Hackettstown at …
'Miracle of Morristown:' How Woman Who Lost Leg After Being Struck By Train Saved Her Own Life 'Miracle of Morristown:' How Woman Who Lost Leg After Being Struck By Train Saved Her Own Life
'Miracle of Morristown:' How Woman Who Lost Leg After Being Struck By Train Saved Her Own Life Lisa Fitzgerald was two weeks shy of her birthday and commuting to New York when she lost her leg after being struck by train in Morristown on Saturday, May 4.  Fitzgerald was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said.  She saved her own life by pulling herself off the train tracks, onto the platform and screaming for help, according to a fundraiser set up to support Fitzgerald. Her supporters are calling it "The Miracle of Morristown." Fitzgerald was then rushed to the hospital …
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials A woman was hospitalized with a severe leg injury after being struck by a train in Morristown on Saturday, May 4, NJ Transit officials said. The woman was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The woman was taken to the hospital by EMS. The woman had been struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6936, which departed Dover at 7:05 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive At Penn Station New York at 8:40 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to customers or the crew on board.&nb…
Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County
Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County NJ Transit officials have identified the 36-year-old woman struck and killed by a train in River Edge over the weekend. Kim N. Almonte, of River Edge, was struck near the New Bridge Landing station by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba tells Daily Voice. The train had left Spring Valley, NY at 4:05 p.m.and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:20 p.m., Mulumba said. No injuries were reported to the 120 customers or the crew on board. Pascack Valley Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between …
Man Fatally Struck By Train In North Jersey: NJ Transit Man Fatally Struck By Train In North Jersey: NJ Transit
Man Fatally Struck By Train In North Jersey: NJ Transit A man was killed after he was struck by an NJ Transit train near Murray Hill Station in New Providence early Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, authorities said. At 5:05 a.m., a Gladstone Branch train en route to Hoboken, fatally struck an adult male pedestrian, NJ Transit officials said. There were no injuries to the people on board the train, NJ Transit said. Gladstone Branch service is currently suspended in both directions between Murray Hill and Summit, NJ Transit said. Rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by private carrier buses, NJ Transit said.  New Jersey Transit police …
Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night
Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night A man was fatally struck by a train in South Orange on Wednesday, Dec. 13, in one of two fatal transit strikes that evening, NJ Transit said. At 7:37 p.m., a train not in passenger service, fatally injured the pedestrian west of the South Orange station, NJ Transit said. The train was being moved eastbound on the Morris and Essex Line and no customers were on board and no crew were injured, NJ Transit said. Morris and Essex Line and Gladstone Branch rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Newark Broad Street and Millburn but later resumed, NJ Transit said. New Jers…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train In North Jersey: Officials Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train In North Jersey: Officials
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train In North Jersey: Officials A pedestrian was fatally struck by an NJ Transit train at Union Station on Wednesday, Dec. 13, transit officials said. At 10:20 p.m., a Raritan Valley Line train, which departed Penn Station 40 minutes earlier, struck and fatally injured the pedestrian, NJ Transit said. There were no injuries reported to the 200 customers or crew on board the train, NJ Transit said. Raritan Valley Line service was suspended in both directions but later resumed, NJ Transit said. The pedestrian has not been identified.  New Jersey Transit police are leading the investigation.
21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (UPDATE) 21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (UPDATE)
21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (Update) Officials have identified the victim of a fatal NJ Transit train strike as a 21-year-old man. Zain Bhatti, of Flanders, was struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6635 just after 3:30 p.m., just west of the Madison station (Morris County) on Tuesday, Nov. 7, NJ Transit officials said. The train had departed Penn Station New York at 2:32 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 4:05 p.m.  There were no injuries to the 60 customers or the crew on board. Currently, Morris & Essex Line rail service is subject to up to 60-minute delays in both directions. New Jersey Transit P…
NJ Transit Train Strikes Car On Jersey Shore NJ Transit Train Strikes Car On Jersey Shore
NJ Transit Train Strikes Car On Jersey Shore A New Jersey Transit train struck a car on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. At 7:32 a.m., North Jersey Coast Line train 3224 crashed into the car at the Bethany Road crossing in Hazlet. The car's motorist was not hurt.  No injuries were reported to the approximately 150 customers or the crew on board at the time. The train departed Long Branch at 7:10 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 8:41 a.m. Customers from train 3224 were being transferred to a following train.  New Jersey Transit Police are on scene leading the investigation.
Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported
Person Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train; Delays Reported A person was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Friday, Oct. 13. At approximately 8:05 a.m. North Jersey Coast Line train 3326 struck and fatally injured a pedestrian in the vicinity of Cliffwood Ave., Aberdeen, just past Aberdeen-Matawan station, a NJ Transit spokesman said. The train departed Bay Head at 6:53 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 9:03 a.m. No injuries were reported to the approximately 200 customers or the crew on board.  North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between South Amboy and …
Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt
Crash With NJ Transit Coast Line Train Suspends Service, No One Hurt North Jersey Coast Line rail service has resumed in both directions between Bay Head and Long Branch after an earlier collision with a vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, North Jersey Coast Line train 3312 struck the unoccupied vehicle at Cedar Avenue crossing in Long Branch, according to a NJ Transit spokesman. The train had departed Bay Head at 5:17 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 7:24 a.m.  Service had resumed by about 9 a.m., the spokesman said. No injuries were reported to the 50 customers or the crew on board at the t…
Woman Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train Woman Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train
Woman Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train A woman was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train this weekend in Union County, officials said. The unidentified woman was near the North Elizabeth station when she was struck by train No. 7844 at approximately 4 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The train had left Trenton just before 3 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at NY Penn Station that evening. None of the passengers or crew members were injured. New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.
Body On Railroad Tracks May Have Been Electrocuted: NJ Transit Body On Railroad Tracks May Have Been Electrocuted: NJ Transit
Body On Railroad Tracks May Have Been Electrocuted: NJ Transit A man was found dead on NJ Transit tracks in Newark Saturday, July 29 may have been electrocuted, officials said. The discovery was made around 11:25 a.m., on the tracks just west of Broad Street station in Newark, an NJ Transit spokesperson said.  The individual may have come in contact with the catenary and was not struck by a train, however, a full investigation is ongoing, officials said.  Montclair-Boonton train 518 was held and approximately 300 customers were transferred to M&E train 6920. No injuries were reported to customers on train 518.  Train traffic o…
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train In Warren County Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train In Warren County
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train In Warren County A woman was struck by a train in Warren County on Wednesday, May 3, investigating authorities said. The woman was struck by the Montclair-Boonton Line train 1074 east of High Street in Hackettstown shortly after 8:25 a.m., a New Jersey Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The train had left Hackettstown at 8:24 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 10:30 a.m., authorities said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. The four customers and the crew members on board were unharmed. While the train was cancelled, substitute busing was being p…
Person Fatally Struck By Train In Union County Person Fatally Struck By Train In Union County
Person Fatally Struck By Train In Union County A person was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Union County, officials said. The male pedestrian was struck by Raritan Valley Line train 5413 near the Grant Avenue bridge in Plainfield around 8:55 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, NJT spokesman Jim Smith said. The train departed Newark Penn Station at 7:59 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Raritan at 9:08 a.m. There were no reported injuries to the 20 customers or the crew on board. Raritan Valley Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Plainfield and Dunellen but has since resumed. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes w…
UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack
Update: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack A man was struck and killed by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Hackensack. The Pascack Valley Line train struck the 66-year-old pedestrian at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue near the Essex Street train station at 9:55 a.m., city Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Under what circumstances wasn't immediately clear. NJ TRANSIT statement: "At approximately 9:55 a.m., Pascack Valley Line westbound train 1651, which departed Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New Bridge Landing at 10:01 a.m., struck and fatally injured an adult male pedestrian in the vicinity of …
Juvenile Fatally Struck By Train On Jersey Shore Juvenile Fatally Struck By Train On Jersey Shore
Juvenile Fatally Struck By Train On Jersey Shore UPDATE: Raul Cartagena was identified by his friends as the victim of the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: A juvenile was struck and killed by a train on the Jersey Shore Sunday, Aug. 14, NJ Transit officials tell Daily Voice. The child was struck by the southbound train No. 4749 on the North Jersey Coast Line in Point Pleasant Beach at the Foreman Avenue crossing around 4:30 p.m., the outlet said citing NJ Transit officials. Incident currently in Point Pleasant Beach involving @NJTRANSIT train at Forman Ave @News12NJ expect transit delays. Road crossings closed in area. pic.twitter.com/cVPFh0G…
Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor
Morristown Man Gets 18 Years Behind Bars For Train Station Brick Killing: Prosecutor The Morristown man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the train station killing of another man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, authorities announced. Lamar Harris, 34, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison and must serve 85 percent before reaching parole eligibility as per the No Early Release Act on Thursday, August 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Video surveillance showed Harris, 33, with the victim, Matthew Palla, at the Morristown Train Station in the moments leading up to the Morris Street station homicide around 12:30 a.m. on Mo…
Train Kills Pedestrian In Somerset County Train Kills Pedestrian In Somerset County
Train Kills Pedestrian In Somerset County A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in Somerset County, officials confirmed. The crash involving Gladstone Branch Train 440 occurred just before 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 in Far Hills, NJ Transit officials said. No injuries to the three customers or crew members were reported. The train was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 12:22 p.m. Gladstone Branch was temporarily suspended between Bernardsville and Gladstone but has since resumed. New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.
Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials
Man Struck Dead By NJ Transit Train: Officials A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Union County Thursday, June 2, officials said. The unidentified pedestrian was hit by Gladstone Branch Train No. 419 around 1:40 p.m. near the Valley Avenue Bridge in Berkeley Heights, the agency said in a release. The train had left Hoboken and was heading toward Gladstone. None of the 10 passengers were injured, and service to the Gladstone Branch was suspended near the Berkeley Heights Station. New Jersey Transit Police were leading the investigation. Editor's note: NJ Transit officials initially reported that a woman was injur…
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job UPDATE: An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested ex-con Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensac…
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone'
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensack, has previous…
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County A man was killed after being struck by a train in Morris County Thursday night, authorities said. The man was fatally struck by the Morris and Essex Line Train #674 near Morristown Station around 8:45 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told DailyVoice.com. The train had left Dover at 8:26 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 9:46 p.m., authorities said. The victim’s identity was not released. The two passengers and crew members on board the train were uninjured. The Morris and Essex Line was temporarily suspended between Madison and Dover b…
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Morris County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a train in Morris County Sunday night, authorities said. The man was struck by the Morris & Essex train 6933 at the Martin Luther King Avenue Bridge in Morristown around 6:40 p.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith told DailyVoice.com. The train had departed New York Penn Station at 5:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 6:56 p.m., Smith said. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The approximately 50 customers and crew members on the train were uninjured…
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle was struck by a train in Morris County Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Morris & Essex Line train 851 hit the trailer at the crossing at the Stanhope Waterloo Valley Road in Mount Olive around 11:20 a.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Mariluz Garcia-Diaz told DailyVoice.com. The train departed Hoboken terminal at 9:13 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 11:28 a.m., Garcia-Diaz said. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The…
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Mercer County Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Mercer County
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck By Train In Mercer County A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a shuttle train in Mercer County Tuesday night, authorities said. The man was struck by the Princeton Dinky shuttle train No. 4177 near the Princeton Station in West Windsor shortly before 10 p.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith told DailyVoice.com. The train was traveling westbound and was scheduled to arrive at Princeton Station at 9:59 p.m., Smith said. The man fled but was found nearby before being taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. There were no passengers …
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Asbury Park A man was struck and killed by a train Sunday night in Asbury Park, authorities said. The man was struck along the North Jersey Coast Line tracks near First Avenue around 9:55 p.m., New Jersey Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. New Jersey Transit police are investigating what train may have been involved.  North Jersey Coast Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Long Branch and Bay Head.  New Jersey Transit police were on scene leading the investigation.
NJ Transit IDs Man Killed By Light Rail Train NJ Transit IDs Man Killed By Light Rail Train
NJ Transit IDs Man Killed By Light Rail Train Authorities have identified the man killed by a New Jersey Transit River Line light rail train.  Denis Javier Mencia Sanchez, 30, of  Riverside Township in Burlington County was struck at about 10:40 p.m. Friday near the Wood Lane grade crossing, Burlington County, according to New Jersey Transit spokesman Everett Merrill.  New Jersey Transit and Edgewater Park police responded to the scene. There were no passengers aboard at the time of the fatal crash since the train was not in service, Merrill said. New Jersey Transit police are leading the investigation.
Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say
Man Struck On NJ Train Tracks, Authorities Say A man was struck on train tracks in New Jersey early Friday morning. New Jersey Transit Police were called to a report of an individual possibly being struck by a train on the Northeast Corridor near Linden Station, according to NJ Transit Spokesman Jim Smith.  There are no initial reports of a NJ Transit train being involved. The man was transported to University Medical Center with unknown injuries.  New Jersey Transit Police remained on the scene.  Northeast Corridor Rail Service has resumed after a brief suspension of rail service due to the incident. An investigation…
UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County
Update: Man Struck, Killed By Train In Morris County A man was killed after being struck by a train in Morris County Monday morning, authorities said. The man was struck by the Morris and Essex Line Train #6611 near the NJ Route 124 bridge in Madison around 8:45 a.m.., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The train had departed the Penn Station New York terminal at 7:49 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 9:17 a.m., authorities said. The man was taken to Morristown Medical Center and pronounced dead, authorities said. The approximately 35 passengers and crew members onboard the train was uninjured. The Morris and Essex Lin…
Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated
Pipe Bomb Found Near Bus Stop, Bergen Apartment Complex Evacuated A River Edge garden apartment complex was partially evacuated Thursday afternoon after an inert pipe bomb was discovered behind a nearby bus stop, authorities said. Someone found the black metal pipe with copper pellets inside behind a retaining wall at the Kinderkamack Road bus stop outside the Continental Gardens complex off the corner of Howland Avenue, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed. "The incendiary device was placed in a containment vessel by members of the Bomb Squad," Cureton said. Responders also taped off one of the buildings in the complex. An elderly man taken …