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Irvington Man, 34, Found Lying In Union Township Roadway, Police Seek Hit-Run Pickup Irvington Man, 34, Found Lying In Union Township Roadway, Police Seek Hit-Run Pickup
Irvington Man, 34, Found Lying In Union Township Roadway, Police Seek Hit-Run Pickup Police in Union Township are seeking help identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian critical. Officers responded to Stuyvesant Avenue and Pleasant Parkway on reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Thursday, Aug. 29 around 8:45 p.m., police said. Officers arrived to find a 34-year-old Irvington man with serious injuries in the middle of the street. He was crossing the street when he was struck by what appears to be a Ford pickup truck that fled the scene on Stuyvesant towards Oakland Avenue, police said.  Officers tended to the injured man, who was taken to Univer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fundraiser Launched After Rahway Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Clark Crash Fundraiser Launched After Rahway Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Clark Crash
Fundraiser Launched After Rahway Motorcyclist, 32, Killed In Clark Crash A 32-year-old Rahway man was killed after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle in Clark Township on Tuesday, July 16, authorities said. At 7:55 p.m., Justin Almenas was riding his motorcycle westbound on Madison Hill Road, when it collided with a Honda Accord that was making a left turn from Adams Street, Clark Township police said in a release. Almenas was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead, police said. A fundraiser has been set up to hold a memorial for Almenas, who is survived by his wife Samantha and four children. As of Friday, July 19, more than $1…

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by Sam Barron
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Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: NJSP Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: NJSP
Route 80 Pedestrian Struck, Injured: Njsp A 59-year-old pedestrian was struck on Route 80, New Jersey State Police said, although the circumstances weren't immediately clear. The victim was struck on the eastbound highway near Madison Avenue in Paterson shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, NJ State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. ALS/BLS took him to the trauma unit at nearby St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a leg injury, the sergeant said. What the man was doing outside of a car on the interstate in that area wasn't immediately clear. Nor did authorities say whether the driver remained at the scene or what kind o…

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by Jerry DeMarco