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NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter
NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations After Deadly Crash Between Passenger Plane, Army Helicopter Federal aviation officials are taking urgent action to prevent future midair collisions after a catastrophic crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued two urgent safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday, March 11, in response to the accident, which killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft. Collision Over DCA The crash occurred around 8:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, when the Amer…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Head-On Crash Causes Injuries, Fluid Spill On Morris County Bridge Head-On Crash Causes Injuries, Fluid Spill On Morris County Bridge
Head-On Crash Causes Injuries, Fluid Spill On Morris County Bridge A head-on crash caused minor injuries and damaged a stone bridge in Morris County on Monday night, requiring a follow-up structural assessment, authorities said. The Long Valley First Aid Squad responded to the crash on the bridge over the South Branch of the Raritan River at Schooley's Mountain Road. The squad had to remove the door of one of the vehicles using Holmatro Pentheon Tools to access one of the patients, one of three who required treatment, they said. Two patients were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. Meanwhile, Morris County Roads and Bridges responded to condu…

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by Valerie Musson
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ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son ROUTE 46 CRASH: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son
Route 46 Crash: DWI Driver Injures Mom, Son UPDATE: A Hasbrouck Heights driver and her teenage son were injured when a car driven by a drunk motorist from Teaneck slammed into theirs on Route 46, authorities said. The 50-year-old woman and her son, 15, were stopped at the traffic light at Huyler Street on the westbound highway in South Hackensack when their 2020 Tesla was rear-ended shortly after midnight Friday, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The driver of the 2008 Volkswagen Passat that hit them -- Dayana Perez-Kazimierczak, 29, of Teaneck -- was intoxicated, the sergeant said. The mother complained of neck and back pain, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash
Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash A female passenger was hospitalized after Ridgewood firefighters extricated her from a minivan that collided with a Honda Civic sedan Sunday night. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage and had to be towed following the crash at Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Street shortly before 9 o'clock. The minivan passenger was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with a neck injury. A Honda sedan also sustained severe damage in the Ridgewood crash.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Police issued a summons, but it wasn't clear to whom or for what. Firefighters also cleaned up a fuel spill.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets
Maywood PD: Fleeing Hackensack Driver Who Crashed Gets Assault, Eluding Charges, Dozen Tickets A fleeing Hackensack driver crashed a luxury car during a Maywood police pursuit, injuring an off-duty officer, then tried to keep going before he was captured, authorities said. Christian Valentin, 20, had two people with him when he drove his BMW M4 on the wrong side of the road while passing a vehicle that he’d been tailgating near Passaic Street and Maywood Avenue, Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Seeing this, Detective Christopher Nichols tried to stop him, the chief said. Valentin hit the gas instead. A few blocks later, the $71,000 coupe slammed into another vehicle as Valentine t…

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by Jerry DeMarco