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6-Car Crash Kills 41-Year-Old On Garden State Parkway: State Police
A 41-year-old North Carolina man was killed in a multi-car crash on the Garden State Parkway in Essex County early Wednesday, April 17, authorities said. Tarron Francis was heading north in a Nissan SUV when he was struck by a Dodge passenger vehicle around 12:45 a.m. in Irvington, said Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. The impact caused a chain reaction crash involving four other vehicles, two Toyota SUVs, a GMC SUV and a Kia passenger vehicle, Lebron said. Francis died as a result of the crash, and the driver of the Dodge sustained moderate injuries and was tak…
Police & Fire
Wild Wayne Police Chase Ends With Capture Of DWI Van Driver Wading Through Floodwaters
An intoxicated van driver who led Wayne police on a wild chase following the recent rainstorm claimed to be in Kinnelon when they reached him on his cellphone when he was actually trying to flee on foot through the floodwaters, authorities said. Office Trevor Costabile was conducting a motor vehicle stop on Cedar Place shortly before noon on Sunday, Jan. 14, when he spotted the GMC van “being operated in an erratic manner,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The van burned rubber as the driver cut through the West Belt Plaza lot and raced south on Route 23, the captain said. Costabile activate…
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Driver, 38, Killed In 4-Car Crash On Hunterdon County Highway: State Police
A 38-year-old driver was killed in a four-car crash in Hunterdon County Thursday evening, August 17, state police confirmed. Rachael Macdonald, of Washington, was heading southbound in a GMC Acadia when the vehicle entered the northbound lanes and struck the left rear of a Chevy Express near milepost 36.6 in Lebanon Township around 4:50 p.m., NJSP SFC Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The GMC then re-entered the southbound lanes and continued south before entering the northbound lanes once again, striking the left of a Mercedes Benz and the front of a Toyota Tacoma. Macdonald was killed in th…
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NJ Man Dies When Speeding Truck Overturns, Goes Airborne In Head-On MD Crash
A New Jersey man was among two drivers killed when an SUV struck a median and went airborne on I-95 in Maryland before crashing head-on into another truck late on Thursday afternoon. Baltimore's Dennis English, Jr., 45, and John Mastropietro, 64, of Oceanport, NJ, have been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the two killed in a violent head-on crash in Abington on Thursday, June 8 that injured two others. Witnesses said that a Subaru Forester being driven by Mastropietro was struck head-on by a speeding GMC Terrain SUV that overturned on I-95 after crossing over two lanes …
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Body Of Missing Hudson Man Found In His Van In Englewood, No Foul Play Suspected
The body of an audio engineer from West New York who'd gone missing earlier this month was found in his van parked outside an Englewood day care center on Friday, multiple responders said. Investigators said they don't suspect any wrongdoing in the death of Lestor Tabora, 31, whose body was found near the corner of William Street and West Linden Avenue. An autopsy scheduled Saturday morning by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office will provide definitive results, they said. Tabora was last seen driving the white GMC van in Fairview on Feb. 8. Loved ones described Tabora as a "kind-h…
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: Back-To-Back Route 3 Crashes Send Three To Hospital
Back-to-back crashes on eastbound Route 3 -- one of them a hit-and-run -- sent three people to the hospital, none with serious injuries, authorities said. It began, East Rutherford Police Chief D. Rivelli said, when a 2020 GMC stopped behind a disabled 2017 Acura RDX at the Berry's Creek bridge at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7. The GMC was struck from behind by a 2003 Honda Accord, pushing it into the Acura, the chief said. Officers were tending to the victims of that crash when the driver of a 2010 Toyota Prius swerved to avoid the scene and was rear-ended by an unknown vehicle tha…
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Grandpa, 78, Swipes ATVs From Enterprise: Wallington PD
A 78-year-old grandfather hitched a trailer with three ATVs inside to his pickup and stole them before dawn from an Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Wallington, authorities said. Detective Szymon Popek found security video from a nearby home that helped produce a solid lead after the trailer was reported stolen from the rental company lot shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Officer Peter Wojcik recalled seeing the white GMC pickup truck early on the morning of his previous shift, Kudlacik said Tuesday, Sept. 20. Sgt. Paul Stolarz also helped identify Peter Van Du…
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Body Of Young Motorcyclist Moved By Good Samaritans After Fatal Route 7 Crash: Police
A 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a van last week, after passing drivers moved his body to the side of Route 7, authorities said. Ahmed Mohamed, of East Brunswick, was believed to have been struck by a GMC van while riding in Route 7 west where the Newark/Jersey City Turnpike and the Belleville Turnpike split — commonly known as "The Split" — around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 3, Kearny police said. Posted by Ahmed Sharaf on Friday, July 24, 2020 An officer arriving on scene found Mohamed and bystanders, who apparently moved his body and his yellow Honda motorcycle, to …
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PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
A Pennsylvania driver died and another changing a tire on the side of the Atlantic City Expressway was seriously hurt in a crash Friday, Aug. 26, authorities said. The pedestrian was changing a tire on a Ford Explorer in the right shoulder when a GMC Yukon driven by Steven Ray Davis Jr, 43, of Downingtown, PA, crashed into the Ford and overturned, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. The incident happened at milepost 36.3 in Winslow Township around 10 p.m., police said. Davis was pronounced dead while the pedestrian was treated for serious injuries at a local hospital.
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WWE Star Tammy Sytch Of NJ Arrested In Deadly FL Crash: Report
WWE star and New Jersey resident Tammy Sytch has been arrested for the third time in three months, this time for DUI in a Florida crash that left another person dead, TMZ reports The Hall of Famer was behind the wheel of a 2012 Mercedes when she struck the back of a 2013 Kia Sorento stopped at a stoplight just before 8:30 p.m. on March 25 on US Highway 1 in Volusia County, TMZ says citing police. The Kia was sent into the back of a 2011 GMC Yukon, also stopped at the light, ultimately killing the Kia driver, police said. Police said they believed Sytch was under the influence of alcohol at…
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Video Shows Deadly 5-Car Crash That Brought Dozens Of Police Cars To Parkway
A 58-year-old Toms River resident was killed in a five-vehicle crash that closed the Garden State Parkway for hours Friday, authorities said. The 12 p.m. crash occurred on the southbound side near milepost 96.8 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. It involved a Hyundai passenger car, a GMC SUV, a Ford Transit van, a Kia SUV, and a Jeep SUV. The GMC struck the rear of the Hyundai, then the front of the Ford collided with the GMC, the GMC collided with the Kia, and the Kia collided with the Jeep, Marchan said. Footage from the scene posted by The Lakewood …
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Driver Killed After Hitting Deer On Atlantic City Expressway
A Honda struck a deer killing its 27-year-old driver on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said. The crash was reported at 146 a.m. in the westbound lanes at milepost 39.4 in Winslow Township, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Preliminary investigation indicates a Honda Accord traveling eastbound struck a deer, went off the road to the left into the center median, and entered the westbound lanes where it struck a GMC Acadia, Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the Honda, Emily FitzPatrick, 27, of Hammonton sustained fatal injuries, Goez said. The driver of the G…
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Suspect At Large Following Route 46 Chase, State Police Say
A suspect remained at large following a chase on Route 46 in Warren County before dawn Wednesday, state police said. A state trooper attempted to stop a black GMC van for a violation in the westbound lanes near milepost 14.2 in Liberty Township just before 12:40 a.m., NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told Daily Voice. The van driver failed to stop for the trooper’s lights and siren, initiating a brief chase, Slota said. The driver then abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, police said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
Obituaries
Sussex County Jeep Driver, 18, Dead In Crash
An 18-year-old Jeep driver died in a Sussex County crash early Sunday morning. The crash occurred at the intersection of County Routes 519 and 650 in Wantage around 1:30 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Jonathan Fett of Wantage, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee going west on 650 when he was struck by a GMC Sierra going north on 519, the sergeant said. Fett was killed while the 42-year-old GMC driver and his adult passenger were uninjured. More than $3,000 had been raised for the Fett family on a GoFundMe as of Sunday afternoon. Jonathan FettGoFund…
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'Someone Crossed In Front Of Me': Parked Cars, Jeep Towed After Hackensack Rollover
UPDATE: A driver whose Jeep struck two parked cars before rolling onto its side in Hackensack apparently suffered a medical episode before the crash, authorities said. The 61-year-old city resident told police he thought someone crossed in front of him before he lost control of his 2011 Jeep Cherokee on in front of 350 Prospect Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The Jeep struck a 2018 Honda Accord and a 2020 GMC Acadia before landing on the driver's side, Foley said. Firefighters extricated the driver, Foley said. He claimed to be uninjured but was…
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Police: DWI Warren County Woman, 46, Causes Truck Fire After Utility Pole Hit-And-Run Crash
A Warren County woman was intoxicated when she hit a utility pole and sped away in a damaged car that caught fire shortly after, authorities said. Jennie Worthington, 46, was driving a 2020 GMC pickup truck on East Avenue in Hackettstown when she hit a utility pole while making a left turn onto Route 182 around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, local police said. Worthington then sped away, leaving the truck’s front passenger tire at the scene, police said. A witness followed Worthington back to a home in Mansfield Township, where the damaged truck allegedly caught fire and was being put out with a gar…
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HIM? Police Seek Denville Pickup Driver In Hit-Run Crash
Police in Denville are asking for the public’s help identifying a truck driver involved in a hit-and-run crash. An older, white man driving a white GMC pickup truck struck another car in the municipal building parking lot just before 4 p.m. July 7, Denville police said in a release. The driver got out of his truck, examined the damage to the other vehicle before getting back inside and driving away, authorities said. Anyone with information about the driver or truck involved in this incident is asked to contact Denville Officer Vincent Fischer at 973-627-4900 ext. 386.
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