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Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench
Rescuers Free Teaneck Man Pinned Between Table, Bench Responders with power tools rescued a Teaneck man who got wedged between a wooden table and a workout bench in a garage. A passerby noticed the 60-year-old Bogert Street man's plight and alerted police around 10 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Police, firefighters, the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps found and extricated the unconscious victim, who may have suffered a medical episode, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. It was initially unclear how long the man had been pinned. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Faggello said. "He was reported to be …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Sedan Plows Into Taxi Stand At Ridgewood Train Station Sedan Plows Into Taxi Stand At Ridgewood Train Station
Sedan Plows Into Taxi Stand At Ridgewood Train Station A sedan slammed into a taxi stand at the Ridgewood train station Wednesday afternoon after the 80-year-old driver suffered a medical emergency, authorities said. The village driver didn't require hospitalization after crashing his Honda Accord into the E&K Taxi Stand on North Broad Street just after 3 p.m., Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. He'd apparently had some type of medical emergency, the chief said. Firefighters shored up the building while officials determined its structural integrity. An investigation was continuing. At the scene of the crash at the train station ta…

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by Jerry DeMarco