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Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies
Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. The Berge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street
Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street UPDATE: A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. T…

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SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church SEE ANYTHING? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church
SEE Anything? Westwood Woman, 61, Struck Killed By Ridgewood Driver Outside Paramus Church A 61-year-old Westwood woman was struck and killed by an SUV outside a Paramus church Sunday morning, said authorities who were seeking witnesses. Lucy Akdemir was crossing Paramus Road in front of the Assyrian Apostolic Church on Paramus Road when she was struck by a northbound 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by a 56-year-old Ridgewood woman around 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. "The victim was almost off the roadway" when she was struck, Ehrenberg said. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was later pronounced dead, the chief said. The driver remai…

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Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood SEE ANYTHING? Ho-Ho-Kus police sought the public's help finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured a borough woman as she walked her dog near the Ridgewood border Tuesday night. The 57-year-old pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk on North Maple Avenue at 1st Street when she was struck around 7 p.m. by a red sedan that then kept going north on Maple, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. The victim sustained severe head trauma that required surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. One of the witnesses scooped up the woman's dog, who…

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Hackensack PD: Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Against Light Hackensack PD: Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Against Light
Hackensack PD: Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Against Light Hackensack police may issue a summons to a 64-year-old Paterson pedestrian who was struck by a sedan when he crossed against a red light Tuesday night, authorities said. The 69-year-old Hackensack driver wasn't at fault when his 2019 Honda Civic hit the pedestrian near the corner of Main and East Passaic streets around 8 p.m., police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The pedestrian, who suffered some broken bones, was conscious and alert when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, she said. An investigation was continuing.

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Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB
Fort Lee Pedestrian, 68, Pinned By SUV Near GWB A 68-year-old Fort Lee woman was hospitalized Tuesday after her leg was pinned beneath the front of a turning SUV near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. A 31-year-old Palisade, NY, woman was making a right turn off North Hoyt Avenue onto Bridge Plaza North shortly before 4 p.m. when her 2012 Acura RDX hit the victim, who was in a marked crosswalk as she crossed North Hoyt, Fort Lee Police Capt. Ricky Morkovic said. Fort Lee firefighters freed the victim, whose leg was caught under the front passenger-side tire, Mirkovic said. She was taken to a nearby hospital with head and l…

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Police: Inattentive Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Elmwood Park Street Police: Inattentive Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Elmwood Park Street
Police: Inattentive Pedestrian Struck Crossing Busy Elmwood Park Street A 69-year-old Paterson woman was struck crossing Market Street in Elmwood Park Monday night, authorities said. The woman parked her car on one side of the street, then got out to retrieve mail from a box at a business where she used to work, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. She was struck by a Nissan Sentra in the eastbound lane as she hustled back toward her car, Foligno said. The woman was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with some broken bones and road rash, the chief said. No summonses or charges will be filed against the Elmwood Park driver, he said. “The …

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SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Knocks Down Kearny Pedestrian, 60, In North Arlington SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Knocks Down Kearny Pedestrian, 60, In North Arlington
SEE Anything? Hit-Run Driver Knocks Down Kearny Pedestrian, 60, In North Arlington North Arlington police were looking for a hit-and-run driver whose SUV struck a 60-year-old pedestrian as she crossed Belleville Turnpike over the weekend. The driver stopped momentarily but kept going, turning onto Chestnut Street in Kearny around 11 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Scott M. Hedenberg said. The Kearny victim, who was knocked down near Beech Street, was taken to University Hospital with a cut on her head and complaining of leg pain, he said. Initial reports were that the vehicle was a green, older model Nissan Pathfinder. The chief asked that anyone who might have seen somethi…

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Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station A 32-year-old Rutherford man was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening Saturday morning after being struck by a car near the borough train station. The victim was in the crosswalk at what is known as Station Square at Erie Avenue near the East Rutherford border just after 10:30 a.m. when he was struck by a Nissan Versa driven by a 29-year-old Kearny woman, Lt. Marc Amatucci said. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Amatucci said. Officer Andrzej Hein issued the driver a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the lieutenant said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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Infant, 1, Struck By Car In Fort Lee Infant, 1, Struck By Car In Fort Lee
Infant, 1, Struck By Car In Fort Lee A 1-year-old girl was hospitalized with a head injury Wednesday morning after a vehicle knocked her from her stroller in Fort Lee. “Sun glare is one of the possible factors” in the 7:37 a.m. crash on Main Street at Gerome Avenue, police Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. A mother was pushing her daughter when a 2018 Honda Civic driven by a 48-year-old Edgewater man hit the stroller, knocking it over, Mirkovic said. Any possible charges or summonses were pending the results of an investigation by the Fort Lee Police Department Traffic Bureau, he said. The investigation closed Main Street betw…

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UPDATE: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street UPDATE: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street
Update: Dog Leads Police To Family Of Pedestrian, 64, Struck Crossing Fair Lawn Street A dog led police to the family of a 64-year-old pedestrian who was struck while crossing a Fair Lawn street Wednesday night, authorities said. Both he and the 61-year-old driver of the SUV that hit him in a crosswalk on Berdan Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. were hospitalized, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The pedestrian was reported in critical condition with head and leg injuries in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Metzler said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with chest and arm injuries, he said, adding that a 6…

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UPDATE: Pedestrian, 78, From Fairview Struck, Killed In Hackensack UPDATE: Pedestrian, 78, From Fairview Struck, Killed In Hackensack
Update: Pedestrian, 78, From Fairview Struck, Killed In Hackensack A 78-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by an SUV in Hackensack early Wednesday apparently wasn't in the crosswalk of a dangerous intersection, authorities said. Vilma Tasciyan of Fairview was struck in front of Hallak Cleaners on busy Johnson Avenue near Zabriskie Street around 6:45 a.m., police confirmed. An off-duty EMT rushed to give her CPR, which was taken over by responding police officers, Capt. Nicole Foley said. Tasciyan, formerly of North Bergen, was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center at 7:18 a.m., a little over a half-hour after she was struck. …

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