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UPDATE: Two Vehicles Hit Pedestrian Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: Two Vehicles Hit Pedestrian Trying To Cross Route 17
Update: Two Vehicles Hit Pedestrian Trying To Cross Route 17 Two vehicles hit a man as he tried to cross dark, busy Route 17 in Ramsey, authorities said. Described only as in his 20s, the victim was wearing dark clothing when he tried to make his way across the highway roughly a half-mile south of the Lake Street overpass shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. Where he was headed wasn’t clear. He was struck in the southbound lanes by two vehicles, the chief said on Thursday. “The operators of both vehicles, as well as multiple witnesses, stopped and remained” at the scene, Lyman said. Police temporarily c…

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UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck On Route 17 In Ramsey Airlifted To St. Joe's UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck On Route 17 In Ramsey Airlifted To St. Joe's
Update: Pedestrian Struck On Route 17 In Ramsey Airlifted To St. Joe's UPDATE: Two vehicles hit a man as he tried to cross dark, busy Route 17 in Ramsey, authorities said. Described only as in his 20s, the victim was wearing dark clothing when he tried to make his way across the highway roughly a half-mile south of the Lake Street overpass shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. Where he was headed wasn’t clear. He was struck in the southbound lanes by two vehicles, the chief said. “The operators of both vehicles, as well as multiple witnesses, stopped and remained” at the scene, Lyman said. Police temporarily close…

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Authorities Drop Charges After Cybersleuth Proves Ramsey Responder Was Wrongfully Accused Authorities Drop Charges After Cybersleuth Proves Ramsey Responder Was Wrongfully Accused
Authorities Drop Charges After Cybersleuth Proves Ramsey Responder Was Wrongfully Accused A Ramsey volunteer first responder who was wrongfully accused in a child-porn case was vindicated after a private forensic investigator proved his innocence. Charles Gilbride had no idea what was happening when cybercrime detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office raided his home and arrested him early on the morning of Dec. 2, 2021. That’s because he hadn’t done anything wrong. First responders, like many others, found it impossible to believe the 2015 Ramsey High School graduate – who’d been a lieutenant with the all-volunteer Ramsey Rescue Squad – was capable of such crimes. …

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Police Free Motorist In Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Police Free Motorist In Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17
Police Free Motorist In Utility Pole Crash That Closed Route 17 Upper Saddle River police officers broke the rear window to free a driver whose SUV landed on its side after hitting a utility pole on Route 17 during the heavy overnight rainstorm, authorities said. The 49-year-old Paterson motorist was headed south when he lost control of his Ford Explorer, which went off the roadway and hit the pole outside Jack Daniels Audi shortly after 1 a.m., Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The Explorer landed on the driver's side as utility wires were strewn across the highway, closing both sides for nearly 90 minutes, the captain said. The driver was take…

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Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence
Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence A Ramsey volunteer first responder who was wrongfully accused in a child-porn case was vindicated after a private forensic investigator proved his innocence. Charles Gilbride had no idea what was happening when cybercrime detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office raided his home and arrested him early on the morning of Dec. 2, 2021. That’s because he hadn’t done anything wrong. First responders, like many others, found it impossible to believe the 2015 Ramsey High School graduate – who’d been a lieutenant with the all-volunteer Ramsey Rescue Squad – was capable of such crimes. …

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Minivan Crash Topples Wires, Closes Route 17 For Hours Minivan Crash Topples Wires, Closes Route 17 For Hours
Minivan Crash Topples Wires, Closes Route 17 For Hours A crash that stretched utility wires across Route 17 Sunday morning in Upper Saddle River occurred when a 58-year-old Paterson driver suffered a medical episode, authorities told Daily Voice. The victim was alone in his Dodge Caravan when it veered off the southbound highway and struck a tree and a utility pole near Maserati of Bergen County shortly after 7:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening, Kane said. The crash, meanwhile, strew wires across the highway, closing both sides…

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Burning Wires Fall In Ramsey, Jam Area Traffic Burning Wires Fall In Ramsey, Jam Area Traffic
Burning Wires Fall In Ramsey, Jam Area Traffic Ramsey firefighters doused separate mini-blazes sparked Monday by downed utility lines blocks apart. Burning wires fell on Lake Street at Franklin Turnpike in front of Eastwick College and on Canterbury Drive, spreading to some brush. PSE&G shut down power to the area so that firefighters could extinguish the blazes. Lake Street was temporarily closed in both directions from Franklin Turnpike to Debaun Avenue, creating a traffic mess. No injuries were reported. Borough police and the Ramsey Rescue Squad also responded. Lake Street was closed from Franklin Turnpike to Debaun Avenu…

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Driver, 67, Crushed Beneath Fallen Brick Pallet In Ramsey Driver, 67, Crushed Beneath Fallen Brick Pallet In Ramsey
Driver, 67, Crushed Beneath Fallen Brick Pallet In Ramsey A driver was crushed beneath a pile of bricks that fell on him during a delivery Tuesday in Ramsey, authorities said. Responding police officers lifted the pallet of slate-type pavers off the 67-year-old driver following the mishap at an Alida Place residence just before 11:30 a.m., Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Member of the Ramsey Ambulance Corps and Valley Hospital Paramedics moved the victim to a landing zone provided by the Ramsey Rescue Squad at Adorno Fathers on Darlington Avenue, Gurney said. An AirMed One chopper then flew him to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center …

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Gas Leak At Ramsey Dental Office Forces Evacuations, Jams Traffic Gas Leak At Ramsey Dental Office Forces Evacuations, Jams Traffic
Gas Leak At Ramsey Dental Office Forces Evacuations, Jams Traffic A gas leak at a Ramsey dentist's office forced the evacuations of adjacent businesses and residences while temporarily halting area traffic during the Wednesday evening rush. PSE&G controlled the leak at the intersection of East Main Street and Island Avenue but had to do repairs that will keep the eastbound lane of Main Street closed awhile, Police Chief Brian Gurney said. Police set up detours, the chief said, adding that westbound traffic was moving. No injuries were reported, he said. Anyone living or working within 300-foot radius of the leak was moved from the area until authori…

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by Jerry DeMarco