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Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County A 59-year-old Bergen County man has been convicted in the killing of his 51-year-old girlfriend in 2021, authorities announced. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was found guilty after a four-week trial beginning last September in the death of Mary Huber, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Camilli was found lying on top of Mary E. Huber on the floor of a Lexington Township Court home on Oct. 24, 2021, just after midnight, Musella said. A knife was found near Camilli at the scene. Huber had suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises and was taken to The Valley Hosp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ramsey Girl, 17, Airlifted To Hospital After Horrific Mahwah Crash Ramsey Girl, 17, Airlifted To Hospital After Horrific Mahwah Crash
Ramsey Girl, 17, Airlifted To Hospital After Horrific Mahwah Crash UPDATE (11/21): Cassie Arcaro should be enjoying her last year of high school instead of fighting for her life. Cassie "is a great girl full of life and a smile that lights up any room," said Eduardo Guerrero, whose son Julien was in the car. Positive news came Monday, when doctors lowered Cassie's sedation and found that she can move her hands and legs, according to friend and RHS classmate Calie Simons. READ MORE.... ****** A seriously injured 17-year-old girl was flown by medical chopper to St. Joseph's University Medical Center after a vehicle occupied by her and three fellow Ramsey …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away It was literally a hit-and-run. A driver whose sedan slammed into a garden apartment complex in Fair Lawn late Saturday fled the scene on foot and was later seized in Waldwick, responders said. The Toyota Camry was headed south on Route 208 when the driver apparently tried to avoid another vehicle that had crashed around 11 p.m. Aug. 26, witnesses said. The Toyota careened off the highway, uprooted a sign and struck a building on Virginia Drive at the Blue Ridge Manor Condos. The driver then took off on foot, witnesses said. Police temporarily evacuated the building until the sedan coul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment
Pickup Crashes Through Route 17 Guardrail, Down Embankment A driver and passenger escaped serious injury when their pickup truck crashed through a Route 17 guardrail and landed on its side down an embankment, responders said. It was just past the bus stop at the Sheridan Avenue exit on the southbound highway in Waldwick just past 2 a.m. Wednesday when the Chevy Silverado barreled through the rail and landed on its driver's side. Waldwick firefighters stabilized the truck, then used a ladder to get the two occupants out. Waldwick firefighters cut a section of guardrail away so the pickup could be removed following the crash off southbound Route…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Naked, Agitated Route 17 Motel Guest Trashes Room, Seized By SWAT Naked, Agitated Route 17 Motel Guest Trashes Room, Seized By SWAT
Naked, Agitated Route 17 Motel Guest Trashes Room, Seized By SWAT A naked, agitated Route 17 motel guest was quickly seized by a Bergen County Regional SWAT team on Monday after he trashed his room, authorities said. The 46-year-old man, originally from Paramus, appeared in the throes of what looked like "excited delirium" when Upper Saddle River police were called to the Fair Motel at 12:47 p.m. April 17, responders said. The man was outside the room, naked and bleeding, when responders arrived and then immediately ran inside and barricaded the door, Upper Saddle River Police Detective Capt. Edward Kane said. Several responders converged on the Fair…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS) SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (PHOTOS)
SUV Slams Into Whole Foods In Ridgewood, Serious Damage Done (Photos) An Audi packed with stuff plowed into the Whole Foods store in Ridgewood Tuesday afternoon. The 2018 Q5 hit the Godwin Avenue building in the wrong spot -- a corner by the automatic doors -- causing apparent structural damage around 1:45 p.m. March 28. The elderly female driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with unspecified injuries as various items stacked to the roof tumbled out a door of the vehicle. The crash seriously damaged the vehicle and the Whole Foods building in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 28.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE No one could initially say why…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect
Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect A Midland Park police officer required hospital treatment after a disturbed man bit him and hit him with a metal laundry basket, authorities said. The officer and his colleagues were trying to speak with Richard Harris, 30, when he became violent, Police Chief Michael Powderley said. Harris then took off running and was grabbed outside Park Laudromat on Godwin Avenue, the chief said. He then resisted attempts to subdue him, sending one of the officers to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Powderley said. Officers charged Harris with three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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5 Ridgewood Teens Involved In Head-On Crash 5 Ridgewood Teens Involved In Head-On Crash
5 Ridgewood Teens Involved In Head-On Crash Five Ridgewood teens avoided serious injury when their SUV slammed head-on into a utility pole. A large contingent of police, firefighters and EMS units responded after the Nissan Pathfinder rounded a curve, knocked down a "No Parking" sign and crashed on narrow Marshall Street near Ridgewood High School late Friday afternoon Jan. 27. Four of the teens were released to their parents at the scene. One was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for further evaluation. Four of the teens were released to their parents at the scene and one was taken by ambulance to The Valle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Nasty Crash Near Route 17 Sends Two To Hospital Nasty Crash Near Route 17 Sends Two To Hospital
Nasty Crash Near Route 17 Sends Two To Hospital Two people were hospitalized following a crash at a busy Ho-Ho-Kus intersection. The collision at the five corners at Sheridan and Hollywood avenues near Gilbert Road around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 severely damaged an SUV and a wagon. Both victims were taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't immediately considered life-threatening. Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters killed power to the vehicles and cleaned up a fuel spill. Ho-Ho-Kus police and EMS also responded, as did a paramedic team from Valley. Waldwick police assisted with traffic control. Boyd A. Loving took the p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Girl, 4, Falls Through Ice, Rescued By Family Member From Mahwah Pond Girl, 4, Falls Through Ice, Rescued By Family Member From Mahwah Pond
Girl, 4, Falls Through Ice, Rescued By Family Member From Mahwah Pond A 4-year-old girl was rescued by a family member after she fell through the ice on a Mahwah pond, responders said. The child was floating face down when a man believed to be her uncle jumped in and pulled her from the water on Anderson Drive in the Stag Hill section of town less than a quarter-mile from the Rockland County border shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23,they said. CPR was immediately conducted as the first responders arrived. The girl was reportedly alert and breathing when she was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. NOTE: Daily Voice hopes to identify -- and pos…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle
Good Impression: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle A motorist literally made an impression that helped Glen Rock police crack a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver, authorities said. A 48-year-old borough man had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Rock Road just east of Main Street when his 2012 Honda Accord was rear-ended by a black Jeep that fled the scene, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 6:42 p.m. crash last Thursday, Oct. 20, the chief said. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew Magro investigated the crash …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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'65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood '65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood
'65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood The driver of a 1965 Porsche and a minivan that collided in Ridgewood were both hospitalized with injuries that responders said they didn't consider life-threatening. The antique Irish green Porsche 356 coupe got the worst of the crash at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and Nagle Street around 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Both drivers were taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The steering wheel on the Irish green Porsche 356 snapped in the crash at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and Nagle Street in Ridgewood on Friday, Sept. 23.Boyd A. Loving Village police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home
Contractor Airlifted After Bad Fall At Franklin Lakes Home A cleaning service contractor was airlifted following a bad fall at a Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. The 34-year-old contractor with Jose’s Cleaning Services of Ridgefield Park was cleaning gutters and power-washing the Crest Place home near Kells Pond just off Pulis Avenue when he fell two stories around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. A NorthStar New Jersey State Police helicopter flew him to University Hospital in Newark, the captain said. Also responding with borough police were the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps, borough firefighters and paramedics fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line
Pickup Passenger Hospitalized After Branch Falls Near State Line A passenger escaped serious injury when an SUV struck a fallen branch on Skyline Drive in Oakland, authorities said. The 39-year-old Ringwood woman was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood as a precaution following the Ford Explorer crash near the New York State line shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Skyline Drive was temporarily closed following the mishap. Sgt. Stephen Broek and Officers Donald Harvey, Andrew Vecchione and Jacquelyn Jensen responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RECOGNIZE THEM? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock RECOGNIZE THEM? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock
Recognize Them? Thugs Beat, Rob Bergenfield Man, 66, In Glen Rock A 66-year-old Bergenfield man who was carrying a substantial amount of cash was beaten and robbed by a pair of ruthless thugs who left him in the parking lot of the Glen Rock warehouse where he works, authorities said. Glen Rock police released surveillance image photos Thursday night in the hopes of identifying the assailants. Co-workers at the De Boer Drive warehouse called 911 after hearing the victim’s cries for help shortly before 3 p.m., Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim “was in possession of a large amount of cash” when he bought lottery tickets at a nearby Maple Avenue …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond
Tragic Death Of Bergen County Student-Athlete Staggers Community And Beyond The death of a Bergen County teenager in a house fire has staggered many in the community where she was raised, as well as others from area towns and beyond. Riley Boyle, 17, of Allendale was a stellar student-athlete who maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average, as many who spoke of her pointed out. She was, as one put it, "an incredible role model for her peers." ****** Riley's family released a statement through attorney Ronald Dario:  "Our hearts are broken as we struggle to make sense of this terrible tragedy. Our only solace is in the outpouring of love from the community that shows u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Clips Pole And Rolls In Washington Township SUV Clips Pole And Rolls In Washington Township
SUV Clips Pole And Rolls In Washington Township An SUV clipped a utility pole and landed on its side in Washington Township, sending the driver to the hospital. The Toyota Highlander took down a sign, damaged an Optimum box and lost a wheel in the crash on East Glen Avenue just west of the Garden State Parkway shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 6. The driver got out herself and was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what appeared to be minor injuries, township Police Chief Rich Skinner said. Washington Township police, firefighters and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded along with Paramus firefighters. An Optimum …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck HERO: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck
Hero: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck An Upper Saddle River police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old Pomona, NY driver out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the vehicle was fully engulfed," he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital
Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized after two sedans crashed head-on into one another on Friday in Ridgewood. A BMW and a Honda collided at the intersection of West Ridgewood Avenue and North Monroe Street across from the West Side Presbyterian Church shortly before 11:30 a.m. The impact sent the Honda into a retaining wall at the Woman's Club of Ridgewood. The female victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Both sedans had to be towed.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Village police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a hospital paramedic team. Both sedans were removed by a f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized
SUV Hits Hawthorne House, Driver Hospitalized A driver was hospitalized with a leg injury after her SUV slammed into a house in Hawthorne. The Honda HR-V got the worst of the collision Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Hawthorne and Warburton avenues. Members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the middle-aged driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. A flatbed tow truck removed the Honda. Hawthorne police and firefighters also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Members of the Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
Fair Lawn Crash Sends Driver To Hospital A motorist was hospitalized following a collision at a busy Fair Lawn intersection. The crash at Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road early Thursday afternoon sent one driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The other driver refused medical attention. Both the Jeep and Hyundai sedan involved in the crash had to be removed by a flatbed tow truck. Borough police and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and produced this story.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide
Washington Township Woman Stabbed Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide A Washington Township man stabbed his girlfriend dead before trying to kill himself before dawn Sunday, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the Washington Commons townhouse complex off Pascack Road shortly after midnight found Mary Huber, 51, on the floor of her condo, with Patrick Camilli, 55, on top of her, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Huber, who'd suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises, was pronounced dead a short time later at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the prosecutor said. Camilli was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was treated …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah
Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail
Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail An intoxicated driver from Bloomingdale unsuccessfully tried to flee after his sedan slammed into two mailboxes, a street sign and a guard rail along a stretch of road in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Thomas Bleeker, 66, was hospitalized with undetermined injuries following the 2:30 p.m. crash on Sunday, Capt. Robert Lyon said. Bleeker's Toyota Camry had struck the mailboxes and sign along High Mountain Road between Valley Road the Route 208 ramps before hitting the guard rail, the captain said. Sgt. Nick Klein arrested Bleeker, formerly of North Haledon, and charged him via summons wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance
Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance A West Milford motorist driving without a license, registration or insurance was under the influence of drugs when his car crashed into another vehicle in Glen Rock, authorities said. Responders rushed Jeffrey Spurlock of Hewitt to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after it appeared he suffered an overdose behind the wheel of a 2006 Nissan before it struck another vehicle at Rock Road and Maple Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, they said. Spurlock, 52, who authorities said was the only one hospitalized in the crash, has a history of minor drug-related arrests, mostly involving heroin, record…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Driver Faints After COVID Test, SUV Plows Through Waldwick Eatery's Outdoor Dining Area VIDEO: Driver Faints After COVID Test, SUV Plows Through Waldwick Eatery's Outdoor Dining Area
Video: Driver Faints After COVID Test, SUV Plows Through Waldwick Eatery's Outdoor Dining Area Tropical Storm Fay may have ended up saving lives when an SUV plowed into a popular Bergen County restaurant's temporary outdoor dining area after the driver fainted following a COVID test. Surveillance video captured the lunchtime crash, which scattered tables, chairs and tent poles before slamming into a pair of Dumpsters and stopping atop some tree stumps Friday at Nellie’s Place in Waldwick. Witnesses said the 57-year-old driver had just submitted a sample for a COVID test at the Rite Aid up the street when she lost consciousness heading down Franklin Turnpike. Her SUV hit the curb ou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Pedestrian, 76, Killed In Oakland, Others In Ridgewood, Waldwick Hospitalized UPDATE: Pedestrian, 76, Killed In Oakland, Others In Ridgewood, Waldwick Hospitalized
Update: Pedestrian, 76, Killed In Oakland, Others In Ridgewood, Waldwick Hospitalized A 76-year-old West Milford woman who was struck by a sedan in Oakland early Friday night died shortly after arriving at the hospital, authorities said. Nina Weil was trying to cross Ramapo Valley Road near the intersection of Elm Street when she was struck around 6:30 p.m. by a 2006 Toyota Corolla operated by a 67-year-old Orange County, NY driver, police Lt. Christian Eldridge said Saturday. Weil had a weak pulse and was bleeding from the head as CPR was conducted in the ambulance en route to the hospital. She was later pronounced dead at to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Driver Blows Stop Sign, Hits Waldwick Public Works Truck Authorities: Driver Blows Stop Sign, Hits Waldwick Public Works Truck
Authorities: Driver Blows Stop Sign, Hits Waldwick Public Works Truck A Waldwick driver whose vehicle collided with a borough DPW truck early Friday admitted that she blew a stop sign, authorities said. The 58-year-old driver was headed south on Ridge Street when her vehicle collided with the truck at the intersection of East Prospect Street shortly before 8 a.m., Police Chief Mark Messner said. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after complaining of back pain, the chief said. The truck driver was OK, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco