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SEE ANYTHING? Witnesses Sought To Hit-Run Englewood Bicycle Crash SEE ANYTHING? Witnesses Sought To Hit-Run Englewood Bicycle Crash
SEE Anything? Witnesses Sought To Hit-Run Englewood Bicycle Crash Englewood police were searching for a driver who struck a bicyclist on Tuesday and took off. Initial details were sketchy as detectives sought witnesses and area security video after the male cyclist was struck at the intersection of Mary and Honeck streets around 10:30 a.m. A dark-colored vehicle reportedly fled the scene as the victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Crimestoppers offers rewards of up to $1,000 cash for info that significantly helps a police investigation. Tips can be made anonymously at bergencrime…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 64, Hospitalized In Morris County Hit-And-Run, Police Say Pedestrian, 64, Hospitalized In Morris County Hit-And-Run, Police Say
Pedestrian, 64, Hospitalized In Morris County Hit-And-Run, Police Say A 64-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a car that left the scene in Morris County, authorities said. The female victim was struck on Main Street near Waverly Place in Madison around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, local police said in a release. The victim was taken to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. After striking the victim, the suspect vehicle turned onto Waverly Place, took a left onto Lincoln Place, and another left onto Prospect Street before crossing over Main Street and continuing on Greenwood Avenue, authorities s…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year
Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year Newly-released bodycam footage shows a Jersey City councilwoman at the center of a recent hit-and-run case trying to plead her way out of having her car towed last year. The footage released by Hudson County View shows Amy DeGise on the verge of tears as her Nissan Rogue was loaded onto a tow truck in Hoboken. An officer tells her that the car had been struck by a tractor trailer partially because she was in a no stopping/standing zone, and then that her SUV was being impounded since it had been unregistered since 2019. "I have a family member that's an officer I have their card on me, if…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police
Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police A hit-and-run driver was nabbed on southbound Route 17 after injuring an adult scooter rider in Hackensack over the weekend, authorities said. The 30-year-old city victim was struck by a Kia sedan at 1st Street and Essex Street just after 5 p.m. Saturday, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. The 22-year-old driver from Newark fled the scene but was stopped by Wood-Ridge police nearly two miles away, the captain said. The victim sustained minor injuries and was brought to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. The driver received summonses for leaving the scene of an accide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash
Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash A Change.org petition has been launched calling for the resignation of Jersey City councilwoman, seen striking a bicyclist who ran a red light and fleeing the scene. Amy DeGise was apparently behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue that struck Andrew Black, who was heading south on Forrest Street near Martin Luther King Drive around 8 a.m. July 19, according to a police report obtained by Daily Voice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) Black reportedly said he had a green light but the footage shows him running a red,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say
Driver Nabbed In Morris County Hit-And-Run Crash, Police Say A driver was identified and charged following a Morris County hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The crash occurred near Richards Avenue and Lynn Street in Dover on Friday, July 1, local police said on Monday, July 25. A follow-up investigation led to the identification of the driver, whose name was not released by police. The driver was issued several vehicle summonses and is scheduled to appear in court. On July 1, 2022 the Dover Police Dept. responded to the area of Richards Avenue and Lynn Street for a report of a hit &... Posted by Town of Dover Police Department on Monday…

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by Valerie Musson
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Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech
Bergen County Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed NY Nail Tech A New Jersey driver has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 48-year-old nail technician from Vietnam on the New York State Thruway in May, authorities said. Ardit Lleshi, age 25, of Garfield, was taken arrested on June 30 in connection to the death of Michael Tran, according to New York State Police. Lleshi was extradited to New York on Wednesday, July 13. Tran’s body was found on the side of the road in Albany County on May 30, near Exit 23 in Bethlehem. Investigators determined he had been struck by a northbound driver after walking away from an earlier crash. In the f…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police
Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police Authorities are seeking clues about a hit-and-run crash involving a speed boat on Lake Hopatcong. A white speed boat overtook and struck and back of a pontoon boat near Elba Point on Lake Hopatcong around 9:40 p.m. on Monday, July 11, according to the Lake Hopatcong Commission, which cites the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit. HIT AND RUN The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit is seeking information about a hit and run near Elba Point on Lake... Posted by Lake Hopatcong Commission on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 The white speed boat may be damaged on the front, the commission said. Scr…

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by Valerie Musson
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US Marine Cadet Struck In Route 1&9 Crash Dies US Marine Cadet Struck In Route 1&9 Crash Dies
US Marine Cadet Struck In Route 1&9 Crash Dies An 18-year-old US Marine cadet who was struck last April in a hit-and-run crash on Route 1&9 has died. Rayan Bien-Aima was crossing the street at Aviation Plaza north, around 11:15 p.m. Monday, April 25, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. He was struck by a dark-colored coupe or sedan was heading north on W. Edgar Road. The vehicle fled the scene and Bien-Aima remained hospitalized ever since. A GoFundMe page that seeks to raise $15,000 said he died on Saturday, July 2. "Rayan leaves behind his parents and four siblings, three of whom attend Rahway Public Schools,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gruesome Scene In Middle Of Route 287 Amid Furious Effort To Revive Hit-Run Victim Gruesome Scene In Middle Of Route 287 Amid Furious Effort To Revive Hit-Run Victim
Gruesome Scene In Middle Of Route 287 Amid Furious Effort To Revive Hit-Run Victim It was a horrific scene as responders furiously tried to save the life of a pedestrian who had a limb and a hand severed by a hit-and-run driver on northbound Route 287 near the NJ/NY border. The 29-year-old local resident was struck at 7:47 p.m. Wednesday at milepost 65.4 in Mahwah by a vehicle that kept going, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. He'd apparently "walked out onto the highway" when he was hit, a ranking law enforcement officer told Daily Voice. Tourniquets were applied to both of his arms, responders said. He also sustained a skull fracture and was breathing f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor
Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Essex County woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that left a 13-year-old middle schooler dead, authorities announced. Marilyn J. Quisepe-Falcon is accused of hitting Victor Huaringa-Alvez with her Ford Explorer while he was on a dirt bike around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Joralemon Street and Garden Avenue in Belleville on June 7, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tells Daily Voice. Victor was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later at a local hospital, and Quisepe-Falcon took off before police arrived, according to the prosecutor's office. She su…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours SEE ANYTHING? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours
SEE Anything? Man Struck, Killed On Route 4: Driver Flees, Body Not Spotted For Hours An as-yet-unidentified man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Route 4 before dawn Saturday. Authorities were seeking witnesses. The victim -- a black male in his 50s -- apparently was struck sometime at the Dean Street overpass on the westbound side in Englewood sometime between 3:30-4 a.m. and knocked into the air, responders said. His body wasn't found until just after 7 a.m., however, because it had become wedged between the guardrail and the wall of the overpass, they said. An investigation continued past noon, with a single lane of the westbound highway open. The Bergen…

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by Jerry DeMarco