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Support Rising For Bergen County Teen Killed In Route 78 Pennsylvania Crash Support Rising For Bergen County Teen Killed In Route 78 Pennsylvania Crash
Support Rising For Bergen County Teen Killed In Route 78 Pennsylvania Crash The community is rallying to support the family of a vibrant 19-year-old from Bergen County, NJ who tragically died in a car accident along Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Ciarra Sanchez was heading east on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete bridge pillar on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. She was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:38 a.m., with the cause of death listed as multiple blunt force injuries. In the wake of her sudden passing, Ciarra’s mother’s colleagues at Christ Hospital…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Traffic
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police 23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police A 23-year-old woman was flown to the hospital in a crash on Interstate 78 Sunday, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. An Acura Integra driven by a 23-year-old Manville man ran off the highway to the left and crossed the center median, entering the westbound lanes around 9 a.m. near milepost 22.7, in Clinton Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Acura was struck by a westbound Hyundai. The 23-year-old Acura driver was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a Middlesex woman, who was flown to the hospital. The Hyundai's passengers suffered moderate injuries.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
35-Year-Old Driver Dead In Route 78 Crash 35-Year-Old Driver Dead In Route 78 Crash
35-Year-Old Driver Dead In Route 78 Crash A 35-year-old man died after his vehicle overturned and struck a tree Friday on Interstate 78 in Somerset County. Stephan Tarnowsky was heading west when his Ford Crown Victoria went off the road and struck a tree around 11:15 a.m. near milepost 36.5 in Warren, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Washington (Warren County) resident was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect KNOW HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect
Know HIM? $5,000 Reward For Info On Warren County Shooting Suspect QuVa Pharma is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in a shooting in Greenwich Township, state police said. Cory Vernon, 39, of Easton, Pennsylvania was shot three times in the head, hand and chest in her vehicle on the Exit 6 off-ramp on Interstate 78 shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, authorities said. He was treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital, authorities said. The suspect, described as a white male with dark clothing, was believed to be traveling in the area of Interstate 78 east between Exit 75 (Morgan …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJSP Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway NJSP Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway
Njsp Seeks Public's Help Finding Gunman Who Shot Woman In Car Off North Jersey Highway State Police asked the public's help finding a gunman who shot a woman in a car on an entrance ramp to Route 78 in Warren County early Tuesday following an incident somewhere in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Troopers responding to a shots fired call at Exit 6 in Greenwich Township, which runs through a truck weigh station, found the woman in her vehicle shortly before 6 a.m., the NJSP said. She was "conscious and alert," having sustained gunshot wounds to her head, hand and chest, State Police said. The 39-year-old victim was conscious but unable to speak when taken to a hospital by am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway
Woman Found Shot In Car Off North Jersey Highway State Police asked the public's help finding a gunman who shot a woman in a car on an entrance ramp to Route 78 in Warren County early Tuesday following an incident somewhere in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Troopers responding to a shots fired call at Exit 6 in Greenwich Township, which runs through a truck weigh station, found the woman in her vehicle shortly before 6 a.m., the NJSP said. She was "conscious and alert," having sustained gunshot wounds to her head, hand and chest, State Police said. The 39-year-old victim was conscious but unable to speak when taken to a hospital by ambulanc…

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by Jerry DeMarco