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Pedestrian Hit By Car Near Morris County Church (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Hit By Car Near Morris County Church (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Hit By Car Near Morris County Church (Developing) A pedestrian was hit by a car near a Morris County church, developing reports say. The accident occurred near 318 Newark Pompton Turnpike in Pequannock Township around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The address appears on Google as the location of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church. The victim was conscious and alert as police responded to the scene, the initial report says. Basic and advanced life-saving ambulances also responded, the report says. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is…

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by Valerie Musson
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Franklin Lakes Driver, 87, Hits Fort Lee Women — One Of Them 77 — In Wyckoff Franklin Lakes Driver, 87, Hits Fort Lee Women — One Of Them 77 — In Wyckoff
Franklin Lakes Driver, 87, Hits Fort Lee Women — One Of Them 77 — In Wyckoff UPDATE: An SUV driven by an 87-year-old Franklin Lakes motorist struck two women from Fort Lee as they crossed a Wyckoff street, sending both to the hospital, authorities said. The older pedestrian, 77, suffered "serious but non-life-threatening injuries to her upper body" after they were struck by a 2010 Chevy at the intersection of Wyckoff and Cedar Hill avenues around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The other woman, 42, sustained head and face injuries, he said. Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officers Robert Schlossberg and Kenneth Marcoux secured the scene and rendered aid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say UPDATE: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say
Update: 14-Year-Old Boy Struck By Car In Morris County, Police Say A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Morris County Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. The boy was struck on Wolfe Road near the Mount Olive Middle School around 3:10 p.m., authorities said. There was a motor vehicle accident involving a MOMS student walking home near King’s Village this afternoon. The student is being treated for injuries. MOPD has closed Wolfe Road. Posted by Mount Olive School District on Thursday, March 24, 2022 The boy was treated at the scene and taken to Morristown Medical Center by Atlantic EMTs and St. Clare’s medics, police said…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hackensack Man Struck By Car Outside Saddle Brook Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million Hackensack Man Struck By Car Outside Saddle Brook Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million
Hackensack Man Struck By Car Outside Saddle Brook Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million UPDATE: A Hackensack man who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Saddle Brook reportedly received a $1.275 million settlement from a lawsuit. Richard Kunzweiler was 75 when he was struck by a car driven by a 66-year-old Fair Lawn man outside the Acme in Saddle Brook on Aug. 16, 2018, records show. Besides the traumatic brain injury, Kunzweiler suffered a C7 vertebral fracture, a ligament tear, a spinal cord injury and bulging discs and several broken bones, a suit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack claims. He had surgery that requir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale
Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale A 55-year-old Allendale woman appeared to be using her cellphone when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing against the pedestrian signal as dusk fell Wednesday, authorities said. A dashboard cam operated by another driver captured the 4:28 p.m. crash, said Sgt. Todd A. Griffith, the officer in charge of the department. Allendale Police Officer Kevin Azevedo and Victor Bartoloma were among the responders with Griffith, borough firefighters and the Allendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The woman was headed across Hillside Avenue in the crosswalk when the driver of the Ford F-250 tu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman UPDATE: A 59-year-old Garfield woman was identified Tuesday as the pedestrian who was struck and killed on a treacherous stretch of Route 46 in Teterboro the day before. Fetije Lickollari was crossing away from the crosswalk when she was struck by a Chrysler 300 on the highway’s eastbound side near Industrial Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. She was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. No charges were filed or summonses issued against the driver, who remained at the scene and then went with Moonachie police to headquarters to provide …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 UPDATE: A 59-year-old Garfield woman was identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed Monday on a treacherous stretch of Route 46 in Teterboro. Fetije Lickollari was crossing away from the crosswalk when she was struck by a Chrysler 300 on the highway’s eastbound side near Industrial Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m., Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. She was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. No charges were filed or summonses issued against the driver, who remained at the scene and then went with Moonachie police to headquarters to provide a statement. “This is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208 Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208
Grand Jury: No Reason To Charge Officer Whose SUV Struck, Killed Boy, 12, On Rainy Route 208 Following what was an unimaginable tragedy for all involved, a grand jury found no cause to pursue charges against a Bergen County sheriff's officer who struck and killed a 12-year-old boy who'd run into his path of his SUV on a dark and rainy highway, authorities announced Wednesday. Christian Tawadros was with three other juveniles who hopped the divider and dashed across Route 208 just north of Fair Lawn Avenue in Fair Lawn on April 14, 2019. Christian, who was in a special education program at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, had joined his 7th-grade brother and two friends to go out…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street A 27-year-old Dumont woman was struck by a sedan when she crossed in the middle of a busy Englewood street in the dark, authorities said. The victim "walked into the roadway, midblock, not in a crosswalk, and was struck" by an Acura TL on West Palisade Avenue near Nathaniel Place shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. Englewood police and paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center responded, de la Rosa said Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries before being released. No charges were filed or summonses …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say GOTCHA! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say
Gotcha! Citizen Helps Nab Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Palisades Park Pedestrian, Police Say A driver who fled after hitting a pedestrian crossing a downtown Palisades Park street was tracked down and arrested by police after a good Samaritan followed him, authorities said. The 38-year-old Fort Lee victim was in the crosswalk as she headed across Broad Avenue when a Honda Pilot turning left from East Homestead Avenue hit her shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. The Pilot then sped off south on Broad Avenue, leaving her in the middle of the road, he said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Meanwhile, Officers Matthew Ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center
Pedestrian Struck, Pinned By SUV Outside Edgewater Shopping Center An SUV struck and pinned a pedestrian in Edgewater, severely injuring her lower legs, authorities said. A 19-year-old driver from Nanuet had a green light when she turned left out of the Edgewater Marketplace at Russell Avenue and hit the 37-year-old Jersey City resident with her 2015 Honda CR-V as the victim crossed River Road around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said. The Edgewater Volunteer First Aid Squad took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center after police and firefighters got her out from under the SUV, Wetklow said. She was in stable condition, he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jersey City Boy, 14, Struck Hoboken SUV Driver Jersey City Boy, 14, Struck Hoboken SUV Driver
Jersey City Boy, 14, Struck Hoboken SUV Driver A 14-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle in Jersey City after he darted in front of it over the weekend. The 28-year-old Hoboken driver was heading west on Stevens Avenue toward Martin Luther King Drive when the boy abruptly ran northbound across the street around 10:50 p.m. Saturday, according to the police report. The front fender of the vehicle -- an Acura MDX -- was damaged, police said. However, the driver told authorities those damages were there before the accident. Meanwhile, the boy had a visible injury to his head and cuts on his right shoulder, right elbow and right ear, police…

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by Cecilia Levine