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Police & Fire
Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash
A Hackensack police officer was hospitalized Friday following a collision on his way to a call. Initial details were scant apart from word that the officer was headed to a report of a fight in the area of Atlantic and Main streets, with his emergency lights on, when his cruiser collided with a commercial van in front of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Essex and Newman streets before 9:30 a.m. Aug. 18. The officer got out of his cruiser and sat on the sidewalk behind it as a Good Samaritan stopped and rushed to his aid. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining of…
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Grand Jury Backs Detective In Pursuit Crash That Killed Mercer Scooter Rider, 21
A Hamilton Township police detective did nothing wrong when he tried to stop a scooter rider from Trenton who was killed moments later in a crash, a state grand jury has found. Francis De La Cruz Abad, 21, was operating a Yamaha scooter near the intersection of Route 33 and Whitehorse-Mercerville Road when Detective Brian Davis, driving an unmarked vehicle, tried to stop him shortly after 9 p.m. May 25, 2021. The reason for the stop wasn't specified. De La Cruz Abad “continued traveling westbound on Route 33 and collided with a Dodge Caravan, whose driver was attempting to turn left into t…
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14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police
A New Jersey man was killed when a 14-year-old driver in a stolen car struck his vehicle head-on early Tuesday, March 28 in New York, authorities said. The teen was heading south in a Toyota 4Runner on Route 9 in Rhinebeck when he struck Jonathan A. Kiech, 49, of Fords, who was heading north, around 6:30 a.m., Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson said. Kiech was pronounced dead at the scene, and the juvenile was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. He was since remanded to a detention facility pending further investigation/c…
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: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash
Mahwah firefighters extricated a box truck driver following a collision with a garbage truck. The victim's legs were pinned by the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The members of Mahwah Res1cue, assisted by Companies 2 and 4, got him out in under 15 minutes and into the hands of township EMS, which took him to a local hospital. Mahwah and Wyckoff police also responded. MORE INFO: Edison Road (Mahwah) Entrapment The box truck driver's legs were pinned in the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place in Ma…
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Pedestrian Killed In Jersey Shore Crosswalk Was Guyanese Swimmer
A 34-year-old swimmer visiting from Guyana — or the "Land of Many Waters" — was struck and killed by a vehicle while in a crosswalk in Freehold Township, authorities said. Robert Taylor was struck by a southbound driver on Route 9 at Schibanoff Lane on Monday, Jan. 9 around 7 a.m., according to authorities and those who knew Taylor. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was a mentor with the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association. The association's honorary secretary Mia Ritchie penned a tribute on Facebook, calling Taylor a "true champion." https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/…
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Temporarily Closes Route 17 Stretch
A noontime collision involving a tractor-trailer temporarily closed a stretch of Route 17 on Wednesday. One injury was reported, though it wasn't immediately clear how serious, following the Nov. 16 crash on the northbound highway in Rochelle Park. The rear passenger side tire of a Volvo sedan that collided with the rig was sheared off. Route 17 North was closed at Woodland Avenue so the wreckage could be cleared and borough police could investigate.
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South Jersey Woman Charged In DWI Crash That Killed Teenager: Prosecutor
A 58-year-old woman from Shamong has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a high school senior, authorities said. Theresa McElvarr was charged with vehicular homicide and four counts of assault by auto in the head-on-collision, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Medford Lakes Police Chief Robert Dugan Jr. An investigation began June 13 just after midnight when officers from the Medford Lakes Police Department were called to Stokes Road and Pawnee Trail for a report of a two-vehicle collision. The investigation revealed th…
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: Route 287 Traffic Sandwiched In Bread Truck, DOT Collision
A tractor-trailer and New Jersey Department of Transportation truck collided just as the work-week rush was beginning on Route 287, spilling dozens and dozens of boxes of bread. No injuries were reported in the crash when one of the drivers tried to change lanes on the southbound highway at mile marker 64.4 near Campgaw Road in Mahwah around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, New Jersey State Trooper Brandi Slota said. A combination of loaders, flatbed tow trucks, a huge Dumpster and some shovels helped clear the site. New Jersey State Police were investigating. The crash occurred around 5:3…
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US Diplomat Killed While Biking In Maryland: Reports
A State Department employee was identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a flatbed truck this week in Bethesda, NBC Washington reports. Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, was in the bike lane when the red 2014 Volvo D13 turned right into the parking lot of 5244 River Road and struck her around 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, Montgomery County police said. Langenkamp was pronounced dead on scene. Repose toi Lionne. Depuis la Côte d'Ivoire nous te pleurons Sarah Langenkamp Posted by Valerie Vai on Friday, August 26, 2022 Various news reports cite Langenkamp as the head of the International …
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New Jersey Lieutenant's Daughter Becomes Organ Donor Days After Crash That Killed Wife
The 3-year-old daughter of a New Jersey corrections officer was removed from life support days after a crash that killed her mother and hurt her two siblings. Lily James died over the weekend, and became an organ donor. Lily's mom, Denise James, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Freehold crash last week, while her brothers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Posted by Jersey Coast Emergency News on Monday, July 18, 2022 Posted by Jersey Coast Emergency News on Monday, July 18, 2022 Denise JamesDenise James Facebook A GoFundMe page for the family's patriarch, Lt. Craig Ja…
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Motorist Killed In Wrong-Way Garden State Parkway Crash:
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A 29-year-old man from Morris County — driving the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway — was killed in a collision with a pickup truck, authorities said. Hamilton W. Smith 3rd, of Lincoln Park, was driving south in the northbound lanes when he collided with a pickup headed north, New Jersey State Police said. The crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 27 in the express lanes at milepost 112 in Middletown Township. The impact caused the pickup to overturn, police said. It was not immediately clear if the other driver was seriously hurt. The crash remains under investigation.
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Sedan Overturns Outside Haworth School
A 24-year-old driver from Cresskill refused medical attention Friday afternoon after his sedan struck a parked vehicle and rolled outside Haworth Public School. Officer Kevin McKeary was directing traffic when he saw the Subaru sedan head west on Haworth Avenue through the Valley Road intersection, hit the Subaru SUV and land on its roof, Lt. Justin Fox said. McKeary rushed over and assisted the driver, Fox said. Borough police and firefighters responded to the crash on Haworth Avenue near Valley Road.Jason Timochko No summonses were immediately issued nor charges filed, he said. Pol…
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