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Authorities: Demarest Boy, 16, Killed By Freight Train In Haworth Suicide Authorities: Demarest Boy, 16, Killed By Freight Train In Haworth Suicide
Authorities: Demarest Boy, 16, Killed By Freight Train In Haworth Suicide UPDATE: A 16-year-old Demarest boy died from an apparent suicide when he was struck by a freight train in Haworth before dawn Wednesday, authorities confirmed. The teen was struck by a northbound CSX train after laying across the tracks 50 yards south of the Haworth Avenue crossing sometime after 4:30 a.m., they said. A passerby discovered the body nearly 2½hours later, shortly before 7 a.m., CSX said in a brief statement. Family notifications were made. Daily Voice is withholding his identity. Local police and the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office were among the responders. CSX was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge
Update: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon when a commuter train struck his SUV in River Edge near the Hackensack border. Sheng Chen, 53, initially was unresponsive, with a weak pulse, after a Pascack Valley Line train struck the Toyota Sequoia on Main Street, east of New Bridge Landing, around 4:40 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. The Pascack Valley Line Train 9618 left Spring Valley at 4:02 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:04 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. There were no injuries to the 10 or so customers and crew aboar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman Hit By Train In Hackensack Woman Hit By Train In Hackensack
Woman Hit By Train In Hackensack A woman was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after she was struck by a passenger train Saturday afternoon in Hackensack, authorities said. The woman was clipped by Pascack Valley Line Train #2111 near the Passaic Street crossing around 12:45 p.m., NJ Transit’s Kate Thompson said. The train left Hoboken at 12:36 p.m. and was due to arrive in Spring Valley at 1:23 p.m., Thompson said. None of the few people aboard were injured, she said. Service was suspended in both directions and then restored less than an hour later, Thompson said. Hackensack and NJ Tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train UPDATE: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train
Update: Emerson Man, 63, Struck By Commuter Train An Emerson man struck in town by a commuter train Tuesday afternoon remained hospitalized. Responders said the 63-year-old man suddenly stepped in front of the NJ Transit train -- which was traveling at about 45 miles an hour -- behind the Stop & Shop supermarket off Kinderkamack Road shortly after 4 p.m. He remained at Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, they said. The Pascack Valley Line No. 1632 train left Spring Valley at 3:46 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 4:30 p.m., NJ Transit's Kate Thompson said. No injuries were reported to the 45 peopl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEOS: Hoboken-To-Port-Jervis Commuter Train Plows Through Stalled Tractor-Trailer In Rockland VIDEOS: Hoboken-To-Port-Jervis Commuter Train Plows Through Stalled Tractor-Trailer In Rockland
Videos: Hoboken-To-Port-Jervis Commuter Train Plows Through Stalled Tractor-Trailer In Rockland UPDATE (w/VIDEO): Service was expected to continue as normal during Wednesday’s morning rush after a commuter train from Hoboken plowed through a stalled tractor-trailer Tuesday night in Rockland County. Witness Chris Schucht, of Tuxedo, captured video of the train hitting the trailer on Route 17 --- also known as Orange Turnpike – in Sloatsburg. The video was tweeted by Anjali Hemphill (@NBCNewYork) and Bethany Cefalu (@News12Westchester), among others. Rockland Report also posted video of the aftermath (above). No injuries were reported. Transit officials said the train left Hobok…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday
Person Struck By Train In Harrison; 2nd Person Killed By Train In NJ Wednesday An Amtrak train struck a person who had entered the tracks in Harrison just east of Penn Station Newark Wednesday night, NJ Transit said. Transit later said the person died.  The person was hit around 5:07 p.m.  The incident disrupted service between New York Penn and Newark Penn stations, NJ Transit and Amtrak said. PATH service was affected as well.  The red lights in this photo are from a stopped Amtrak train on the Dock Bridge in Newark, while first responders investigate a reported pedestrian strike. Service is subject to 45min delays & rail tickets/passes are being cross-hono…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Overnight Rockland-Bound Train Strikes, Kills Man On Paterson Tracks Overnight Rockland-Bound Train Strikes, Kills Man On Paterson Tracks
Overnight Rockland-Bound Train Strikes, Kills Man On Paterson Tracks A man was struck and killed on the tracks in Paterson before dawn Saturday by a commuter train from Hoboken that was bound for Rockland County. The last Main Line train of the night -- due to arrive in Suffern at 2:41 a.m. -- struck the man near the Market Street bridge, just west of the Paterson train station, at 2:18 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic said. The train had left Hoboken at 1:32 a.m., she said. None of the 35 people on board reported any injuries, Torbic added. More details were expected later.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Killed By Train In Millburn, Service Suspended On 2 Lines Man Killed By Train In Millburn, Service Suspended On 2 Lines
Man Killed By Train In Millburn, Service Suspended On 2 Lines A man was killed when he was struck by a train near the Millburn station Friday morning, NJ Transit said.  The man, who was not identified, was hit by the 6610 on the Morris and Essex Line headed towards New York around 6:45 a.m. His identity was not immediately released. No one else was injured.  Service on the Morris and Essex and Gladstone lines remained suspended as of about 8:30 a.m. in both directions. Tickets were being cross-honored on NJ Transit buses and private carriers, the spokeswoman said.  Service resumed later Friday morning. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
New Milford Man, 26, Struck By Train In River Edge Dies New Milford Man, 26, Struck By Train In River Edge Dies
New Milford Man, 26, Struck By Train In River Edge Dies A 26-year-old New Milford man was struck and killed by a commuter train Sunday afternoon in River Edge, authorities confirmed. The Pascack Valley Line train was headed from Spring Valley to Secaucus when it struck the victim at 12:10 p.m. just east of the New Bridge Landing station, NJ Transit's Lisa Torbic said. He was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, she said. None of the 34 aboard, including crew members, were injured, Torbic said. Service was suspended before being resumed at 2:45 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Morristown Man Killed By Train In Morristown
Man Killed By Train In Morristown A man was fatally struck by a train in Morristown early Friday morning, officials said. Twenty people were on train 6601 of the Morris-Essex line when the man was struck at Convent Station around 2:15 a.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The train was the last of the night from Penn Station to Dover.  Service to the morning trains will not be affected.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Person Fatally Struck By Light Rail Identified UPDATE: Person Fatally Struck By Light Rail Identified
Update: Person Fatally Struck By Light Rail Identified UPDATE, Aug. 21: NJ Transit has identified the victim fatally struck Monday night in Weehawken. Click here for more.  Original story:  A pedestrian died Monday night when she was hit by a Hudson Bergen Light Rail train in Weehawken, NJ Transit said.  The woman was hit around 11 p.m. near Port Imperial Boulevard. No one aboard the Hoboken-bound train was injured.  The identity of the woman was not immediately available Tuesday morning.  The incident is under investigation, NJ Transit said.  Check back here for updates. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Local Dad, 59, Struck, Killed By Train In Glen Rock Local Dad, 59, Struck, Killed By Train In Glen Rock
Local Dad, 59, Struck, Killed By Train In Glen Rock UPDATE: A 59-year-old father of three was struck and killed Saturday afternoon when responders said he deliberately stepped in front of a passenger train in Glen Rock. The man accessed the area off Rock Road near the CVS and was struck around 3:35 p.m., they said. The NJ Transit #1720 train had left Suffern at 3:08 p.m., bound for Secaucus Junction, NJ Transit's Nathan Rudy said. There were 80 people in all aboard. No injuries were reported. A trailing train picked up the passengers with no additional delays, thanks to a parallel set of tracks in that area, Rudy said. ****** AL…

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by Jerry DeMarco