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Hackensack Dad Of 6 Killed By Train Was Going To Work, Girlfriend Says Hackensack Dad Of 6 Killed By Train Was Going To Work, Girlfriend Says
Hackensack Dad Of 6 Killed By Train Was Going To Work, Girlfriend Says Support is on the rise for survivors of a Hackensack man who was killed by an NJ Transit train earlier this month. As previously reported by Daily Voice 42-year-old Tameko Joseph was struck by Bergen County Line train 1154 near the Garfield Station, near Outwater Lane, just before 7:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the agency said. A GoFundMe launched by Joseph's girlfriend, Charmaine Brown, said the father of six had been on his way to work. "Tameko's loss has left a hole in our family that can never be filled," Brown writes. "He was the light of our lives and touched the lives of ma…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 42, Killed By Train In Garfield ID'd As Hackensack Resident Man, 42, Killed By Train In Garfield ID'd As Hackensack Resident
Man, 42, Killed By Train In Garfield ID'd As Hackensack Resident Police have identified the person struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Tuesday morning, Oct. 1. Tameko Joseph, 42, of Hackensack, was struck by Bergen County Line train 1154 near the Garfield Station, near Outwater Lane, just before 7:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the agency said. The train had left Suffern, N.Y. at 7:09 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 8:14 a.m. There were no reported injuries to the 600 customers or crew on board. Bergen County Line service was temporarily suspended but has since resumed with 60-minute delays.  New Jersey Transit poli…

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by Cecilia Levine