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Newark Man Fatally Struck by Paterson Police Officer: Prosecutor Newark Man Fatally Struck by Paterson Police Officer: Prosecutor
Newark Man Fatally Struck by Paterson Police Officer: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Newark man was killed after he was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by a Paterson police officer on the evening of Monday, Oct. 21, authorities said. The police officer struck a pedestrian as they were exiting the Paterson Police Department parking lot at Memorial Drive, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In Charge Isa Abbassi said. The officer remained on scene and attempted to render aid to the victim, authorities said. The victim was transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center for injuries to his arm and head but wa…

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by Sam Barron
News
NJ St. Joe's Student Critical After Struck By Car Walking From Class In Philly NJ St. Joe's Student Critical After Struck By Car Walking From Class In Philly
NJ St. Joe's Student Critical After Struck By Car Walking From Class In Philly A St. Joseph's University student from New Jersey remains in critical condition one week after he was struck by a vehicle, according to a GoFundMe launched to help his family.  Russell Hollister, a junior student whose social media pages show he hails from Denville, NJ, was struck by a 2021 Mazda CX-5 traveling south in the 200 block of City Avenue in Philadelphia at 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, as Lower Merion Township police told Daily Voice.  Hollister was crossing the "midblock from the west to the east side of City Avenue," Operations Commander Captain E…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Dead, Two Injured In Route 20 Crash In Paterson, Police Say Two Dead, Two Injured In Route 20 Crash In Paterson, Police Say
Two Dead, Two Injured In Route 20 Crash In Paterson, Police Say Two people died and two others were injured in a crash early Sunday morning, Aug. 18 in Paterson, authorities said. A motor vehicle carrying four occupants crashed into a pole just after 4 a.m. on Route 20 and 18th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. Two passengers were pronounced dead at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, while the driver and another passenger remain in critical condition. The cause of the vehicle crash is undetermined. The investigation is active and ongoing. More informa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request
Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Next time you drink a Pepsi, think of Luis "Papo" Santiago. His daughters, in a heartfelt tribute shared to GoFundMe, are asking for just that after the 55-year-old Linden resident was killed in a fiery crash on Route 3 in Clifton on Monday morning, July 22. Santiago's truck clipped an NJ Transit bus carrying 29 passengers in the eastbound lanes then crashed into a barrier near Valley Road and Grove Street, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Santiago's body was found after firefight…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Cops ID Driver, 66, In Road Rage Ramming Of Elderly Victim In Fair Lawn (UPDATE) Cops ID Driver, 66, In Road Rage Ramming Of Elderly Victim In Fair Lawn (UPDATE)
Cops ID Driver, 66, In Road Rage Ramming Of Elderly Victim In Fair Lawn (Update) A 66-year-old Fair Lawn man has been charged with assault by auto and more, after police said he intentionally ran over a 70-year-old man on Thursday night, July 11. Officers respond to Berdan Avenue at Malcom Terrace around 7:20 p.m. where they found the victim lying in the roadway with several bruises and cuts to his head, Fair Lawn Police Sgt Eric Eleshewich said. At the scene in Fair Lawn. Boyd A. Loving The officers would come to learn that Norbetto P. Herrera was driving a white Hyundai Sonata when he struck the victim’s 2003 Toyota Camry on Plaza Road and Fairmount Place, and…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash
Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital and the driver who hit her outside a Park Ridge hotel arrested on DWI assault-by-auto charges, responders at the scene said. The 30-year-old New York woman was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after she was struck by a 2021 Ram pickup truck headed west on Brae Boulevard outside the Marriott Park Ridge shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, June 8, they said. Responders established the landing zone for the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps at nearby West Ridge Elementary School. The victim remained in serious condition at…

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by Jerry DeMarco