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Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents
Teen Shared Photos From Sea.Hear.Now Before Dying In Parkway Crash Alongside Parents The deaths of a 17-year-old girl and her parents in a crash on the Garden State Parkway have left a Bergen County community reeling. UPDATE: Joint Services Set For Woodcliff Lake Family Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash David Dryerman, 54, Michele Dryerman, 54, and their daughter Brooke, of Woodcliff Lake were identified as the victims of the crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge just before midnight Saturday, Sept. 14. David and Michele also have a son, who survives them, loved ones said. Brooke was a senior at Pascack Hills High School, and shared photos to her Instagra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 65, Struck By SUV, Killed At Central Jersey Intersection: Police Pedestrian, 65, Struck By SUV, Killed At Central Jersey Intersection: Police
Pedestrian, 65, Struck By SUV, Killed At Central Jersey Intersection: Police A Hamilton Township pedestrian was killed while crossing a busy intersection, authorities said. The 65-year-old man died at the intersection of Nottingham Way and Klockner Road on Friday, Sept. 6, the Hamilton Police Division said in a news release. The crash happened at around 9:19 p.m. Investigators said a 56-year-old Hamilton woman was driving a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe eastbound on Nottingham Way. She drove through the intersection with Klockner Road and struck the man who was walking southbound across Nottingham. The man was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical C…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Near Freehold Raceway A 76-year-old Manalapan man was killed after he was struck by a cargo van in Freehold on Wednesday morning, Aug. 7, authorities said. Frank Tommasini who was crossing Park Avenue at Ann Street when he was struck by a 2022 Ram ProMaster van heading west on Route 33 around 11:25 a.m.,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tommasini was pronounced dead on scene, right near the Freehold Raceway, Santiago said. The driver, 65, remained on the scene, Santiago said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police
Man Killed, Wife Seriously Injured When Tow Truck Hits Motorcycle In South Jersey: Police A Plumsted Township man was killed and his wife was seriously injured when a tow truck hit their motorcycle, authorities said. Jackson Township police responded to the crash on Hawkin Road at around 3:16 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, Chief Matthew Kunz said in an email.  Erin Doyle, 53, of New Egypt, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 47-year-old wife was airlifted to a trauma center with a serious leg injury. Investigators said Doyle and his wife were heading north on a 1998 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A 1997 Ford F-350 flatbed tow truck was turning left into a drivewa…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says
Woman, 31, Killed, 5 Hospitalized In Route 9 Muscle Car Crash, Prosecutor Says One woman was killed and five others hospitalized in a multi-vehicle Route 9 crash overnight, authorities in Middlesex County said. Old Bridge officers responding to Route 9 and Ferry Road found a wrecked Ford Mustang with four occupants and a BMW with two occupants around 1:05 a.m. Sunday, June 2, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. All four of the Mustang's occupants were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment, and were in stable condition as of press time. The driver of the BMW was taken to RWJUH in critical condition while the passenger, Krist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say
Two People Killed In South Jersey Crash, State Police Say Police were investigating after two people died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. The "crash with fatalities" happened in Jackson Township at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The wreck was near the intersection of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway. The state police fatal crash database said a driver and a passenger were killed. Billhimer didn't release details about how many vehicles were involved or what led up to the crash. The county sheriff's and prosecutor's offices were helping the …

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies 'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies
'Our Little Teddy': 20-Year-Old Hit By Car In Central Jersey While Walking Home From Work Dies A Monmouth County man died less than a week after he was hit by a car while walking home from work, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said 20-year-old Frank Luna Santamaria of Red Bank was hit by a car a block away from his home on Wednesday, May 15. He died from his injuries on Monday, May 20. Santamaria's death was about a week before his 21st birthday. "He was coming back from work covering a shift on his day off," wrote Marlen Luna, the GoFundMe's organizer. "He was a sweet boy, very kind and generous with a charming smile. He was 20 years old but with a kid's heart,…

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by Chris Spiker