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Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer, Minivan On Route 17 (Update)
A wrong-way driver fleeing police slammed into multiple vehicles on Route 17 late Friday, Aug. 22, injuring four people, authorities said.
At approximately 10:54 p.m., a 64-year-old man from New City, NY, entered Route 17 North from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus by traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said.
Near Race Track Road in Ridgewood, the Honda HR-V collided with a tractor trailer and a Honda Odyssey van, among other vehicles. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to break through the concrete center median.
Four people sustained non…
First Time Belmar Beach Trip Ends In Tragedy, Report Says: Jersey City Teen ID'd As Victim
A 13-year-old girl who drowned off a Belmar beach Friday evening, Aug. 15, has been identified as Sameeha Sultana, according to the Muslim Center of Middlesex County and NJ Advance Media.
Sameeha, of Jersey City, was on a trip organized by Young Muslims of Jersey City, her mother, Ishrath Parveen, tells NJ Advance Media.
She said Sameeha and her 12-year-old sister “weren’t strong swimmers” but had really wanted to visit the Jersey Shore because they had never been. The group arrived around 5:30 p.m., just after lifeguards went off duty, her mother told the outlet.
At 6:36 p.m., Belmar…
13-Year-Old Drowns Off NJ Beach Despite Rescue Efforts, Police Say
A 13-year-old swimmer drowned off a Jersey Shore beach Friday evening, Aug. 15, despite rescue efforts, police said.
At approximately 6:36 p.m., the Belmar Police Department received several 911 calls reporting a swimmer in distress off the 8th Avenue beach, police said. When officers arrived, it was relayed to dispatch that one person was out of the water, but another juvenile swimmer was missing, according to police.
Belmar Water Rescue units arrived on scene and entered the water to search for the 13-year-old, police said. At about 7:29 p.m., the victim was found unresponsive in the wate…
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why
The US State Department has issued updated travel guidance for one of America’s closest neighbors, citing a mix of safety risks for visitors.
The advisory that went live on Tuesday, Aug. 12 applies to Mexico, where officials say travelers should “exercise increased caution” because of threats that include terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.
It is classified as Level 2 on the agency’s four-tier alert system, which ranges from Level 1 (“exercise normal precautions”) to Level 4 (“do not travel”).
According to the advisory, violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,…
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: Papd
A man was hospitalized after he went onto the tracks at Hoboken PATH Train and was electrocuted on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said.
At 1:55 a.m., officers found a 25-year-old man on the tracks, unconscious after trying to retrieve his dropped cell phone, Port Authority police said. He was injured after coming in contact with the third rail, police said.
Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported to be in serious but stable condition, police said.
Normal operations at the station resumed at 4 a.m., police s…
