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NJ EMT Thrown From Motorcycle, Run Over By Tractor-Trailer On I-287, Friends Say
Kemit Cotto, a veteran Emergency Medical Technician from New Jersey, is fighting through a long recovery after being severely injured in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 287, friends said.
The crash happened on Monday, Sept. 8, when a car stopped short in front of Cotto on I-287, according to a GoFundMe launched by Robert Cintron. Cotto braked to avoid hitting the car, was thrown from his motorcycle into the side of a tractor-trailer, and was then run over by the truck, the campaign says.
Records show Cotto is from Union.
He suffered a clavicle fracture, chest hematoma, open tibial fractur…
River Edge Family Turns Heartbreak Into Hope With Paramus Concert For Late Son
For years, the Marri family lived in a constant state of worry: watching for signs, trying every possible way to pull their son and brother, Buster, back from the grip of addiction.
Rehab. Family meetings. Drug testing. Love. Kindness. Anything to stop what they feared was coming.
On Nov. 2, 2021, the call came: Buster wasn’t breathing. In that instant, the endless tension and daily battles vanished, replaced by a silence they never wanted.
The stress was gone, but so was Buster.
He was 24 years old, fearless, full of life, and deeply loved. And in the aftermath, his family ma…
Girl Suffers Life-Altering Injuries In Pennsylvania Football Bus Crash That Hurt 21, Family Say
A student from the Aliquippa Junior High football team suffered life-altering injuries in the school bus crash that hospitalized 21 people in Economy Borough, her family said.
Robert Gilbert started a GoFundMe for his sister, Queen Gilbert, whose daughter was badly hurt in the Saturday, Aug. 23 crash on Shaffer Road, according to the fundraiser.
Police, fire, and EMS were called to the 190 block of Shaffer Road around 10 a.m. for the crash involving a bus carrying students and staff from the Aliquippa School District, Beaver County EMS said in a release. The bus was carrying 25 players, two…
NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Cop Critical: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Orange NJ Transit bus driver has been charged after crashing into a police car in Roseland, authorities announced Monday, July 14.
On Friday, June 20, at 4:12 p.m., a bus driven by Djimmy Evra was speeding and ran through a red light, slamming into a police car at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi said.
The officer, Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Evra and three other pas…
Here's How Many Days Parents Need To Recover From Family Vacation
Family vacations may be packed with memories, but for many parents, the real trip starts when they get home.
It takes the average parent two and a half days to recover from traveling with kids, according to a new survey of 2,000 parents of children under 12.
For one in three, the peaceful part of the journey doesn’t even make it past the first hour.
Whether by plane, car, or train, bickering, meltdowns, and mood swings are frequent fliers on most family itineraries.
When asked to estimate how long it takes to feel fully like themselves again after a trip, parents said they needed 2.…
Fans, Family, Celebrities Rally Around Piano Man Billy Joel After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
He’s got a way about him. Now, the world wants him to know exactly what that means to them.
Billy Joel announced last week that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a progressive neurological disorder. The 76-year-old canceled his remaining tour date, saying the illness had led to “problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” according to an Instagram post shared Friday, May 23. Doctors advised him to take time to recover.
In the days since, fans have flooded social media with well-wishes, memories, and heartfelt thank-yous for the Piano Man.
His ex-wife, supermodel an…
NJ Boy, 13, Suffers Brain Injuries, Collapsed Lung In Bike Crash Without Helmet: Cops, Campaign
A 13-year-old Morris County boy is recovering from life-threatening injuries after he was hit by an SUV while riding his bike last week, police said.
The boy, identified as Lucas in a GoFundMe launched by his family, was struck just after 6:35 p.m. Sunday, May 11, while crossing Wolfe Road from Cassidy Road, according to the Mount Olive Police Department.
The Ford Explorer was heading north on Wolfe Road when Lucas crossed into the southbound lane and did not yield, police said. Officers responded to several 9-1-1 calls about the crash. When they arrived, they found Lucas suffering fro…
Jersey City Woman Survives Being Swept Into Pacific Ocean, But Her Recovery Won't Be Easy
Diana Torroledo, a Jersey City resident was swept into the Pacific Ocean while vacationing in San Diego last month
On Friday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m., Torroledo and her boyfriend, Ash, got swept into the ocean from a jetty, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said. Ash was rescued first and then Torroledo was found breathing, but unconscious, rescuers said.
The pair had gone to the end of the jetty to watch the waves, rescuers told NBC San Diego.
Torroledo was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Torroledo sustained multiple fractures across her body and face and a brain hemorrhage, according t…
Disney's Christy Carlson Romano Shot In Face At Clay Pigeon Range: 'Be Grateful For Every Day'
Former Disney actress Christy Carlson Romano is recovering after being shot in the face.
The Connecticut native, 40, from Milford, was at a clay pigeon shooting range celebrating her husband’s birthday on Friday, Feb. 7, when another group “unsafely fired in the wrong direction,” she said on Instagram.
Romano was hit in five places, one less than an inch from her right eye.
“[Husband] Brendan Rooney immediately sprung into action, assessed me, and rushed me to the hospital," she told her 733,000 followers. “Unfortunately a fragment got lodged behind my eyes and it is too risky to remove su…
Princeton Alum Injured In Deadly New Orleans Attack That Killed Former Teammate
Ryan Quigley, a 2020 Princeton University graduate and former classmate and coworker of Tiger Bech, was injured in the deadly New Orleans pickup truck attack early Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Quigley, a Lansdale Catholic High School graduate from the Class of 2016, was hospitalized following the attack, which claimed at least 15 lives, including Bech’s, in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Quigley and Bech both worked at Seaport Global Holdings LLC, a financial services firm in New York, and had remained close since their time at Princeton.
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Newlywed Little Falls Officer Gets Special Hospital Sendoff After Harrowing Crash (Video)
The Little Falls Police Department has shared heartfelt footage of Officer Antonio Piedrabuena being discharged from The Valley Hospital on Saturday, Dec. 21, following a harrowing accident just days earlier.
Piedrabuena, a newlywed, experienced a medical emergency on Thursday, Dec. 19, while driving his marked police vehicle. The episode caused the car to accelerate uncontrollably, reaching speeds of 102 miles per hour, the department said. The officer veered over the double-yellow lines, hit a curb and utility pole, and then crashed into Schumacher Chevrolet on Main Street near Union Avenu…
NJ Soccer Captain Suffered Broken Neck, Ribs In Crash, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for an 18-year-old North Jersey high school soccer captain who sustained multiple broken bones in a crash last month.
Molly Mack, the captain of the Whippany High School girls team, was identified by the team's booster club as the person seriously injured in the Sunday, Oct. 27 crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
A week later, more than $122,000 had been raised for her recovery on a GoFundMe launched by her aunt and uncle, Tom Hamill and Jennifer Gullace, who say Mack was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
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Terrifying Scenario Transforms Into Beautiful Moment For NJ High School Football Teams
Chase Young was on track to play his best game of the season.
It was the first game all year that the senior St. Thomas Aquinas running back had run 100 yards, Head Coach Tarig Holman said of the game at Elizabeth on Friday, Sept. 27.
But then, with about 2.5 minutes left of the third quarter and a score of 25-8, St. Thomas Aquinas in the lead against Elizabeth, Young went unconscious.
"I was getting ready to call a play. I looked at my play sheet, looked back up, and [Chase] was on the ground," said Holman, in his third season as head coach.
"At that point, it was much larger than footba…
