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South Brunswick Middle School Custodian Struck, Killed By Car While Working
A beloved custodian of a South Brunswick middle school was struck and killed by a car while working, district officials said. Dean Battaglia, 53, was spraying weeds on a curb at Crossroads North Middle School Wednesday, June 15, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and South Brunswick district officials. Battaglia was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information was provided. South Brunswick Superintendent of Schools, Scott Feder, sent the following letter to parents: "Today is as challenging as it gets as we lost a staff member while on the job after being hit by…
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‘Unthinkable Tragedy:’ Devoted Single Mom Of 3 Killed In Pequannock Accident
Support is on the rise for a Pequannock family left heartbroken following the death of a devoted single mother in a local accident. Jill Altman Russo, 55, was walking near 229 Boulevard when she was struck by a black 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a 35-year-old woman around 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, DailyVoice.com reported. Russo leaves behind three children — two teens and one in their early 20s, according to a GoFundMe launched by Kathy Van Dine on Sunday, June 12. All three are in college, the fundraiser says. More than $23,000 had been raised in less than 24 hours for the…
Police & Fire
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…
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Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands
Dozens of stolen deodorant sticks didn't provide long-lasting protection for a thief who crashed a hot car, bailed out and was later captured, authorities in Lyndhurst and Kearny said. Brian Sweeney, 31, of Bayonne had just fled a Stuyvesant Avenue pharmacy in Lyndhurst with 30 sticks of deodorant worth $167 when he crashed an older-model Chevy SUV with bogus license plates into a utility pole on the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, Lyndhurst Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. An off-duty Jersey City police officer in uniform happened upon the scene and got out to help, Auteri said. Assuming…
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Passenger Killed When Minivan Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
A passenger was killed when a minivan rear-ended a tractor-trailer Thursday morning outside a Route 17 truck stop in Mahwah, multiple responders confirmed. He and his mom, who was driving, were headed to see relatives in Mahwah when their Toyota Sienna slammed into the rig, which was stopped in the right lane at the Pilot Travel Center on the southbound highway, shortly before 10 a.m., responders said. The son was killed when the front passenger side of the minivan struck the left rear corner of the trailer, they said. "It's a gruesome sight," said Mahwah Mayor James Wysocki, who rushed to…
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One Dead, Others Injured: Police Vehicle Struck In Chain-Reaction Paterson Crash
UPDATE: A Florida ex-con with a massive criminal record was driving an SUV that killed one pedestrian and injured several others in a horrific crash in downtown Paterson, authorities revealed. Harold Rasbin, 31, already had grand theft auto convictions on his record – as well as a string of arrests for burglary, resisting arrest and assault dating back to when he was 15 – when a police officer responding to a call of an attempted break-in spotted him shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Rasbin took off on foot, hopped into a Honda that had been left running on Oliver Street …
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Car Slams Through Medical Center In North Jersey (
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A car slammed through the side of a brick medical center early Wednesday, May 4 in Essex County. The driver of the Toyota wagon was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries after the crash at 50 Pompton Avenue in Verona around 7 a.m., police said. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at First Care Medical due to the damage to the building. The accident remains under investigation and anyone with any additional information can contact Officer Ruff at (973) 239-5000. Posted by Verona Police Department on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Posted by Verona Police Department on Wednesd…
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Trapped Driver Rescued, Hospitalized In Morris County Rollover Crash (
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A trapped driver had to be rescued and taken to a nearby hospital following a rollover crash in Morris County, authorities said. The Dover Fire Department responded to the crash scene and found the driver trapped in a car that had flipped onto its side on Route 46 on Wednesday, April 27, the company said in a Monday release. Emergency crews used cribbing and struts to safely extricate the driver, who was then turned over to an ambulance to be taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The Birchwood Fire Company also assisted. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Scroll down …
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Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
A pickup truck collided with a sedan before slamming head-on into a utility pole in Fair Lawn. Everyone was OK following the crash at Morlot Avenue and Dorothy Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Arrow Towing removed both the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Altima. PSE&G was called to repair the pole. Fair Lawn police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. The pickup got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving
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Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash
A drunk driver whose car burst into flames after slamming into a garbage truck overnight in Emerson registered a preliminary blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, authorities said. The 41-year-old Paterson driver told police he was heading home from work when his Nissan Altima slammed into the driver's side of the truck outside the Old Hook Farm on Old Hook Road at 4:15 a.m. Friday, April 22, Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. The Altima's engine ignited, and flames quickly spread to the car's cabin and onto the truck, the chief said. The truck driver was OK, but the in…
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Morristown Woman, 31, Killed In Route 78 Crash Was Standing Next To Disabled Car: Police
A 31-year-old Morristown woman died and a 42-year-old man was injured after being struck by a car while standing on the side of the highway following a previous crash on Route 78 Tuesday, March 29, authorities said. Amy L. Miller and Balele J. Bamoun were standing alongside a Toyota Camry that was disabled in the left lanes of the express lanes near milepost 53.2 in Union Township around 8:20 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. A passing Nissan struck by a Honda was sent into the concrete barrier and Miller, then the back of the Toyota, Marchan said. The Toyota …
Police & Fire
2 Hurt In Warren County Head-On Crash
Two people were hurt in a head-on crash in Warren County Sunday morning, authorities said. The vehicles collided on Waterloo Road near Colony Road in Allamuchy Township, the local fire department said. The victims were evaluated at the scene while emergency crews cleared a minor fluid spill. Byram Fire and Allamuchy Fire. were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Waterloo Rd in the area of... Posted by Byram Twp Fire Department on Sunday, March 13, 2022 The victims were identified as a 51-year-old Stanhope man and a 26-year-old Andover woman, WRNJ reports citing NJS…
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