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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Route 21: Prosecutor
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Route 21 in Passaic on Tuesday, Oct. 22, authorities said. The unidentified male was struck by an Acura sedan while trying to cross the roadway in the northbound lanes around 8:05 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Department Chief Luis A. Guzman said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8:50 p.m. The driver of the vehicle that struck the victim remained on scene and called 911. This investigation is active and ongoing. More i…
Police & Fire
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…
Obituaries
Influencer, 28, ID'd As Pedestrian Killed On Route 17 In Paramus
Paramus police have identified the victim struck and killed on Route 17 over the weekend. Demaris D. Martinez, 28, of Hillsdale, was struck by a car then run over by a tractor-trailer around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. She was identified by Detective Nicholas Luciano. Martinez's social media channels show she was an influencer, with more than 3.4K subscribers on YouTube and more than 14.9K followers on TikTok. After crossing the northbound lanes and the roadway median, Martinez entered the southbound lanes of Route 17, where she w…
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Former Nun, 96, Killed By Car, Driver Cited In Sussex County, Police Say
A 96-year-old former nun was struck and killed by a vehicle last week in Sussex County, police said. Aurora Marcos Travis, of Newton, died on Thursday, June 27, after being struck by a 25-year-old driver who failed to yield as she crossed Madison Street in a marked crosswalk, local police said. The driver had been turning left from Elm Street around 11 a.m., Newton police said. Travis was taken to Newton Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, while the driver was issued a summons for failure to yield, police said. Born and raised in Honduras, Travis became a nun with the Franci…
Police & Fire
Nutley Hit-Run Victim ID'd As 22-Year-Old Paterson Resident: 'Wonderful Human Being'
A 22-year-old Paterson resident was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Nutley on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 14, authorities said. At 7 p.m., police were notified of a crash on the 100 block of Milton Avenue near the Garden State Parkway overpass, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said. Wiston Perlaza was taken to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Strumolo said. A second pedestrian was also taken to a local hospital for non-fatal injuries, Stephens and Strumolo said. …
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By Hoboken-Bound Train In Bergen County
A woman was struck and killed by a train in Bergen County on Saturday, Jan. 27, New Jersey Transit officials confirmed. The pedestrian was struck near the New Bridge Landing station in River Edge by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson tells Daily Voice. The train had left Spring Valley, NY at 4:05 p.m.and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:20 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to the 120 customers or the crew on board. Pascack Valley Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Spring Vall…
Police & Fire
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later
In back-to-back accidents, a 65-year-old employee at the McDonald's in River Edge was struck crossing a busy nearby intersection Wednesday night, moments before a school bus crashed in front of the fast-food place, authorities said. The pedestrian, who lives in Hackensack, went in and out of consciousness after she was struck outside the Green Papaya restaurant at the corner of Kinderkamack and Grand avenues shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver, from Park Ridge, remained at the s…
Police & Fire
Totowa Woman, 24, Crossing Clifton Street Hit By Car
A 24-year-old Totowa woman crossing a Clifton street before dawn was struck by a sedan after getting out of the passenger side of a parked car, authorities said. The victim was knocked out by the 2017 Honda Civic that hit her on Piaget Avenue near Montgomery Street around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29 but eventually regained consciousness, they said. She was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with a head injury that didn't appear life-threatening, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The 24-year-old male driver from Clifton remained at the scene, the lieutenant said. Police a…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 57, Struck, Injured Crossing Street In Midland Park
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a car crossing a street in Midland Park. The 57-year-old man was in the crosswalk on Paterson Avenue at Goffle Road when he was struck around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, Midland Park Police Chief Michael Powderley said. The driver remained at the scene and was given a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the chief said. The pedestrian was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with pains in his ribs and a cut on his face, responders said.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Road Closed In Ridgewood
A pedestrian was struck and severely injured outside the Ridgewood Public Library late Monday afternoon. Police found the male victim bleeding from the head near the crosswalk following the crash on North Maple Avenue near the Village Shopping Center shortly before 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30. A medical chopper was placed on standby, but the victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center by ambulance. The driver of the Volvo S60 remained at the scene. Village police closed the entire road in that area as they and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Unit investigated, assisted b…
Police & Fire
Did Menendez's Wife Get Special Treatment In Fatal 2018 Crash? AG Investigating: Report
Did Nadine Arslanian, the wife of indicted Senator Bob Menendez, get special treatment by police after she fatally struck a pedestrian in Bogota in December 2018? The state's top prosecutor is apparently looking to find out. According to NBC New York, investigators from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity & Accountability were at the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Oct. 5, seeking documents related to the incident. In an e-mail to Daily Voice, the AG's office said they do not confirm or deny investigations. Arslanian, who w…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Hoboken-Bound Commuter Train From Port J, NJ Transit Confirms
A Hoboken-bound NJ Transit train from Port Jervis struck and killed a pedestrian near the Paterson train station late Tuesday morning, the agency confirmed. Train #58 left Port J at 9:21 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 11:38 a.m., an agency spokesperson said around noontime June 13. It struck the pedestrian at 11:13 a.m., he said. No injuries were reported to the crew or 90 customers on board, the agency said. Service was temporarily suspended between Clifton and Paterson while NJT police investigated. Further details were forthcoming. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
A 47-year-old Bogota man was hospitalized after being struck by a tractor-trailer on southbound Route 17 in Hackensack, authorities said. It was shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, when Hasbrouck Heights police responded to the incident at their border, Lt. John Behr said. They found the pedestrian alert and conscious in a passenger vehicle that was pulled over on the shoulder, the lieutenant said. The driver of the tractor-trailer remained at the scene, Behr said, adding that no summonses were issued. The highway was temporarily closed so the pedestrian could be tended to, witnesses…
News
Pedestrian Killed In Jersey Shore Crosswalk Was Guyanese Swimmer
A 34-year-old swimmer visiting from Guyana — or the "Land of Many Waters" — was struck and killed by a vehicle while in a crosswalk in Freehold Township, authorities said. Robert Taylor was struck by a southbound driver on Route 9 at Schibanoff Lane on Monday, Jan. 9 around 7 a.m., according to authorities and those who knew Taylor. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was a mentor with the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association. The association's honorary secretary Mia Ritchie penned a tribute on Facebook, calling Taylor a "true champion." https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/…
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Englewood Police Try To ID Pedestrian Struck, Knocked Unconscious Crossing Dark, Rainy Street
Englewood police are trying to identify a pedestrian who they said was struck and knocked unconscious on a dark and rainy street. A 21-year-old city woman was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima south on West Englewood Avenue when the man crossed the street near Brookway Avenue around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Lt. Fred Pulice said. The sedan hit him, sending him over the hood, the lieutenant said. The shaken driver immediately called police, who found the severely injured pedestrian in the street, he said. The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center's trauma unit with a head injur…
News
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 17 On Christmas Eve
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Christmas Eve on Route 17 in Ramsey, responders said. Initial details were scant. What is known is that the male victim was struck around 8 p.m. in the left southbound lane of the highway outside a BP station. Police shut down the highway at Spring Street and initially summoned a medical chopper to land at the Ramsey Square shopping center on the opposite side of the highway. The bird was canceled a short time later, however. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital after being transported by ambulance. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Cri…
Lifestyle
Somerset County Man Killed In Route 287 Hit-And-Run, 38, Was Devoted Dad Of Baby Girl
The Somerset County pedestrian killed in last week’s hit-and-run crash on Route 287 was the devoted new dad of a baby daughter. Erik Salemke, 38, of Bridgewater, was killed after being struck by a vehicle on the northbound side and run over by a tractor-trailer when crossing the highway near milepost 21.8 in Bedminster on Thursday, Oct. 20, DailyVoice.com reported. A GoFundMe launched by his fiance, Chelsea Cordero, says Salemke was the “primary breadwinner” of the family and a dedicated father to their eight-month-old girl, Eva Marie. According to his Facebook page, he was the …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run
A 32-year-old pedestrian was hurt in a hit-and-run crash in North Bergen Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities said. The victim is believed to have been struck by a dark-colored vehicle heading north on Tonnelle Avenue around 10 p.m. at 85th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Found in the roadway, the victim was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was being treated for his injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915- 1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: h…
Police & Fire
Serious Pedestrian Crash Changes Traffic Patterns In Parsippany: Police
A serious crash involving a pedestrian created several traffic changes in Parsippany during the investigation that followed on Sunday, Oct. 9, authorities said. The crash caused a Rt. 10 West closure at Rt. 202/Littleton Rd., cutting off northbound traffic to the intersection from Morris Plains near the Stop and Shop area, Parsippany Police said in a 9:20 a.m. update. Traffic was detoured for several hours onto Rt. 10 east, while Rt. 202/Littleton Rd. South was closed at Gatehall Drive for the investigation until shortly before 1 p.m., police said. UPDATE: All roads reopened. ***ROA…
News
'Person' Struck, Killed By Train In Passaic
Authorities on Tuesday were trying to identify a person struck and killed overnight by a commuter train in Passaic. The No. 1101 Main Line train left Hoboken -- bound for Suffern, NY -- shortly after 1:30 a.m. The pedestrian was struck at the Passaic station around 2 a.m. There were no injuries to the six customers or crew on board. NJ TRANSIT police were investigating. They not only hadn't identified the victim as of mid-morning on Tuesday. They didn't have a gender or approximate age. "It's still under investigation," said Emma Wright, NJT's senior public information officer.
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Off-Duty Son, Lieutenant Dad Indicted In Fatal Parkway Crash, Charges Dropped Against Mom
An off-duty Newark police officer, his father and his cousin were indicted by a grand jury on charges of trying to conceal the death of a pedestrian struck on the Garden State Parkway last year, authorities said. Charges against the young officer's mother, however, have been dropped. Louis A. Santiago, 25, was staring at a cellphone when his Honda Accord drifted onto the shoulder and struck Damian Z. Dymka, a 29-year-old nurse from Garfield, near Exit 151 in Bloomfield around 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2021, they alleged. What Dymka was doing on the parkway shoulder, particularly at that time, was…
News
Gruesome Scene In Middle Of Route 287 Amid Furious Effort To Revive Hit-Run Victim
It was a horrific scene as responders furiously tried to save the life of a pedestrian who had a limb and a hand severed by a hit-and-run driver on northbound Route 287 near the NJ/NY border. The 29-year-old local resident was struck at 7:47 p.m. Wednesday at milepost 65.4 in Mahwah by a vehicle that kept going, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. He'd apparently "walked out onto the highway" when he was hit, a ranking law enforcement officer told Daily Voice. Tourniquets were applied to both of his arms, responders said. He also sustained a skull fracture and was breathing f…
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Morris County Crosswalk; Driver Charged: Police
A 61-year-old woman was hospitalized after being struck by a car in a Morris County crosswalk, resulting in several charges for the driver, police confirmed. The Denville woman was crossing Broadway near the intersection of Second Avenue using a marked crosswalk when she was hit around 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, Denville Police said in a release. The victim was taken to St. Clare’s Hospital in Denville for treatment of minor injuries, police said. A follow-up investigation led to the driver, Elizabeth Muchmore, 76, of Green Pond, being issued summonses for failure to stop for a pedest…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Struck By Car In Warren County (
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A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a car in Warren County late Monday night, developing reports say. The pedestrian was hit near 1307 Route 22 in Pohatcong Township around 11:30 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The address appears on Google as the location of Fuel One truck stop. The victim suffered multiple fractures and head trauma, the report says. A NorthStar medical helicopter was requested and later canceled. Police did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Morris County (
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A pedestrian was struck by a car in Morris County Monday morning, developing reports say. The victim was struck near 1237 Route 46 in Roxbury Township around 9:30 a.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. A medical helicopter was put on standby and later canceled, the report says. Emergency crews also administered NARCAN at the scene, according to the report. Police did not immediately respond to DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Two Cars On Route 1&9: Prosecutor
A pedestrian was struck and killed by two cars on Routes 1&9 in Jersey City Monday, May 2, authorities said. The unidentified pedestrian was crossing the roadway when he was struck by an SUV that traveling north around 9:50 p.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene, and then the victim was struck by a second vehicle, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The identity of the victim was being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. The Jersey City Police Department is actively investigating with the assistanc…
Police & Fire
Man, 67, Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Parking Lot Of Morris County Costco (
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A 67-year-old man was hospitalized after being struck by a car in the parking lot of a Costco Wholesale store in Morris County, authorities said. The man was hit while walking through the lot of the Wharton store shortly after 11:30 a.m., Wharton Police Lt. William Hamilton told DailyVoice.com. The man was taken to Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover for treatment of minor injuries, Hamilton said. The driver, a 69-year-old Sparta woman, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation following the accident, authorities said.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed On NJ Turnpike
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the NJ Turnpike in Mercer County Saturday, April 16, authorities said. The crash occurred on the northbound side of the highway in the outer roadway at milepost 68.4 in East Windsor around 12:25 p.m., New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The driver of the car that struck the victim remained on scene and was not injured while the pedestrian was pronounced dead, Goez said. The right two lanes were closed for accident investigation.
News
Police: Fairview Pedestrian Struck By PalPark Driver's Pickup Suffers Massive Head Injury
A Fairview man was clinging to life after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a borough street, authorities said. The 47-year-old victim needed surgery to relieve pressure from a massive head injury following the 9 p.m. crash Sunday, April 10, Fairview Police Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. He was in the crosswalk heading across Cliff Street when the 32-year-old Palisades Park driver of a 2005 Toyota Tacoma made a left from 9th Street to head east and hit him, Martic said. The unconscious victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with massive brain bleed, he sai…
Police & Fire
2 PA State Troopers, Civilian Dead On I-95
Two Pennsylvania State Troopers and one civilian were struck and killed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia overnight, authorities said. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes near Broad Street around 12:40 a.m. Monday, March 21, PSP said. Police were trying to get the man, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car when they were struck, NBC10 reports. All three were thrown into the northbound lanes. Authorities were expected to release more information during a press conference at 11 a.m.
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Dog Struck, Killed, 80-Year-Old Owner Injured Crossing Ridgewood Street
A small dog was killed and an 80-year-old Ridgewood woman apparently suffered a broken bone when both were struck crossing a village street, authorities said. They were crossing Broad Street when a Jeep Liberty driven by a 39-year-old Mahwah woman turned from East Ridgewood Avenue and struck both of them around 10 a.m. Monday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The village woman was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with what appeared to be a broken ankle or leg."Unfortunately, the victim's dog was killed in the accident," Lutchke said. The driver received a summ…
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