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Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd
Second Victim In Double Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash ID'd Police have identified both victims killed last week in a crash on the NJ Turnpike.Seyed Tarighati, 69, of Yonkers, the driver, and his passenger, Robert Birnbaum, 85, of Scarsdale, both died in the crash Friday, Aug. 19 during afternoon rush hour, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Newark, NJ - Turnpike Southbound near MM 107 - Fatal Accident - 2 patients deceased on scene. Extensive lane closures. pic.twitter.com/DrMxoycO0Z — NorthJersey Dispatch (@NNJnews) August 19, 2022 A Toyota Prius driven by Tarighati veered off the right side of the road and struck the guardrail he…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Firefighters Extricate Driver In Three-SUV Elmwood Park Crash Firefighters Extricate Driver In Three-SUV Elmwood Park Crash
Firefighters Extricate Driver In Three-suv Elmwood Park Crash Elmwood Park firefighters extricated a driver from an SUV that landed on its side after hitting two parked vehicles. Her rescuers worked in tandem to cut open the Honda CR-V after the early-morning crash Saturday outside the Elmwood Village apartments on Mola Boulevard off Broadway. She was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with undetermined injuries. Aftermath on Mola Boulevard outside the Elmwood Village apartments off Broadway (Route 4) in Elmwood Park.Boyd A. Loving Her vehicle and one of the two struck SUVs -- a Honda CX-5 -- had to be towed from the scene. A Toyot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway
Driver Airlifted In Weekend Crash On Garden State Parkway A medical chopper was called to a crash on the Garden State Parkway on the Jersey Shore for at least four patients Sunday, July 31, Ocean County Scanner News reports. The crash was caused when a Nissan Maxima heading north traveled across all four lanes and struck the left guardrail around 1:05 p.m. near milepost 96.3 in Wall Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Maxima was struck by a northbound Toyota Corolla, which struck the right guardrail and came to a rest in the right shoulder.  The driver of the Nissan was ejected at some point during the sequence…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE) Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE)
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (Update) Two toddlers were among the seven victims hurt in a serious chain-reaction crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 7.2 in Bloomsbury around 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 25, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A 2007 Freightliner pulling a utility trailer was heading east in the center lane in front of a Toyota Camry, which was in front of a Mazda CX-5, Marchan said. Meanwhile, a Kia Sorrento was in the left lane alongside the 2007 Freightliner, which also had a 2015 Freightliner box truck to its right. A 2019 Kentworth…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck
Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving Njdot Truck A 30-year-old Toms River woman was high on pot when she caused a four-car crash that left two people dead last March, authorities said. Danielle Bowker was behind the wheel of a 2018 Honda Civic heading westbound on Route 571 when she swerved while negotiating a right-hand curve around 7:15 a.m. March 29 in Manchester, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Civic then struck a New Jersey Department of Transportation Ford F-550 pickup truck driven by Eduardo Rivera, 30, of Hamilton Township, which was traveling eastbound on Route 571. Daniel Septor, 26, of the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted As Toyota Slams Into Pole In Sussex County: State Police Victim Airlifted As Toyota Slams Into Pole In Sussex County: State Police
Victim Airlifted As Toyota Slams Into Pole In Sussex County: State Police One person was flown to a nearby hospital after a Toyota veered off the roadway and struck a pole in Sussex County, state police confirmed. A Toyota Camry slammed into the pole after veering off the roadway near 331 River Rd. in Montague Township around 3:25 p.m. on Monday, June 20, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com. One occupant was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Slota said. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Rochelle Park SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Rochelle Park
SEE Anything? Hackensack Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Rochelle Park A Hackensack driver escaped serious injury when he was carjacked at gunpoint Thursday night in Rochelle Park, authorities said. Two robbers wearing masks -- one of them carrying a gun -- accosted the driver and took his Audi at the D-Mart Indian-Asian Farmers Market on Rochelle Avenue around 8 p.m., Police Lt. James D. DePreta said. One was wearing a white hoodie with dark-colored pants and the other all black, witnesses said. They described both men as black. The robbers abandoned the vehicle a couple of blocks away and fled in a red Toyota Rav 4 that had been reported stolen out of Pater…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer
NJ Tesla Driver Dead, Others Critical In Chain Reaction Crash With Tractor Trailer A 57-year-old Short Hills Tesla driver died in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on Route 24 in Summit Thursday, May 19, authorities said. David M. Baum was traveling in the right lane on the eastbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Volvo tractor trailer, causing a chain-reaction crash near milepost 9 just after 2 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Tesla then struck a Toyota Venza, which struck a Hyundai, which struck a Dodge Ram, Marchan said.  Baum died as a result of the crash while the Hyundai driver was airlifted with…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (PHOTOS) Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (PHOTOS)
Driver Moving Cars Flips Sedan In Paramus Driveway (Photos) A Paramus homeowner shuffling cars around in his driveway accidentally flipped his sedan Saturday, May 7, authorities said. The man was moving his Toyota Camry in the sloped driveway on Gordon Drive with his wife when he struck a retaining wall, overturning the car around 8 a.m., Paramus Police Lt. Christine Udis said. Overturned car on GordonBoyd A. Loving Car flips down driveway on GordonBoyd A. Loving The driver remained trapped until the roof was removed by Paramus Rescue Squad, and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries.  A Volvo sedan in the driveway…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car Slams Through Medical Center In North Jersey (PHOTOS) Car Slams Through Medical Center In North Jersey (PHOTOS)
Car Slams Through Medical Center In North Jersey (Photos) 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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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed'
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' The death of a 41-year-old Bayonne woman who was ejected then run over by a tractor trailer last weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike has left those who knew her reeling. Olga Armijo was heading north in a Toyota Corolla when she was struck by a Honda Accord around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, April 24 near milepost 105.9 in Newark, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the Toyota to cross the roadway and strike the right guardrail. As a result of the crash, Armijo was ejected then struck by a tractor trailer, Marchan said. Those who knew Armijo said she was full of li…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Morristown Woman, 31, Killed In Route 78 Crash Was Standing Next To Disabled Car: Police Morristown Woman, 31, Killed In Route 78 Crash Was Standing Next To Disabled Car: Police
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 …

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by Cecilia Levine