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25-Year-Old NY Firefighter Killed In Sussex County Crash:
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A 25-year-old New York man was killed in a crash on Route 284 in Sussex County on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 17, authorities said. At 2:02 p.m., a Chevrolet passenger vehicle, driven by Andrew Slagle, an Orange County resident from Westtown, was traveling northbound on Route 284 in Wantage Township when it veered off the roadway to the right, struck several trees and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Slagle sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said. Slagle was a firefighter with the Wawayan…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor IDs Man Killed In Bergen County Hit-Run Crash
Authorities have released the identity of the man killed in a hit-and-run crash in Bergen County on Friday night, Oct 11 — the county's second fatal hit-and-run accident a pedestrian in 24 hours. Paul Adams, whose last known address was in Wyckoff, was struck on Godwin Avenue near Witte Drive in Midland Park just before 7:10 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was taken from the scene to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was ultimately pronounced dead. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit was notified and responded.…
Police & Fire
Bayonne Motorcyclist Killed In Route 78 Crash:
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A 35-year-old Bayonne man was killed after his motorcycle overturned on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 11:47 p.m., Raquan Hicks was traveling east on Route 78 in Union Township when his Harley-Davidson veered off the roadway to the left, reentered the road and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. R.i.p Raquan T. Hicks (rocky) you will be missed 💔💔 Posted by Danica McRae on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 During the crash, Hicks was ejected and struck the guardrail and sustained fatal injuries, Leb…
Police & Fire
Racing Paramus Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In NY Crash, State Police Say
A 29-year-old Paramus man died while racing his motorcycle on I-87 in Westchester County, NY, authorities said. Frank Mahouti was heading northbound on a 2018 Ducati near mile marker 3.5 in Yonkers when he failed to negotiate a curve at a high rate of speed around 1 a.m. Aug. 13, NY State Trooper Tara McCormick said. The Ducati struck the guide rail on the east shoulder, ejecting Mahouti from his bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Westchester County Medical Examiner. The crash remains under investigation. Online records show Mahouti is a motorcycle racer, hav…
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Authorities: Bergen Couple Killed When Speeding Sedan Slams Into Tonnelle Ave Tractor-Trailer
UPDATE: A North Arlington driver and his female passenger from Bergenfield were killed when their speeding sedan slammed into the side of a tractor-trailer in North Bergen before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Luis Fernando Cevallos, 24, and his as-yet unidentified 27-year-old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:15 a.m. crash on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass. The tractor-trailer, whose driver was making an early delivery, was perpendicular across Route 1&9 when it was struck behind the rear wheel by their southbound 2022 Kia Stinger, township Po…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Route 1&9 Crash
A motorcyclist died in a fiery crash in Elizabeth Tuesday night. The rider was speeding when he hit a concrete median, ejecting him around 11:40 p.m. at 1170 Spring St. (Route 1&9), City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. The rider was then run over by another driver, Martins said. Police performed CPR on the victim, who had been ejected from his bike while riding southbound, sources said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and the roadway remained closed for investigation, responders said. The crash occurred several feet from where a woman was struck and ki…
Police & Fire
Update
: Authorities Find Vehicle That Killed Wedding Guest Outside Bergen Catering Hall
UPDATE: Authorities have the hit-and-run vehicle that struck and killed a 20-year-old wedding guest from Massachusetts outside a popular Route 17 catering hall Saturday night. Now they just need to determine who was driving. Witnesses and several occupants who were in the vehicle at the time were being interviewed. "We need to make sure which one was the actual driver," Bergen County Prosecutor's Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti told Daily Voice around noontime. An alert initially was broadcast for a red Dodge that fled the scene after the victim from Roxbury, MA was struck outside t…
Police & Fire
Update
: Garfield Motorcyclist, 57, Killed In Route 17 Crash
A 57-year-old motorcyclist from Garfield was killed in a crash Wednesday night on northbound Route 17 in Paramus, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred after the rider lost control of his Harley Davidson outside the McDonald's near East Ridgewood Avenue and hit a guardrail shortly before 8 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg confirmed. The victim, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was thrown into a tree, responders said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A single lane temporarily remained open, although the …
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Route 202 In Branchburg
A Somerset County man was struck and killed on Route 202 in Branchburg Township Monday night, authorities said. Surinder Singh, 39, of Branchburg was struck by a 2019 Acura while attempting to cross Route 202 southbound near Huyler Road around 7:40 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor said in a joint release. He was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset about an hour and a half later, responders said. No charges were immediately filed nor summonses issued to the driver, a Hillsboroug…
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Update
: Montvale Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies
A 55-year-old pedestrian who was struck Friday night at the Rockland County border in Montvale died of her injuries, authorities confirmed. Responders found the Montvale resident in cardiac arrest, bleeding from a traumatic head wound, in the northbound lane of Chestnut Ridge Road a little more than 50 yards from the border, Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. She'd been struck in the southbound lane by a 2016 Chevy Malibu driven by a 63-year-old Garfield man shortly before 8:30 p.m., the chief said. The area is a dark stretch of road with no sidewalks. Montvale police and Tri-Boro EMTs …
Police & Fire
Union County Motorcyclist, 25, Dies In I-95 Pennsylvania Crash
A 25-year-old motorcyclist from Union County died when he collided with a car on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Randy Reyes-Jaquez of Elizabeth was headed northbound in Bucks County at a high speed when he crossed in front of a car also trying to take the same exit around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 37-year-old Pennsylvania driver tried avoiding Reyes-Jaquez, but instead hit him -- ejecting him from the bike and onto his windshield, a police report says. Reyes-Jaquez landed on the highway and was taken to a local hospital where he died, acco…
Police & Fire
Wayne CPA, 83, Struck, Killed
An 83-year-old Wayne accountant was struck and killed as he crossed a township road Tuesday night, authorities confirmed. Stuart Kahlenberg, a practicing CPA, was struck around 6:40 p.m. while crossing Hamburg Turnpike near Mountain Ridge Drive, they said. Kahlenberg was hit by a 2013 Volvo S60 operated by a 56-year-old township man, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James McNiff said Wednesday morning. He was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m. at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, they said. The driver remained at the scene and presented a valid l…
News
Two Dead In Fiery Mountainside Crash
A man and woman died early Sunday morning when their car struck a tree and caught fire on Route 22 in Mountainside, authorities said. The man was was speeding when his car hit a tree in the center median of the highway near the Garden State Parkway intersection around 4 a.m., police said. The car caught fire immediately and trapped the driver -- his female passenger was thrown from the vehicle. Both victims died at the scene, authorities said. Their ages and identities have not yet been released.
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Collision With Car On Route 20 In Paterson
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a sedan on southbound Route 20 in Paterson early Saturday evening, authorities said. Miguel Soto, 30, of Paterson was pronounced dead a half hour after his 2008 Honda CBR made contact with a 2008 Acura MDX driven by a 70-year-old Wayne man and spun out near Park Avenue, authorities said Sunday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes asked that anyone who might have seen the incident contact her office’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org. Or contact the Paterson Police Department Traffic Division at (973) 321-1112.
Police & Fire
Police Don't Know ID Of Victim Struck, Killed By SUV In Elmwood Park, Seek Public's Help
Elmwood Park police asked the public for help Saturday morning identifying a man who was struck and killed the night before on a notorious stretch of Broadway (Route 4) where another man was killed just a month earlier. The victim was struck by an eastbound 2014 Ford Explorer near the 7-Eleven and Orange Avenue around 10 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Foligno said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit responded along with the county sheriff's Burea of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. The chief de…
Police & Fire
Friend: Hawthorne Mom Killed In Crash Had Close Bond With Daughter
The incredible bond that Kimberley Stoll had with her daughter, Jessica Miranda, was destroyed when Stoll was involved in a motorcycle crash near her Hawthorne home last Saturday night. Stoll, 57, was on the back of a 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a Jeep that turned in front of her and 49-year-old motorcyclist Kasey "KC" Checke of Ramsey outside the Wells Fargo Bank branch on Lafayette Avenue. Checke, who owned an auto body shop in Ramsey, was killed in the crash. Stoll was hospitalized with head trauma, amid assorted other injuries, and never regained consciousness, l…
Police & Fire
Hawthorne Passenger, 57, In Motorcycle Crash Dies Of Injuries
UPDATE (July 2): A Hawthorne woman died of her injuries following a crash that killed a Ramsey motorcyclist late Saturday, family friends confirmed. Kimberely Stoll, 57, "suffered head trauma and never regained consciousness" and was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, a close friend who's also a first responder told Daily Voice. Stoll was on the back of the 2008 Harley Davidson that collided with a 2017 Jeep Wrangler in front of the Wells Fargo Bank on Lafayette Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. The crash killed 49-year-old Kasey "KC" Checke, the owner-operator …
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