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Fleeing Driver Hits Officer, Arrested At NJ Costco: Police Fleeing Driver Hits Officer, Arrested At NJ Costco: Police
Fleeing Driver Hits Officer, Arrested At NJ Costco: Police A 27-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged after he struck a police officer while fleeing on Sunday, Oct. 20, authorities said. While officers were conducting a traffic stop on Indian Road, it was discovered the driver, Liam Harrigan, had an active NCIC Warrant out of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, Denville police said. As officers attempted to take Harrigan into custody, he fled from them in his vehicle, police said. While fleeing, Harrigan struck a Denville police officer, leaving him with minor injuries, authorities said. A short time later, New Jersey State Police…
Mugshot Released Of DUI Driver, 18, Accused Of Seriously Injuring Officer On Route 17 Mugshot Released Of DUI Driver, 18, Accused Of Seriously Injuring Officer On Route 17
Mugshot Released Of DUI Driver, 18, Accused Of Seriously Injuring Officer On Route 17 Daily Voice has obtained the mugshot of the 18-year-old Range Rover SUV driver who police say was intoxicated when he caused a weekend crash that left an officer seriously injured on Route 17. Joseph Ford, a resident of the United Kingdom, was speeding in the southbound lanes when he rammed the rear of an Allendale patrol car that had stopped to assist a Saddle River officer on a motor vehicle stop at approximately 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, near East Allendale Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The impact caused "a four-car chain-reaction crash involving the vehicle stoppe…
Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (UPDATE) Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (UPDATE)
Photo Shows Aftermath Of DUI Crash That Injured Officers On Route 17 (Update) The NJ State PBA has released a photo of the wreckage of the Saturday, Oct. 5 crash caused by a DUI driver that left multiple police officers injured, including one seriously. As of press time, Saddle River Police Officer John Latka has been released from the hospital, while Allendale Police Officer Mark Dunn, Jr. remains hospitalized in critical condition, the NJ State PBA said. The crash was caused by 18-year-old Joseph Ford, of New York City, who was speeding in a Range Rover SUV the southbound lanes when he rammed the rear of Dunn's patrol car that had stopped to assist Latka on a …
Racing BMW Driver, 20, Crashes, Injures Young Family On Route 3: Police Racing BMW Driver, 20, Crashes, Injures Young Family On Route 3: Police
Racing BMW Driver, 20, Crashes, Injures Young Family On Route 3: Police A BMW driver is facing multiple charges after crashing and injuring a family of four on Route 3 on Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said. Hamza M. Abdelaziz, 20, of Clifton, was racing in a 2023 black BMW 540 when he struck the Fair Lawn family's vehicle on the Berry’s Creek Bridge in the eastbound lanes in Rutherford, just prior to the East Rutherford border around 1:10 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. A 35-year-old man, 35-year-old woman, 5-year-old girl, and 3-year-old girl all reported injuries following the crash, Russo said. Abdelaziz was charged with assault by auto and i…
New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say
New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New details have emerged in a serious wreck last June in Passaic County. According to police papers obtained by Daily Voice, the 31-year-old Paterson man who caused the crash on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne had been trying to end his own life, but ended up injuring a 44-year-old motorist instead. Police called to Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road just before 2 a.m. on June 14 where they found D’Airon J. James sitting on the ground "saying he wished for this happen," according to the criminal complaint in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. James said that he purposely dr…
Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops
Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops A 25-year-old pickup truck driver from Passaic was captured on camera erratically leaving the scene of a crash in Hudson County where authorities said he struck two pedestrians and a vehicle, leaving three victims seriously injured. Luis Tubac-Socoy was behind the wheel of a Ford F350 when he struck a Honda CRV around 9:50 p.m. along Port Imperial Boulevard Friday, July 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. After striking the Honda, Tubac-Socoy struck two pedestrians as he fled the scene, according to Suarez. Both pedestrians, a 78-year-old North Bergen woman and a 70-ye…
Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash
Pedestrian Airlifted, Driver Charged In Park Ridge DWI Crash A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital and the driver who hit her outside a Park Ridge hotel arrested on DWI assault-by-auto charges, responders at the scene said. The 30-year-old New York woman was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after she was struck by a 2021 Ram pickup truck headed west on Brae Boulevard outside the Marriott Park Ridge shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, June 8, they said. Responders established the landing zone for the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps at nearby West Ridge Elementary School. The victim remained in serious condition at…
GOTCHA! Fleeing Driver Who Hit Teaneck Woman, 18, On Sidewalk Turns Out To Be Repeat Offender GOTCHA! Fleeing Driver Who Hit Teaneck Woman, 18, On Sidewalk Turns Out To Be Repeat Offender
Gotcha! Fleeing Driver Who Hit Teaneck Woman, 18, On Sidewalk Turns Out To Be Repeat Offender 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A motorist who struck and injured an 18-year-old Teaneck woman when he drove onto the sidewalk to avoid police turned out to be a violent ex-con, authorities said. Michael Anthony Hammond, 32, of Paterson has a violent criminal history that stretches back well over a decade. He'd been arrested in Passaic County this past March on charges of choking a victim and endangering a child, but was released by a judge the very same day, records show. A little over two weeks later, on April 16, Teaneck Police Officer Kyle Rosen stopped Hammond on Palisade Avenue near Votee Park for several …
Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor A 24-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, May 10, for a DUI crash that left seven people injured last June. Jose Cruz Villanueva-Izaguirre was behind the wheel of a 2004 Honda Civic and collided with a Kia Sedona after driving at high speed through a red light on June 11, 2023, at 2:09 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Villanueva-Izaguirre, as well as his passengers — two adults and a teen — were seriously injured in the crash, authorities said. One passenger was found unresponsive in the back seat, suffering from near-fatal i…