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NY Man Let 15-Year-Old Drive Brand-New SUV In Deadly Crash On PIP: Officials NY Man Let 15-Year-Old Drive Brand-New SUV In Deadly Crash On PIP: Officials
NY Man Let 15-Year-Old Drive Brand-New SUV In Deadly Crash On PIP: Officials A New York man is behind bars in connection with a February crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway for letting an underage driver operate the vehicle that caused left one person dead and left multiple others injured, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. Ryan D. Chambers, 21, of Elmira, NY, let a 15-year-old drive the 2025 Nissan Rogue on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, before dawn Friday, Feb. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The unlicensed teen was speeding and driving recklessly when he lost control just before 6 a.m. and collided…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On Palisades Bike Path After Getting Too Close Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On Palisades Bike Path After Getting Too Close
Cyclist Bitten By Venomous Snake On Palisades Bike Path After Getting Too Close He meant to save the snake — instead, it nearly cost him his hand. Dan Geiger was cycling on the path along the Palisades cliffs that stretches from Fort Lee into Englewood Cliffs and Alpine, when he spotted a small snake on the path near the cliffs. Geiger, a writer from New York City, didn’t want it to get crushed by a bike or car. When the snake wouldn’t move after he nudged it with a water bottle, he reached out with his hand — and that’s when the snake struck him with "precision and speed," he said in an interview with Fox News. “I knew something was wrong immediately,” Dan said. Ble…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Tracy Morgan Recovering After Vomiting Courtside At Knicks Game Tracy Morgan Recovering After Vomiting Courtside At Knicks Game
Tracy Morgan Recovering After Vomiting Courtside At Knicks Game Tracy Morgan, who lives in Bergen County, said he is on the mend after he vomited while sitting courtside at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 17. Footage widely shared on social media showed the "30 Rock star" being wheeled out of Madison Square Garden with a bloody nose.  The game, which the Knicks won 116-95, was delayed in the third quarter for 10 minutes. But all is well, Morgan, an Alpine resident, said, sharing a photo on Instagram from his hospital bed. "Thank you for all your concern! I’m doing ok now and doctors say it was food poisoning," Morg…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Several Injured In Palisades Parkway Crash Near Rockland-NJ Line (UPDATE) 1 Dead, Several Injured In Palisades Parkway Crash Near Rockland-NJ Line (UPDATE)
1 Dead, Several Injured In Palisades Parkway Crash Near Rockland-NJ Line (Update) A fatal two-vehicle crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York-New Jersey state line has left one person dead and several others seriously injured, officials confirmed. According to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the crash occurred around 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near Alpine, New Jersey.  Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find one occupant fatally injured, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Several other individuals from the vehicles were transported to a local hospital with serious …

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by Cecilia Levine & Ben Crnic