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'She Was A Survivor:' Loved Ones Mourn Loss Of Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Bergen County 'She Was A Survivor:' Loved Ones Mourn Loss Of Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Bergen County
'She Was A Survivor:' Loved Ones Mourn Loss Of Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Bergen County Tara Yannette was a survivor. She was a two-time liver transplant recipient. She was nine months sober. The 32-year-old Wallington resident had a new boyfriend, Richard Black, and the two were in love. Courtesy of Richard Black But on Wednesday, July 3, Tara died by suicide, throwing herself in front of a train near the Plauderville Station in Garfield, behind her boyfriend's home, loved ones and NJ Transit officials tell Daily Voice. "She was a beautiful girl and for whatever reason, something snapped in her mind," said Tara's mother, Cheryl Fedor. "I wish she would have reached ou…
Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County
Officials ID Woman, 36, Killed By Hoboken-Bound NJ Transit Train In Bergen County NJ Transit officials have identified the 36-year-old woman struck and killed by a train in River Edge over the weekend. Kim N. Almonte, of River Edge, was struck near the New Bridge Landing station by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba 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., Mulumba 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 …
Rockland County Man Struck, Killed By Train Along Jersey Shore Rockland County Man Struck, Killed By Train Along Jersey Shore
Rockland County Man Struck, Killed By Train Along Jersey Shore A 54-year-old Rockland County man was struck and killed by a train along the Jersey Shore Monday, rail officials said. The North Jersey Coast Line train struck Stephen B. Mangold, of Bardonia, near 11th Avenue and Main Street in Neptune around 11:50 a.m., NJ.com said citing an NJ Transit spokeswoman. There were 60 passengers aboard the train at the time of the incident, and service was suspended between Bay Head and Long Branch for approximately one hour.
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack
Local Pastor Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Police identified a man struck by a commuter train Saturday in Hackensack as a local church pastor. The Rev. Robert Davis Sr. was struck at the Passaic Street crossing off Railroad Avenue across from the Hackensack Market around 2:45 p.m., Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. It wasn't immediately clear how Davis, the pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, ended up in the path of the Spring Valley-bound #2115 NJ Transit train or which part struck him. His wife, the Rev. Carolyn Davis, was doing voter registration outside of the market and he was walking from home to be with her when he was str…
Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area
Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Area A tractor-trailer was struck by a train after becoming stuck on the tracks in Sloatsburg. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Port Jervis Line Train #55, out of Hoboken, New Jersey hit the tractor-trailer that was stuck at the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Sloatsburg, said the MTA. MTA officials said there no reported injuries.  The tractor-trailer was carrying HP laser printers which were spread all over the area following the crash. Metro-North personnel and the MTA Police are investigating the cause of the accident and train service is tem…
NJ Transit Train Collides With Car In River Edge NJ Transit Train Collides With Car In River Edge
NJ Transit Train Collides With Car In River Edge Service to the Pascack Valley Line was suspended after a train struck a car in River Edge Thursday morning, authorities said. Two people in the car sustained non life-threatening injuries in the 7:30 a.m. incident at the Main Street crossing near New Bridge Landing, NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said.  They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, reports say. None of the 400 train passengers sustained injuries, Smith said. At the sceneNicole Acito The train left from Spring Valley, N.Y. at 6:50 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 8:05 a.m. NJ Tra…
25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train 25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train
25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train A Rockland County-bound train experiencing mechanical problems delayed 25 passengers at the Park Ridge station Tuesday, NJ Transit officials said. Passengers on Pascack Valley Line train #1613 were transferred to the Montvale station after their 1:32 p.m. train to Spring Valley became disabled, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. A rescue train was sent out to push the disabled train out of the way, NJ Transit officials said. The incident did not impact other trains, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The PVL runs north from Hoboken Terminal through Hudson County and Bergen County, and into Ro…
Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended
Man Struck, Killed In NJ By Spring Valley Commuter Train, Service Suspended A man was struck and killed in New Jersey by a commuter train that left from Spring Valley 15 minute earlier, authorities said. Service was suspended in both directions after the man was struck at 7:25 a.m. just west of the Park Ridge train station, New Jersey Transit's Nathan Rudy said. The 1612 train left Spring Valley at 7:10 a.m. for Secaucus Junction and had 180 customers and a crew aboard, Rudy said. NJ Transit buses and private carriers picked up the passengers, he said. NJT police were investigating.
NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured
NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured A man was was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a train in Westwood, NJ Transit officials said. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Friday evening and involved a train on the Pascack Valley Line, NJ Transit spokeswoman Kate Thompson told Daily Voice. The train had departed from Hoboken at 7:21 p.m., and was scheduled to arrive in Spring Valley at 8:40 p.m., she said. The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with unspecified injuries, Thompson said None of the 50 train passengers or crew members on the train were injured.  Rail ser…
Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say
Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say A man struck and killed by a Warwick-bound commuter train in New Jersey on Saturday had just killed his roommate in their illegal basement apartment, authorities said. The body of the 25-year-old victim was found on the floor. He'd been beaten with a blunt object, authorities told Daily Voice. "There was a lot of blood throughout the place," one responder said after city police found the body in the MacArthur Avenue apartment around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and alerted the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Nearly 6½ hours earlier, the victim's 55-year-old roommate stepped in front of an NJ Tra…
Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say
Man Who Stepped In Front Of Warwick-Bound Train In NJ Had Just Killed Roommate, Authorities Say UPDATE: A man struck and killed by a Warwick-bound commuter train in New Jersey on Saturday had just killed his roommate in their illegal basement apartment, authorities said. The body of the 25-year-old victim was found on the floor. He'd been beaten with a blunt object, authorities told Daily Voice. "There was a lot of blood throughout the place," one responder said after city police found the body in the MacArthur Avenue apartment around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and alerted the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Nearly 6½ hours earlier, the victim's 55-year-old roommate stepped in front of a…
Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey
Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey NJ Transit on Wednesday said a man struck and killed by a commuter train in Ramsey the day before was a 66-year-old Mahwah resident. The Main Line train -- bound for Suffern from Hoboken -- struck him around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday just west of the Main Street station, a spokesman said. Service was suspended in both directions for nearly an hour and a half. Last month, Governor Phil Murphy passed "Tommy's Law," nearly two years after 27-year-old Tommy Ryan was struck and killed by a train at the Main Street station in Ramsey.  The law -- sponsored by state Sen. Gerald Cardinale and A…
Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey
Mahwah Man, 66, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Ramsey NJ Transit on Wednesday said a man struck and killed by a commuter train in Ramsey the day before was a 66-year-old Mahwah resident. The Main Line train -- bound for Suffern from Hoboken -- struck him around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday just west of the Main Street station, a spokesman said. Service was suspended in both directions for nearly an hour and a half. Last month, Governor Phil Murphy passed "Tommy's Law," nearly two years after 27-year-old Tommy Ryan was struck and killed by a train at the Main Street station in Ramsey.  The law -- sponsored by state Sen. Gerald Cardinale and A…
Elmwood Park Driver Blew Traffic Signal In Train Collision, Authorities Charge Elmwood Park Driver Blew Traffic Signal In Train Collision, Authorities Charge
Elmwood Park Driver Blew Traffic Signal In Train Collision, Authorities Charge An Elmwood Park woman was cited for traffic violations after her SUV was struck by an NJ Transit train late Wednesday night causing a temporary suspension of service. Yudelka Guzman was ticketed for failure to observe a traffic signal and careless driving, delaying Main/Bergen line train 1277 from its Waldwick arrival, NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said. At approximately 9:15 p.m., Guzman's SUV veered into the the 8:41 train from Hoboken struck the Midland Avenue crossing in Elmwood Park, Snyder said. None of the 175 train passengers nor the two people inside Guzman's SUV were injure…
Westwood Man, 87, Struck, Killed By Train During Thunderstorm Westwood Man, 87, Struck, Killed By Train During Thunderstorm
Westwood Man, 87, Struck, Killed By Train During Thunderstorm An 87-year-old borough man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit passenger train in Westwood during Sunday's overnight thunderstorm. The man was struck just by the Pascack Valley Line train carrying a dozen or so people at Broadway and Irvington Street just after 1:30 a.m., responders said. The scene was cleared and service resumed Woodcliff Lake and Spring Valley at 5:45 a.m., they said. Westwood, Emerson, Hillsdale and NJ Transit police responded, along with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. NJT police were handling the investigati…
Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train
Oradell's Well-Known 'Meat Guy,' 54, Killed By Train He was known for his sense of humor -- a fun-loving guy and popular Oradell meat wholesaler who called himself "The Meat Man." Christopher Lubben, 54, a former boys soccer coach at River Dell High School, was struck and killed by a commuter train in Oradell a half-dozen blocks or so from the school Wednesday evening -- the night before this year's graduation. ****** TRIBUTE: A funeral Mass was scheduled this Monday for Christopher Lubben -- the fun-loving and well-known Oradell wholesaler known as "The Meat Guy." https://paramus.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/monday-funera…
Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified
Hackensack Couple Killed By Train Identified HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Each was on the opposite side of the tracks before Keith Daisley and Regina Eller met in the middle Wednesday afternoon -- and were struck and killed by a commuter train, witnesses told investigators. Eller, 48, "had just gotten off a bus on Main Street" around 1:10 p.m., a law enforcement official said. Daisley, 51, "was waiting for her on the other side of the tracks," he said, adding that they apparently hadn't seen one another in awhile. The couple -- who each lived at different Hackensack addresses -- "met in the middle of the tracks,"…
Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train
Hackensack Couple Meeting In Middle Of Tracks Struck, Killed By Train HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Each was on the opposite side of the tracks before Keith Daisley and Regina Eller met in the middle Wednesday afternoon -- and were struck and killed by a commuter train, witnesses told investigators. Eller, 48, "had just gotten off a bus on Main Street" around 1:10 p.m., a law enforcement official said. Daisley, 51, "was waiting for her on the other side of the tracks," he said, adding that they apparently hadn't seen one another in awhile. The couple -- who each lived at different Hackensack addresses -- "met in the middle of the tracks,"…
Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton
Franklin Lakes Girl, 16, Killed By Train In Clifton A 16-year-old Franklin Lakes girl was struck and killed by a commuter train in Clifton early Sunday, NJ Transit confirmed. A memorial Mass for Kasie Del Otero was scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mount Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes (SEE: Services Set For 'Ambitious, Kind' Franklin Lakes Teen). The Suffern-bound Main Line train was out of service when it struck her around 5:30 a.m. east of the Paterson train station, the agency said. "There were no passengers on board," NJ Transit's Lisa Torbic said. "It was being put in place for the morning, beginning in S…