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Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway
Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway A man was hit and killed by a Jeep as he crossed a busy roadway in the region. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, on Violet Avenue in Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, Lawrence Williams, age 76, of Hyde Park, was crossing Violet Avenue from the Sunoco Gas Station to his residence at the Hyde Park Assisted Living when he was struck by a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 41-year-old Hude Park woman. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Jeep was not injured, he added. During an investigation, witnesse…

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by Kathy Reakes
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66-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed While Walking 66-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed While Walking
66-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed While Walking A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while walking in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Orange County at around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at Industrial Drive and Fortune Road East in Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, the 66-year-old Wallkill resident was found lying on the ground unconscious and unresponsive.  Officers immediately began life-saving measures, including CPR.  The victim was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown by the town of Wallkill Emergency Medical Services, where he was&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By Hoboken-Bound Train In Bergen County Woman Fatally Struck By Hoboken-Bound Train In Bergen County
Woman Fatally Struck By Hoboken-Bound Train In Bergen County A woman was struck and killed by a train in Bergen County on Saturday, Jan. 27, New Jersey Transit officials confirmed. The pedestrian was struck near the New Bridge Landing station in River Edge by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson 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., the spokesperson 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 Spring Vall…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck During Rush Hour On Hudson Valley Roadway Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck During Rush Hour On Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck During Rush Hour On Hudson Valley Roadway Police are investigating a rush-hour crash on a busy Hudson Valley roadway that killed one man. The Rockland County incident happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in the town of Ramapo. At approximately 5:30 p.m., a 52-year-old man was walking north in the southbound lanes on Route 59 in the village of Hillburn, Ramapo Police said. As he was nearing the intersection of Route 59 and 4th Street, the man was hit by a 2023 Honda Ridgeline truck. The man, who was a Spring Valley resident, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  His identity has not yet been releas…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester
Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Authorities are investigating after a 58-year-old was fatally struck by a vehicle at a Northern Westchester intersection.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Wednesday, Oct. 18 just before 7 a.m., when a pedestrian was hit in the area of Old Yorktown Road and Strang Boulevard, Yorktown Police announced.  Shortly after the crash, Yorktown Police officers as well as crews from Empress EMS, the Lake Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corp, and the Lake Mohegan Fire Department raced to the scene. Once there, first responders found the pedestrian who was hit, a 58-year-old Yorktown residen…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart'
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' A well-known mother of three from the region who was a member of the William Raveis Real Estate Company family is being remembered for her kindness and impact on the community where she lived. Massachusetts native Meghan Raveis, age 45, died on Friday, June 23 after she was struck by a vehicle while walking near her Connecticut residence in the town of Fairfield in the 500 block of Redding Road. The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, Town of Fairfield Police said. Earlier report: 45-Year-Old Member Of Raveis Real Estate Com…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Busy Highway In Pouring Rain In Westchester Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Busy Highway In Pouring Rain In Westchester
Pedestrian Killed While Crossing Busy Highway In Pouring Rain In Westchester A man was killed after he was hit by a car while trying to cross a busy Westchester County highway in the midst of a powerful pre-Christmas storm, police said.  The accident happened on Friday, Dec. 23, around 2:45 a.m., when a Honda Pilot struck a man attempting to cross the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers in the area of Odell Avenue, according to Westchester County Police.  The man, whose name has not yet been released by police but was in his 40s and was believed to be homeless, was rushed to St. John’s Riverside Hospital, where he died around 4 a.m.  Po…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway
Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway A person suffered severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle on a busy Westchester roadway. The incident happened around 8:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 in Greenburgh, in the area of 250 Tarrytown Rd. (Route 119). Greenburgh EMS transported the pedestrian to the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Greenburgh Police Sergeant Dyana Albano said.  Neither the person's gender nor identity has yet been released.  The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, according to Albano.  "At this time the investigation is ongoing…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Family Of Woman Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Seeking Help From Community Family Of Woman Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Seeking Help From Community
Family Of Woman Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Seeking Help From Community The family of a woman who was injured after being hit by a car in Northern Westchester is asking their community for help.  On Wednesday night, Nov. 2, a woman was struck by a car in Peekskill on Albany Post Road while walking to a gas station, according to Peekskill Walks, a group dedicated to making the city safer for pedestrians.  Because her mother is now unable to work because of her injuries and is currently hospitalized, the woman's daughter, 18-year-old Kaylin Zhuzhingo, started a GoFundMe to raise money to help pay the family's bills during her recovery.  "She alway…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Woman Attempting To Cross Hudson Valley Roadway Struck, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say Woman Attempting To Cross Hudson Valley Roadway Struck, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say
Woman Attempting To Cross Hudson Valley Roadway Struck, Killed By Vehicle, Police Say A woman was killed while attempting to cross a roadway in the region, according to authorities. The incident happened around 6:35 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in Dutchess County on Route 9 at Clove Road in the Town of Fishkill. Responding officers located an unconscious woman in the roadway with serious injuries, Town of Fishkill said.  A preliminary investigation suggests the injured woman was crossing Route 9 in an easterly direction on an unlit part of the roadway when a vehicle traveling southbound operated by a 23-year-old Poughkeepsie woman struck the pedestrian…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway A woman from the area was killed after being struck by a car on a Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place in the town of LaGrange around 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 on Route 55/Freedom Plains Road. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Carol A. Murray, age 61, of LaGrange, entered Freedom Plains Road east of Commerce Street for unknown reasons and was struck by a 2018 Nissan Sentra.   A good Samaritan stopped and administered life-saving techniques until troopers and the Lagrange Fire Department arrived and took over, Hicks said. Murray was transported by LaGrange Fire Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley
Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley A woman was hit by a car while walking on a sidewalk in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 3:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 in the area of 386 Main St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the Poughkeepsie Police, the department 911 received a call reporting a woman had been struck by a car while walking on the sidewalk in the area of 386 Main Street.  Responding officers found that the victim and the offending vehicle were both gone when they arrived, Clark said. Eventually, the victim was identified and interviewed and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say
Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Updated story - Double Fatal: Hudson Valley Grandmother With Toddler Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck Dies A 3-year-old Hudson Valley boy hit by a garbage truck has died and his grandmother is in serious condition. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the town of Poughkeepsie around 1 p.m., Monday, April 11. The incident occurred on Stanley Street at the intersection with Mary Avenue when a 2019 Royal Carting garbage truck operated by a 41-year-old man, hit two of the two pedestrians in the roadway, said Lt. Shannon Rodriguez, of the town of Poughkeepsie Police.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Hudson Valley Roadway A pedestrian who was hit and killed crossing a busy Hudson Valley roadway has been identified by police. Rockland County resident Patrick O'Neill, age 54, was killed around 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, O'Neill was found lying on the right shoulder of northbound Rt. 303, Peters said. See Related Story: Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy West Nyack Roadway Officers attempted life-saving measures until Rockland Paramedics and Nyack EMS arrived on the scene and took over care. O'Neill was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Hit By Garbage Truck While Crossing Roadway In Hudson Valley Woman Hit By Garbage Truck While Crossing Roadway In Hudson Valley
Woman Hit By Garbage Truck While Crossing Roadway In Hudson Valley A woman is in critical condition after being hit by a garbage truck while crossing a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8 in Spring Valley. According to Det. Matthew Galli, of the Spring Valley Police, the 67-year-old woman was hit by a garbage truck while crossing Division Street. She was transported to Westchester Medical Center with critical injuries, Galli said. Additional information was not immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say
Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say A woman was killed after she was struck by a Jeep Wrangler crossing a busy roadway. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1 in Dutchess County in the City of Beacon. The woman was crossing Main Street and Teller Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle, said Detective Sergeant Jason Johnson, of the City of Beacon Police. The woman was treated on the scene by the City of Beacon Fire Department and transported to St. Luke’s Hospital by Mobile Life.  She was later transferred to Westchester Medical Center where she died from her injuries, Johnson s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Building In Northern Westchester Four Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Building In Northern Westchester
Four Hospitalized After SUV Crashes Into Building In Northern Westchester Three people and the driver of an SUV are recovering after the vehicle jumped a curb, hit the pedestrians, and then a Northern Westchester building, according to police. The incident took place around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov 18, in Peekskill. Responding officers found a blue Cadillac Escalade on the east sidewalk of the 10 Block of North Division St. heavily damaged.  They also found three individuals who had been struck by the SUV, Peekskill Police said. All three victims, as well as the driver of the Escalade, were transported to Westchester Medical Center for treat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby
Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby A 43-year-old driver was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said he struck a mother and her 8-month-old baby, causing serious injuries, before crashing his car into a Westchester County barbershop. Authorities responded to a motor vehicle crash at 124 Lake Avenue in Yonkers at about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 23, according to the Yonkers Police Department.  Earlier report: Mother, Baby Seriously Injured After Yonkers Barbershop Crash Police said a man driving a 2005 Hyundai Elantra was northbound on Morningside Avenue when he turned west onto Lake Avenue. Poli…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
59-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Westchester 59-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Westchester
59-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Westchester A 59-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Westchester. The incident took place around 9:50 p.m., Thursday, April 15, when the man was walking across Tarrytown Road in the vicinity of 407 Tarrytown Road, in Greenburgh, said Greenburgh Police Capt. Mike D’Alessio.  According to D'Alessio, police were called to the scene and found the victim lying injured in the roadway. Greenburgh Police EMS performed a trauma assessment, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, he added. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene after the accident…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Delivery Van In Westchester ID Released For Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Delivery Van In Westchester
ID Released For Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Delivery Van In Westchester State Police have released the identity of a man who was killed while walking along I-95. Luis G. Izarra Ampuero, age 63, of New Rochelle, was killed around 5:32 a.m., Monday, March 8, when the New York State Police received a report from NYPD of a pedestrian struck by a delivery van in the southbound lanes of I-95 just north of Exit 14 in the town of Pelham, said the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation has determined that the pedestrian was struck at approximately 5:12 a.m., and FDNY Ambulance initially responded and treated Izarra Ampuero, who was declared dead at 5:35…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge As Police Search For Driver ID Released For Man Killed In Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge As Police Search For Driver
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge As Police Search For Driver New York State Police have identified a man who was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge as they search for the vehicle and driver involved. The incident took place around 11:27 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 27, after Stephen Tomlins, 41, of Beacon, was seen by the New York State Bridge Authority by bridge security cameras walking on the southern span of the bridge, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Troopers responded to the scene to find Tomlins dead, Hicks said. At this time only still frames from bridge camera footage are available. The included images show the possible…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Commuters will want to avoid Route 17 in Middletown after a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, about a mile east of Exit 120 in Middletown, said the New York State Police. One eastbound lane is open, traffic is being diverted at Exit 119. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester 20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester
20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester A 20-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-287 in Westchester. New York State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-287 in Greenburgh shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of a crash involving a tractor-trailer and pedestrian. On Wednesday, Aug. 26, State Police investigators announced that the investigation determined that Homosassa, Florida resident Joseph Crabtree, 55, was driving his tractor-trailer east on the interstate in the right lane near mile marker 2.5 when he saw a pedestrian in the roadway. Police said that Crab…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Montvale Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies UPDATE: Montvale Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies
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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies UPDATE: Pedestrian, 55, Struck At NJ/NY Border Dies
Update: 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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle, Causing Closure Of Busy Westchester Roadway Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle, Causing Closure Of Busy Westchester Roadway
Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle, Causing Closure Of Busy Westchester Roadway Click here for an updated story: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Westchester Due to the investigation of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Route 119 is currently shut down. Greenburgh Police said Tarrytown Road/Route 119 is closed to eastbound traffic at its intersection with Aqueduct Road.  Eastbound traffic is being detoured to Aqueduct Road and Old Kensico Road, Lt. Kobie Powell said. Police are not sure how long the closure will be necessary. Alternate routes should be utilized if possible. Details on the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 77, Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Area Pedestrian, 77, Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Area
Pedestrian, 77, Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Area A 77-year-old Ulster County pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle. Michael Heller, of Marlborough, was injured around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, while jogging along Route 9W in the area of Bloom Street, Town Of Marlborough Police said. Heller was attempting to cross Route 9W from the West when he was struck by a southbound Hyundai, operated by Maureen Moreno, 38, of Milton, police said. Heller was transported to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital with serious injuries, the police department said. The incident is under investigation. Police are asking anyone with inform…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital
Rockland Pedestrian, 81, Hit By Pickup In Northvale Airlifted To Hospital An 81-year-old pedestrian from Tappan was flown to a local hospital by medical chopper after being struck by a pickup truck in Northvale early Friday, police said. The victim was crossing Livingston Street, headed toward the Dunkin Donuts, when he was struck just after 6 a.m. "Ambulance and paramedic units arrived on scene and requested a medevac due to the severity of the injuries," Capt. Howard Ostrow said. A rig took him to nearby Hogan Field, where AirMed One picked him up and took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 27-year-old Ford pickup driver from Rockleigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco