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Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
The next of kin for a New Jersey man who recently was found dead is being searched for by the Lehigh County Coroners Office according to a release on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Vyacheslav Chornyy, 56, of Hackettstown, NJ, was found dead inside his vehicle parked in the 6000 block of Warden Road, Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, PA, the coroner detailed in the release.
"The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation," the coroner wrote noting that, "There are no suspicious circumstances in this investigation."
The Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville Station ar…
PA Driver Charged In Pursuit That Left Motorcyclist Dead In NJ
A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said.
At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said.
The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said.
The SUV then collided with the…
Alert Issued For North Jersey Teen Missing For Weeks
Police have issued an alert for a North Jersey teen they say has been missing for more than three weeks.
Alejandro Tiul Choc, 16, was last seen at his home on Main Street in Hackettstown on Monday, Feb. 21, local police said in a Wednesday, March 16 release.
Choc is described as a Hispanic male standing five feet tall and weighing about 130 pounds, police said.
He was last seen wearing a black button-down shirt, black jacket, blue jeans, green sneakers, pink and white ankle bracelet, green and white wrist bracelet, and a black backpack.
Choc’s destination is unknown, police said.
Anyone…
Warren County Woman, 24, Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Own Pickup Truck, Police Say
A 24-year-old Warren County woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after being run over by her own pickup truck, authorities said.
Samantha Gardner, of Hackettstown, was behind the wheel of a Sierra pickup truck heading north on Grand Avenue near Robins Court when the vehicle stalled and she exited just after 2:10 p.m. on Monday, March 14, local police said in a Wednesday release.
Gardner walked toward the front of the truck, which then began rolling backward, police said.
She tried to jump back inside but was knocked to the ground by the driver’s side door as the t…
Morris County Man Nabbed In Hackettstown Bagel Shop Burglary, Police Say
A Morris County man previously put behind bars for a series of burglaries throughout North Jersey was found to be behind the recent break-in of a popular Hackettstown bagel shop, police announced.
Riverdale resident Joseph Demauex, 35, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, Hackettstown Police said.
Demauex is accused of breaking into Budd Lake Bagel & Deli II on Mountain Avenue using the drive-thru window on Wednesday, Dec. 29, police said.
Demauex stole $1,600 in cash, two cash registers valued at $1,650 each, and then fled the scene…
Drunk Volkswagen Driver Slams Into Hackettstown Bridge, Police Say
A Volkswagen driver from Morris County was intoxicated when he crashed into a bridge in Hackettstown, authorities said.
Officers responding to the crash report on East Avenue found Timothy Mikesh, 43, behind the wheel of a 2016 Volkswagen just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, Hackettstown Police said in a Tuesday, Feb. 8 press release.
While speaking with Mikesh, officers observed the odor of alcohol and subsequently found an open bottle of Smirnoff inside the car, police said.
Mikesh, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, and…
Unconscious Warren County Man Slams Pickup Truck, Crashes Into Bagel Shop: Police
A Warren County driver passed out behind the wheel Tuesday morning before running a red light, hitting another vehicle, and crashing into a nearby bagel shop, authorities said.
Jeffrey Heymann, 62, was driving a 2006 Land Rover east on Route 57 in Hackettstown when he went unconscious and ran the red light at the Route 182 intersection around 4:45 a.m., local police said.
Heymann, of Washington, then hit Mansfield Township resident Michael Danza, 51, who was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram south on Route 182, police said.
Heymann’s vehicle ultimately ran through the intersection, struck a pedestr…
NJ Man Struck, Killed By Car In Poconos
A man from New Jersey was pronounced dead after being hit by a car in Pennsylvania, state police said.
Allan L. Johnson, 80, of Hackettstown was fatally struck around 12 p.m. Sunday in the area of Paradise Valley Road south of Route 715 in Paradise Township, Monroe County, NJ.com reports citing state police.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver, an 85-year-old Stroudsburg, PA woman, was uninjured, the report says.
Additional details about the crash circumstances were not immediately released.
