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Fredericksburg, VA
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Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop Before Crashing Into Fredericksburg Home Depot: Police
A traffic stop in Northern Virginia turned tragic when a driver shot themselves before their car was sent rolling into a Home Depot, police said. The incident happened Wednesday, Sept. 17, around 9:45 p.m., in the Home Depot parking lot, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. As an officer approached the vehicle, the driver “suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” officials said. The car then rolled forward, picking up speed before slamming into the building. Officers rushed in with lifesaving efforts until EMS arrived. The driver was taken to a hospital, where they were lat…
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
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Golfer, 36, Struck By Lightning On Florham Park Course, Police Say
A 36-year-old golfer went to cardiac arrest after being struck by lightning in Florham Park Sunday evening, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 6:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a golfer struck by lightning while on the Pinch Brook Golf Course and was in cardiac arrest, Florham Park police said. Upon officers arrival, lifesaving efforts were being performed by several bystanders who saw the man lose consciousness and stop breathing after the lightning strike, police said. First responders continued CPR and the golfer was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatme…
Phillipsburg, NJ
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NJ Man Critical After Near Drowning While Clamming: Atlantic Highlands PD
A 62-year-old Phillipsburg man is in critical condition after he was pulled from the water unconscious near a park in Atlantic Highlands, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 5. At 11:37 a.m., first responders from Atlantic Highlands and Highlands responded to report of a drowning victim pulled from the water at the Popamora Point Park off the Henry Hudson Trail, Atlantic Highlands police said. Multiple lifesaving efforts were made including CPR along with a series of shocks from a defibrillator were delivered to regain a pulse on the patient, police said. The man is currently in…
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Driver Stops Breathing After Thruway Crash In Tarrytown, Revived During Rescue
A driver lost consciousness and stopped breathing after a crash on the New York State Thruway in Westchester, firefighters said. The incident occurred just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, in the northbound lanes of the Thruway in Tarrytown, prompting a joint emergency response from the Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, and Tarrytown Fire Departments. Firefighters arrived to find a person unconscious inside the crashed vehicle and immediately began lifesaving efforts alongside Greenburgh Paramedics, according to the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department. While the patient was initial…
Burlington, NJ
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Inmate Dies At Fort Dix: Bureau Of Prisons
A 34-year-old man was found dead in Federal Correctional Institute Fort Dix in Burlington County on Tuesday, March 25, authorities said. At 6 a.m., Javier Francisco Villalba-Reyes was found unresponsive in his cell, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. EMS were requested and did lifesaving efforts, though Villalba-Reyes was pronounced dead, authorities said. The FBI has been notified, authorities said. Villalba-Reyes had been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute 45.78 kilograms of cocaine, authorities said. He arrived at Fort Dix la…
Bristol, CT
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22-Year-Old CT Man Ejected, Killed In Late-Night Bristol Crash
Update: Police have identified the 22-year-old driver as Logan Pinette. Click here for more information. Original: A 22-year-old Connecticut man was killed overnight after he was ejected from his car in a single-vehicle crash, authorities said. Police were called to the intersection of Witches Rock Road and Cove Road in Bristol just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, where they found the driver with life-threatening injuries. Officers immediately began lifesaving efforts before EMS arrived and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Bristol police…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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First Responders Save Life Of Woman Found Unconscious In Madison Home
First responders worked together and acted fast to save the life of a woman found unconscious on the floor of a Madison home. Madison police, fire and volunteer ambulance crews responding to a report of an unconscious woman found the 62-year-old passed out on the first floor of her Prospect Street home just after 12:35 p.m. Friday, borough officials said. Madison Police Patrolman Matthew Mirabella, Madison Firefighters Brian Castano and Lt. Kyle Wickman, and MVAC members Jack Luts and Jim Wynn confirmed with the victim’s family that she had gone into cardiac arrest and quickly began perform…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Heroes
: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse
A trio of Madison police officers jumped to action to save a 61-year-old construction worker who stopped breathing Saturday, authorities said. Police were called to Orchard Street after the man went unconscious while working in a home shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. The homeowners -- an off-duty Edgewater police officer and Morristown Medical Center emergency room nurse -- were performing CPR when officers arrived. Madison Police Cpl. Bart Glab, along with officers Chris Burans and Brett Smith took over lifesaving efforts. The officers used an automated external def…
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Heroes
: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron
A Westwood diner patron was turning blue and not breathing after a piece of food got lodged in his throat on New Year’s Day. Off-duty New Jersey State Police Major Michael Rinaldi was rendering aid when Westwood Police Officers Greg Dorfman and Stephanie Laurent arrived at the Westwood Diner & Pancake House on Old Hook Road around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. Rinaldi and the officers used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food, then did chest compressions to revive him, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. Members of the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Squad them took the man across the street …
