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Hackensack, NJ
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Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City
Widower Blames Dangerous Crossing In Hackensack Wife's Train Death, Sues City The husband of a woman struck and killed by a train in Hackensack last summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NJ Transit, Bergen County, the City of Hackensack, and multiple transportation agencies, claiming dangerous conditions existed at the crossing where the fatal incident occurred (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Pedro Antonio Lopez, individually and as administrator of the estate of Luz E. Lopez, filed the lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on May 21. Luz E. Lopez was struck and killed by a train on Aug. 7, 2025, near the railroad crossing at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Wappingers Falls, NY
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67-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Wappinger Crash On Route 376 67-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Wappinger Crash On Route 376
67-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Wappinger Crash On Route 376 A 67-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 376 in the Town of Wappinger, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office announced. Capt. John Watterson of the Sheriff's Office said it is investigating the fatal car-pedestrian crash that occurred on Thursday, Dec. 21, around 5:30 p.m. on Route 376 near Hackensack Heights Road in Wappinger. Deputies responded to reports of a collision and found that the pedestrian, a 67-year-old man, had sustained life-threatening injuries, Watterson said. He was transported to Vassar Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. T…

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by Kathy Reakes