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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Truck Thief Leads 54-Mile Pursuit From Lyndhurst, Found With Heroin: Police
A 54-mile pursuit through North Jersey in a stolen box truck ended when the vehicle ran out of gas and police found the driver with heroin Labor Day Weekend, authorities said. Lyndhurst officers spotted Jose R. Reyes in a stolen 2022 Isuzuz box truck around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Robert Litterio was the one who spotted the stolen truck at Riverside and Rutherford Avenues. Joined by Officer Vincent Dorio, the duo approached the truck and tried several times to convince Reyes to exit the vehicle. That's when Reyes, 41…
Somers, NY
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Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers
Part of a busy route in Northern Westchester was briefly closed after a vehicle went up in flames. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 30 around 4:45 p.m., when crews in Somers responded to Route 139 for a reported motor vehicle fire. According to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews quickly arrived at the scene of the blaze and doused the flames with water within seconds, quickly extinguishing it. No injuries were reported from the incident. As a result of the fire, Route 139 was shut down for around 40 minutes before reopening around 6 p.m. In addition to crew…
Somers, NY
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Rollover Crash: Person Hospitalized, Main Road Closed In Somers
A vehicle rollover in Northern Westchester left one person hospitalized and caused a main road to be briefly closed to traffic. The crash happened on Saturday, May 27 around 3 p.m., when first responders in Somers were sent to Route 139 between Plumbrook Road and Van Rensselaer Road for a reported vehicle rollover, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Once they arrived at the scene of the crash, EMS crews found all of the car's occupants outside of the vehicle and transported one to an area hospital for treatment. The road between Plumbrook Road and Van …
Jersey City, NJ
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Federal Agent Hits Woman On Jersey City's Route 139, Report Says
A woman crossing State Highway in Jersey City was struck by a federal agent Friday morning, news reports say. The woman was walking along the upper level of Route 139 at Baldwin Avenue when she was struck on the eastbound side around 8:10 a.m., NJ Advance Media says. She apparently suffered a serious head injury. The driver was a federal agent but it was not clear if he was on-duty at the time of the crash. Jersey City officials did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. Click here for more from NJ Advance Media.
Jersey City, NJ
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Port Authority Police Officer Critical After Being Struck Near Holland Tunnel
A Port Authority police officer struck by a passing driver while assisting at the scene of an overnight rollover crash on the approach to the Holland Tunnel from Route 139 was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon authorities said. The officer and three Jersey City police officers were securing the scene after a 32-year-old New York woman overturned her car just after 12:30 a.m. when another eastbound driver struck the median divider, a JCPD vehicle and then the Port Authority officer near Palisade Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The driver, a 27-year-old New York wom…
Jersey City, NJ
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Heroes
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: Port Authority Responders Make Second Save Of Month At Lincoln Tunnel
A team of Port Authority police officers and Tunnel and Bridge agents saved the life of a 52-year-old driver who had a medical episode near the Lincoln Tunnel – the second rescue of the month for three of the responders. PAPD Officer Police Officer Krystal Armenti responded to a report of a disabled vehicle at the end of the Kennedy Boulevard on-ramp shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday and found the driver unresponsive, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. Armenti broke the window and pulled the driver from the vehicle and began compressions as fellow Officer Dana Fuller and TBAs Keit…
Cortlandt, NY
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Route 100 Stretch Reopens After Head-On Crash
This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 100 has reopened following a head-on crash. The crash was reported just before 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 in Somers between Route 35 and Route 139. Both drivers were reportedly hospitalized with injuries. The roadway reopened by 6 p.m.
