Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House
Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House UPDATE: A pickup driver from North Bergen and a Ridgefield resident were both hospitalized with minor injuries after the truck slammed into a house, authorities said. Ridgefield detectives were trying to determine why the 2019 Dodge 1500 crossed over Edgewater Avenue from southbound Oak Street and barreled into the home just before noon on Monday, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Both the truck and the house sustained significant damage, the deputy chief said. The 47-year-old driver and the resident, 49, both were treated at local hospitals, he said. No summonses were immediately i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stony Point, NY
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Motorcyclist Severely Injures Leg After Losing Control In Area, Police Say Motorcyclist Severely Injures Leg After Losing Control In Area, Police Say Motorcyclist Severely Injures Leg After Losing Control In Area, Police Say
Motorcyclist Severely Injures Leg After Losing Control In Area, Police Say A motorcycle rider received serious injuries to his leg after losing control of his vehicle and plowing into a guide rail in Tuxedo. The crash took place around 12:12 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, when New York State Park Police Units responded to a report of a motorcycle accident on County Route 106 in the Town of Tuxedo, said Dan Keefe, spokesman for the state Office of Parks and Recreation.  Upon arrival at the scene, park police found that a 26-year-old man had lost control of his motorcycle, and slide into a guide rail on the shoulder of the roadway, Keefe said. The man sustained a c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
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Man Hit By Bus In Newark's Ironbound Settles Lawsuit For $1.2M: Reports Man Hit By Bus In Newark's Ironbound Settles Lawsuit For $1.2M: Reports Man Hit By Bus In Newark's Ironbound Settles Lawsuit For $1.2M: Reports
Man Hit By Bus In Newark's Ironbound Settles Lawsuit For $1.2M: Reports A Newark man who was hit by an NJ Transit bus while crossing a city street three years ago accepted a $1.2 million award to settle his lawsuit against the agency, according to published reports.  Jose Rodrigues-Marques, 52, was crossing Ferry Street on March 19, 2016, when one of the bags of groceries he was carrying burst open. When he bent down to retrieve the items, an approaching bus honked but did not stop in time and struck him, his attorney said.  Rodriques-Marques suffered knee, back and spine injuries and had only partly recovered after more than a year and a half, when h…

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by Paul Milo
Elizabeth, NJ
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Man Hit By NJ Transit Bus In Summit Gets Nearly $13M Settlement: Report Man Hit By NJ Transit Bus In Summit Gets Nearly $13M Settlement: Report Man Hit By NJ Transit Bus In Summit Gets Nearly $13M Settlement: Report
Man Hit By NJ Transit Bus In Summit Gets Nearly $13M Settlement: Report A man who suffered traumatic brain injuries and was left disabled after he was hit by a bus three years ago was awarded a $12.75 million settlement, The New Jersey Law Journal reported this week.  Jason Gillespie was crossing Summit Avenue Nov. 2, 2016, when an NJ Transit bus hit him in the crosswalk. He suffered multiple serious injuries and had to be placed in a medically induced coma.  The driver, Ronald Lewis, was found to have cocaine in his system. NJ Transit argued that it was therefore not liable because the driver was guilty of willful misconduct. If Lewis were guilty of …

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by Paul Milo
Massapequa, NY
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Nassau County Man Nabbed For Hitting Two People, Leaving Scene Of Crash, Police Say Nassau County Man Nabbed For Hitting Two People, Leaving Scene Of Crash, Police Say Nassau County Man Nabbed For Hitting Two People, Leaving Scene Of Crash, Police Say
Nassau County Man Nabbed For Hitting Two People, Leaving Scene Of Crash, Police Say A Nassau County man was arrested for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident after hitting two people and then fleeing the scene. Amir Dashti, 27, of Glenwood Landing, was arrested around 8:15 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, for the crash which took place at 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, on Scudders Lane, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Dashti was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro eastbound on Scudders Lane in Glenwood Landing when he allegedly struck two victims standing in front of 150 Scudders Lane and then fled the scene, police said. Both male victims, age 27, sus…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
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Belleville Man Clings To Hood Of Stolen Vehicle, Suffers Serious Injuries Belleville Man Clings To Hood Of Stolen Vehicle, Suffers Serious Injuries Belleville Man Clings To Hood Of Stolen Vehicle, Suffers Serious Injuries
Belleville Man Clings To Hood Of Stolen Vehicle, Suffers Serious Injuries A Belleville man was hospitalized with serious injuries after he tried to prevent two people from stealing a vehicle Tuesday morning, Lt. John McAloon of the Belleville Police Department said.  Two people took the vehicle from a High Street home shortly after 7 a.m., McAloon said.  A man jumped on the hood of the vehicle as it was driven off. He remained on the hood for several blocks until he fell off at the bridge on Mill Street, McAloon also said.  That man, James Dillon, spotted the thieves enter his home in the 100 block of High Street and take the keys to his car. Dill…

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by Paul Milo
Elizabeth, NJ
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Woman Hit By Car In Summit Gets $1.4M Settlement Woman Hit By Car In Summit Gets $1.4M Settlement Woman Hit By Car In Summit Gets $1.4M Settlement
Woman Hit By Car In Summit Gets $1.4M Settlement A woman who suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a car in Summit three years ago has settled for $1.4 million, the woman's lawyer said Thursday.  A driver trying to retrieve a ticket for a parking lot at DeForest and Woodland avenues July 12, 2016, accidentally stepped on the gas, crashing through the gate, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, Kathyrn Schwartzstein of Morristown. The vehicle hit the woman, a 59-year-old Union County resident,  as she was crossing the lot. She suffered injuries that required extensive rehabilitation as well as left shoulder replacement.…

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by Paul Milo
Ridgewood, NJ
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Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood
Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood A pickup truck slammed into a tree following a collision with a wagon Friday morning in Ridgewood. One of the drivers was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening. The Toyota Tundra and Subaru wagon collided at Godwin Avenue and South Monroe Street shortly before 9 a.m. The Toyota was severely damaged.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
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Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report
Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report A man who slipped on the ice in front of a Union liquor store and was hit by a vehicle has settled a lawsuit filed against the business for $1 million, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. Ciriano Tene-Garcia fell in front of Aarti’s Liquors Jan. 25, 2015 and ended up in the roadway on Vauxhall Road, where he was struck by a vehicle. An attorney for Tene-Garcia said he suffered serious injuries that have permanently affected his concentration and memory. He also has some difficulty walking as a result of the accident, his attorney said. In his suit, Tene-Garcia said the sidewalk in front o…

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by Paul Milo
Pascack Valley, NJ
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90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice 90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice 90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice
90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice An 80-year-old Washington Township man was knocked down and had his leg run over twice by a car driven by a 90-year-old Ho-Ho-Kus woman in the parking lot of a township supermarket. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what possibly is a compound fracture, Capt. Richard Skinner said. The victim was walking along a row of cars to the right of the 2016 Kia Soul outside the Foodtown off Pascack Road when he was struck around 12:15 p.m., Skinner said. The driver "apparently thought she had room to pass him," the captain said. Instead, he was knocked down and run over …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection A 25-year-old man was critically injured when he slammed into a vehicle while illegally riding a dirt bike in Yonkers, police said. The incident took place around 10:18 p.m., Sunday, March 24, when two dirt-bike riders traveling north on South Broadway collided with a car whose driver turned left from Undercliff Street onto South Broadway, said Yonkers Police Detective Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.  Both drivers of the motorcycles were injured – one operator, a 21-year-old resident of Yonkers, was listed in stable condition; the other operator, a 25-year-old resident of Utica, was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Eastchester, NY
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Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester
Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester A driver was treated for injuries after losing control of his car and rolling over in Mamaroneck on Monday morning. First responders were dispatched at approximately 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve to Old White Plains Road, near the intersection of Bruce Road, where there was a report of a one-car crash in the area that rolled over. According to fire officials, the driver was able to extradite himself from the vehicle and he was treated for minor injuries by members of the Larchmont Ambulance Corps. The cause of the crash was not released. 

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by Zak Failla