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UPDATE: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash UPDATE: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash UPDATE: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
Update: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash A 23-year-old Elizabeth woman died and 23-year-old man was seriously injured after a Ford van and Mercedes sedan crashed on the southbound side of the NJ Turnpike Monday morning in Middlesex County. Wendy Guevara was pronounced dead at the scene while the man, Henry Nolasco, was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries, according to State Police and a GoFundMe launched by friends. Guevara was reportedly six months pregnant, according to the campaign that had raised $600 as of Tuesday morning, in the 5:50 a.m. crash south of Exit 12 in Woodbrid…
UPDATE: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash UPDATE: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash UPDATE: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash
Update: Authorities ID 3 Killed Including Girl, 11, In Weekend Newark Crash Three people including an 11-year-old girl died in a Newark crash in which three others were injured, authorities said Tuesday. A Honda was heading south on Broad Street when it hit a northbound Mazda Sunday around 7 p.m. at Central Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a joint release. The Mazda was sent into a Toyota on impact, killing Honda passenger Elba Galarza, 77, of Glen Ridge, and Clarise Pizcha, 11, a rear seat passenger in the Mazda, authorities said. Galarza was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m., at St. Michael’s Hospital. Pizcha was pronounced dea…
Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods
Authorities: Man Brutally Beat Victim To Death, Left Body In Morris County Woods A 51-year-old Dover man was arrested several weeks after brutally beating a man whose body was found in the woods, authorities said. Jose Elizondo-Mena was being held in the Morris County Jail after being arrested with help from authorities in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Aug. 13, Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said. The body of a man identified as "C.R.R." was found in a wooded area at the end of Monmouth Avenue on June 4, Knapp said. An autopsy by Morris County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Carlos Fonseca found fractures on both of C.R.R.'s orbital bones, right cheek and lower-r…
Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down
Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down A Bayonne woman answered her door to find a stranger wielding a knife and threatening to kill her if she didn't keep the noise down in her apartment, authorities said. The man then fled after threatening the 33-year-old woman at her Cottage Street house around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Bayonne Capt. Eric Amato said. Police are investigating.
DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man
DWI Bergen County Woman Faces More Serious Charges In Crash That Killed Hudson County Man Charges have been upgraded against a Bergen County woman accused of killing a 66-year-old man in a Hudson County crash last year, authorities announced Monday. Denisse Ortega, 35, of New Milford, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter and death by auto after the fatal crash on Sept. 29, 2019, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The latter charge has been upgraded to death by auto and DWI while within 1,000 feet of school property, Suarez said. Ortega surrendered to authorities Monday, Suarez added. Ortega was heading north on JFK Boulevard when she failed to obey multi…
Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules
Movie Theaters In NJ Can Reopen This Week: Here Are The Rules Movie theaters across New Jersey are able to reopen this week after more than five months of being closed due to COVID-19, state officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday said theaters can reopen with specific rules on Friday, the same day restaurants can resume indoor dining. Indoor theaters must cap attendance at the lesser of either 25 percent capacity or 150 movie-goers, and face masks must be worn at all times. Families and groups of people who purchase tickets together can sit together, however, all other customers must keep maintain six feet of social distancing. Last month, …
Atlantic County Driver Killed When Car Crosses Double Yellow Line, Slams Fence Atlantic County Driver Killed When Car Crosses Double Yellow Line, Slams Fence Atlantic County Driver Killed When Car Crosses Double Yellow Line, Slams Fence
Atlantic County Driver Killed When Car Crosses Double Yellow Line, Slams Fence An Atlantic County driver died when his car ran off a Gloucester County road and hit a fence over the weekend, police said. Henry J. Berenato, 76, of Hammonton, was on Corkery Lane when his 2016 Toyota Camry crossed the double yellow lines and went into the eastbound lane, just before Ames Road/Sykesville Road in Monroe Township around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, local police said. Berenato's car continued off the road for about 200 feet before hitting a fence at a Student Transportation of America bus facility, killing him. The incident remains under investigation.
Multiple People Hospitalized In Union County NJ Turnpike Crash Multiple People Hospitalized In Union County NJ Turnpike Crash Multiple People Hospitalized In Union County NJ Turnpike Crash
Multiple People Hospitalized In Union County NJ Turnpike Crash Multiple people were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after a crash on the NJ Turnpike in Union County Sunday night. A Jeep and Toyota SUV were collided on the inner roadway of the northbound side near mile post 98.7 in Linden around 10 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Details and circumstances surrounding the crash were under investigation Monday morning.
$10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties $10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties $10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties
$10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties A pair of winning lottery tickets were sold in Essex and Morris counties. The third-tier prizewinning Mega Millions tickets from Friday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn, winning the $10,000 prize.  The winning numbers were 03, 09, 50, 53, and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. Those tickets were purchased from Bloomfield Petroleum (BP gas station) on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark, and Quick Chek on Main Street in Madison. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, seven players matched four of the five…
Death Investigation Under Way In Lakewood Death Investigation Under Way In Lakewood Death Investigation Under Way In Lakewood
Death Investigation Under Way In Lakewood Authorities were investigating a death in Lakewood Monday morning. A man in his forties was found unresponsive at a home on Madison Avenue, the Lakewood Scoop reports. The cause of death was reportedly of a drug overdose, the outlet said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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