Flying Concrete Slab Smashes Through Windshield Seriously Injuring Morristown Driver, Njsp Says
An errant slab of concrete came crashing through the window of an SUV on Route 287 in Morristown, seriously injuring the driver, authorities said.
Paul Gamerdinger, 55, was headed northbound when the "concrete debris" hit the hood of his car and bounced up through his windshield around 7 a.m. Saturday morning, near mile marker 39.6, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said.
Gamerdinger's 17-year-old rear seat passenger was also injured, Goez said.
State police were investigating the incident, which was not considered to be malicious, Goez said.
The driver and the teen were both…
Former Bergen County Wrestler, 'Rising Star' Paratrooper Matthew Joskowitz Dies In U.S. Army
Former Bergen County wrestler and rising paratrooper in the U.S. Army Matthew Joskowitz died in North Carolina.
Joskowitz's death was not training related and occurred around 9 p.m. on Halloween in his Fort Bragg barracks, division spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Burns said. The non military-related accident is under investigation, Army officials said.
Joskowitz, 24, of Hackensack and originally of Fairview, enlisted into the Army in May 2014, and was an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, the U.S. Army said.
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39 Cocaine Bags, Cash Seized From DWI Lodi Driver In Harding Motor Vehicle Stop, Police Say
Cocaine, marijuana and cash were seized from a drunk driver during a motor vehicle stop in Harding Township, authorities said.
A Harding Township police officer stopped a car for several motor vehicle violations at the intersection of Tempe Wick Road and Mt. Kemble Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Harding Township police said in a news release.
A search of the vehicle began after the driver, Brian Delgado, 34, of Lodi, told police he had a small amount of marijuana in the car, authorities said.
The search turned up 39 bags of cocaine, two packages of small but empty baggies, two digital sca…
