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Runaway Garbage Truck Rolls Into New Milford Home, Driver Gets 4 Tickets: Police
A runaway garbage truck struck three parked cars and slammed into a home in New Milford after the driver stepped out to collect trash Tuesday morning, July 8, police said.
The crash happened around 7:12 a.m., in front of 245 Eagle Avenue, off Main Street, according to New Milford Police Chief Brian T. Clancy.
The unmanned truck rolled south on Eagle Avenue, hitting three parked cars. One was pushed into the structure of 247 Eagle Ave., causing minor damage.
Emergency crews from New Milford Fire Department, Oradell Fire Department, and PSE&G responded after a gas meter at the home was s…
Windsor Mom Killed During 'Long-Awaited' Trip To Northern Ireland
A Connecticut mom was killed in a crash while visiting Ireland on a long-awaited trip to explore her heritage, loved ones say.
Allison Eichner, a U.S. citizen from Connecticut, died Wednesday, June 11, in a one-vehicle crash in the Causeway Road area of Bushmills, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
A police report indicates that a 66-year-old driver struck Eichner, a pedestrian, just before 12:30 p.m. Eichner was rushed to the hospital, where she died, and the driver was later charged with causing death by careless driving.
Eichner was on a "long-awaited, special tri…
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said.
At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said.
Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…
Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police
A man riding a horse assisted police in Riverside Township with catching a hit-and-run driver on Saturday, May 31, authorities said.
That morning, officers were called to Middleton Street after a woman heard a loud crash and saw a vehicle speeding off after hitting her parked car, Riverside police said.
That’s when PJ and his horse, Shiny, showed up, police said.
PJ told the woman he had witnessed a gray Honda Accord crash into her vehicle and drive off, police said. PJ and Shiny rode after the vehicle and got close enough to obtain a partial license plate number, which he passed on …
Chicago Woman Had Loaded Gun, Hollow Point Bullets: Denville PD
A 25-year-old Chicago woman was arrested and charged with multiple weapons offenses following a traffic stop in Denville on Wednesday morning, May 28, authorities said.
At 12:40 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Route 80 westbound for careless driving, Denville police said.
The driver, Gabriella Neris, was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm containing hollow point ammunition, police said.
Neris was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow point ammunition, careless driving and having an open container of marijuana in a motor vehicle, police sai…
Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor
An Ocean County man was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, May 21, for vehicular homicide after driving more than 100 mph in a crash that killed an 82-year-old man in 2024, authorities said.
On Sunday, May 3, 2024, at 9 a.m. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Laurelwood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
Aryeh Bakst, 20, was driving a 2023 Tesla west on County Line Road when his car hit a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by 82-year-old Jules Brotsky, a Lakewood resident in the intersection, Billhimer said.
Bakst, a Lakewood reside…
DWI Wayne Driver Speeding, Failed To Yield: Fairfield PD
A 23-year-old Wayne resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Fairfield early morning, Sunday, May 18, authorities said.
At 12:34 a.m., officers observed a white Honda Civic exit the Route 80 West ramp onto Lane Road at a high rate of speed and then failed to yield prior to entering Two Bridges Road from Lane Road, Fairfield police said.
During a motor vehicle stop, the driver, Kyle Quiroga, exhibited signs and symptoms of someone under the influence, police said. Quiroga refused to comply with standard field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.
At police…
Erratic, Speeding Route 206 DWI Jeep Driver Had Open Container: Byram PD
A 35-year-old man was arrested after police say he was driving drunk with an open container of alcohol in his vehicle on Route 206 in Sussex County.
The arrest happened just after 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, according to a Byram Township Police Department media release.
An officer saw a white Jeep traveling at a low rate of speed, then noticed it weaving between lanes and speeding up and down in an erratic manner, the report said. As officers got closer, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, prompting a traffic stop.
Police say the driver, identified as Johnathan Valdez, of Warren, app…
DWI Arrests Pile Up In Fair Lawn After BMW Crash, Slumped Driver, Hit-Run: Cops
Three people were charged with driving while intoxicated in Fair Lawn in recent weeks, police said.
On Friday, March 27, around 1:37 a.m., Patrol Officer Matthew Hearon responded to a crash on Route 208 North at Berdan Avenue. There, he arrested Kenneth R. Gibbs, 48, of Glen Rock after a roadside sobriety test, police said.
According to Fair Lawn police, Gibbs had been operating a 2023 BMW and struck the rear of a 2013 Volkswagen being driven by a 35-year-old man from Sacramento, CA. The driver complained of pain but refused medical attention.
Gibbs was charged with reckless driving, DWI, …
Video Shows Lumberton Mayor Nearly 4X Legal Limit In DUI Arrest: Cops
Newly released bodycam footage shows the DUI arrest of Lumberton Township Mayor Gina LaPlaca, who was nearly four times over the legal limit when she was arrested on St. Patrick's Day for driving with her toddler son in the vehicle, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice.
LaPlaca, 45, was charged with DWI, child endangerment, and multiple traffic violations following the St. Patrick’s Day incident on Sunday, March 17, Lumberton police said.
The bodycam footage, shared by Transparency Bodycam on Friday, March 28, shows officers arriving at LaPlaca’s home around 5:26 p.m.…
Husband Of DUI Lumberton Mayor Asks For 'Compassion' After St. Patrick's Day Arrest: Reports
The mayor of a South Jersey town has been charged with DUI, endangering a child, reckless driving, and more, as first reported by 6abc.
The outlet said that Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton, admitted she had been drinking after officers tracked a vehicle unable to stay in its lane to her house on Monday, March 17, the outlet said.
The NJ Courts website shows LaPlaca has been charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, driving with an expired license, possessing an open container of alcohol or unsealed cannabis in a motor vehicle, failing to maintain traffic in ma…
