JERSEY CITY, NJ – A pedestrian died early this morning after he was hit by a car in front of his Jersey City home. The Hudson County View reports that the victim, 26-year-old Shawn Charles of Jersey City, was standing outside of his home on Summit Avenue and Hopkins Avenue just before 4 a.m. when… Read more »
CLARK, NJ – An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in Union County, according to rlsmedia.com. Officials say the unidentified person entered the tracks Friday night near Goodmans Crossing on the border of Clark and Scotch Plains. The victim was struck by a Norfolk Southern train at about… Read more »
EAST ORANGE, NJ – A reward is being offered to help track down the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run in East Orange, according to NJ.com. The Essex County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers is putting up $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. The victim, 61-year-old Gerald Pettiford of Newark, was struck… Read more »
WESTFIELD, NJ — Police say they have issued three summonses to a New Jersey driver who fatally struck an elderly pedestrian last week, the Union Daily Voice reported. 87-year-old John Cregg of Scotch Plains was killed Friday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle driven by 74-year-old James Reid of Parlin, according to police…. Read more »
PALISADES PARK TOWNSHIP, NJ (BERGEN COUNTY) – A 70-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle Thursday in Palisades Park Township, according to the Hackensack Daily Voice. The accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of East Edsall Boulevard and Bergen Boulevard. A 27-year-old driving a Volkswagen Jetta was attempting to make a turn when they… Read more »
HACKENSACK , NJ – A pedestrian was severely injured when he was struck by a vehicle on Thursday, Daily Voice reports. The accident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. on South River Street. The victim, Michael Columbo, 56, was hit by a 2015 Grand Cherokee when crossing in the middle of the block just outside of… Read more »
PASSAIC, NJ – A 27-year-old man died on Monday after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 21 on April 14, according to NJ Advance Media. The victim, Emmanuel Perdomo, died shortly before 7 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Perdomo was hit by a car driven by a 57-year-old when he was… Read more »
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Port Authority Officer who was seriously injured after being hit by a drunk driver last month, has finally left the physical rehabilitation center and received a hero’s welcome. Officer Peter Siano suffered serious injuries on April 28th when he was struck by a drunk driver on Route 139 in Jersey… Read more »
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – An individual was fatally struck by a bus on Thursday, sources report. Authorities responded to several 911 calls reporting an individual struck by a bus just before 1:35 p.m. at the intersection of South Orange Avenue and Valley Road. The victim was found under the #31 bus and pronounced dead at… Read more »
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – A woman was hit and killed by a car while at a crosswalk on Saturday, according to sources. The victim, Donna Lawrence, 60, was in a crosswalk on Plainsboro Road at Morris Davidson Park when she was struck by a Buick sedan shortly after noon. Lawrence was flown by a medical… Read more »
