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Charges Upgraded For Bogota Man Who Fled the Scene of a Fatal Accident in Teaneck

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Teaneck NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 18-year-old ALEXANDER L. VARGAS of Bogota, NJ on new, upgraded charges related to a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred on January 25, 2024. The arrest and latest upgraded charges are the result of a continuing investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Teaneck Police Department under the direction of Chief Andrew McGurr.

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Westwood Man Killed Freak NYC Subway Accident

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New York NY, a subway commuter was killed after being dragged by a train in Manhattan on Monday. The incident happened around 5 p.m. at the 59th Street Columbus Circle station in Midtown .

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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Investigating Fatal Accident in Wood Ridge

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Wood Ridge NJ, At 9:58 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on Route 17 South in front of 255 Route 17 in Wood-Ridge, NJ. The victim, a 20-year-old man from Roxbury, MA, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Attorney General’s Office : Clifton Police Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian While Responding to a Crime

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Clifton NJ,  The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal motor vehicle accident last evening in Clifton, N.J., in which a police vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.

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Bergen County Prosecutor : Fatal Accident in Hackensack

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information:

At approximately 9:17 p.m. on June 8, 2019, the Hackensack Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting a single vehicle that crashed into a pole in front of 286 Passaic Street.  The vehicle was occupied by a Hackensack couple and their infant son.  The four-week-old boy sustained head trauma as a result of the accident and was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center.  The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Hackensack Police Department. 

No further information will be released at this time.  

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Investigation of fatal hit-and-run in Fort Lee, NJ

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Fort Lee NJ, Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo announces the following information:

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred just before 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2018, on Main Street in the area of Jones Road in Fort Lee, NJ. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that the 61-year-old female victim was struck by a westbound box truck, then struck again by an eastbound Mercedes-Benz SUV.  The box truck remained on the scene, but the Mercedes-Benz fled the area.  However, the BCPO’s Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department have since located the driver of the Mercedes-Benz SUV, and the driver is in custody.

The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released at a later time.