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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Officials: 285 bears killed during New Jersey's annual hunt

AP  TRENTON -- New Jersey's third state-sanctioned bear hunt resulted in 184 fewer kills than a year ago.

State environmental officials say 285 bears were killed during the six-day hunt that ended Saturday. Last year's hunt had yielded 469 bruins, while 592 were harvested during the 2010 hunt.

Preliminary data show 188 bears were killed in Sussex County. Forty-two were harvested in Morris County, while 32 were killed in Warren County and 23 in Passaic County.

The hunt aims to control the state's black bear population, now estimated at about 2,900 in the hunting area, about 500 fewer than in 2010. It took place in an area north of Interstate 78 and west of Interstate 287.

About 6,400 hunters participated in this year's hunt, or about 1,000 less than in 2011.

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Funeral service Friday for teen killed in Bloomfield crash

  Web produced by Bill King, Eyewitness NewsBLOOMFIELD (WABC) -- Funeral services will be held in New Jersey Friday for a teenager killed in a car crash last weekend.

Hundreds of mourners turned out at a wake in Bloomfield Thursday night to pay their respects to 16-year-old Christina Lembo.

Friends remember Lembo, a junior at Bloomfield High School, as a sweet, smart athlete. Four other people were hurt in the crash, none of them seriously. The driver, Omar Baldeon, was consumed with thoughts of what, if anything, he could have done differently.

Baldeon was driving with two classmates in the car just after 11 p.m. when a black Camaro that eyewitnesses believe was drag racing with another car blind-sided him, slamming into his Honda Civic.

No charges have yet been filed. The case is expected to go to a grand jury.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Soldier from NJ killed in Afghanistan

AP  Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY -- Relatives of a 28-year-old soldier from Lakehurst, New Jersey say he has been killed in an attack by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

The family of Sgt. Jonathan Gollnitz says they were notified Wednesday that the Fredonia, NY native had been killed.

The Pentagon hasn't released information on his death yet, but NATO officials in Afghanistan say that two service members in the U.S.-led coalition were killed in a suicide attack Wednesday during a patrol in an eastern province.

Gollnitz enlisted in the Navy after graduating from a private high school in the Jamestown area in 2003.

After five years in the Navy, he joined the Army. He was deployed to Afghanistan earlier this year.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Man killed, 3 others wounded in Trenton shooting

AP  Eyewitness NewsTRENTON, N.J. -- One man was killed and three other people were wounded when shots rang out at a home in New Jersey's capital city.

Trenton police say two men and two women were "hanging out" on the porch of a city home when two people walked up to them just before 3 a.m. Saturday and started shooting.

The two women and one of the men all ran into the home, while the other man - who was shot in the chest - went to another nearby home, where he soon collapsed and died.

The three wounded victims were shot in the legs, feet and ankles, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening.

A motive for the shooting has not been determined.

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Man killed in NJ retirement community fire

  Eyewitness NewsBERKELEY TOWNSHIP (WABC) -- Prosecutors have identified a man who died when a fast-moving fire destroyed his home in a southern New Jersey retirement community.

But the cause of the blaze at the Holiday City development in Berkeley Township remains under investigation.

Michael Paulhus, Ocean County's executive assistant prosecutor, says 70-year-old Joseph Lasko died from injuries he suffered in the blaze that began around 4 a.m. Saturday. It was brought under control about an hour later.

Lasko lived alone in the home, and neighbors reported hearing a loud noise just before the house was engulfed in flames.

One firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, but no other community residents were injured in the fire.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

Grandfather struck by lightning killed, 9 injured

  Matt Kozar, Eyewitness NewsDEMAREST (WABC) -- A 71-year-old man was struck by lightning at Northern Valley Regional High School on Friday afternoon, according to Demarest Fire Department.

It was supposed to an enjoyable Friday afternoon for a grandfather who'd come to watch his granddaughter play soccer.

Instead, around 4:15 p.m. he was struck by lightning and he died at Hackensack Medical Center.

It came out of the sky, through the clouds with a vengeance, stripping the bark off a tree and impaling debris into the neatly trimmed playing fields at Demarest High School.

It was a deadly bolt of lightning that killed a 71-year-old man from Haworth who'd come to watch his granddaughter, a freshman, play soccer.

He was airlifted to Hackensack Medical Center after getting struck, but police tell Eyewitness News the helicopter had to land several miles away because it wasn't safe on school grounds.

"There were a hundred plus students who were evacuated into the south gym for safety purposes," said Chief James Powderly, Demarest Police Department.

"We did see the lightning. We saw it come down from the sky. It was a huge bolt. It was all over the place. So it not only had gotten here, but there was also lightning on the football field. That's why we ran upstairs because we didn't want to be in the line of fire," said Eli Nachmany, a student.

Nine students complained of tingling sensations and first responders rushed them to area hospitals to be evaluated.

This is the third lightning related death this summer.

In July, a 48-year-old woman was killed at a beach in Monmouth County when a line of fast moving storms blew through the area.

In August, a 41-year-old died after getting struck by lightning while fishing with his son in Long Branch.

Back at Demarest High School, the first week back from summer recess has been marked by death and tragedy, particularly for those students who watched it unfold.

"We made sure that our crisis team is here to assess the situation," said Christopher Nagy, Superintendent.

Investigators have not yet released the name of the man who died.

The police chief told Eyewitness News he was on the grounds when this storm was overhead.

He says it was so loud he thought something exploded.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Wake held for teen killed on party bus

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- A wake was held Monday for a teenager killed in an accident on a party bus in New Jersey.

At the Kearns Funeral Home in Rego Park, the family, the friends, the classmates of Daniel Fernandez said a tearful and emotional goodbye to the 16-year-old killed in a gruesome accident on board a party bus Friday night.

"He just made everybody smile. He never let anybody be upset. And he just always liked to joke around. We always had a good time with him," said Cheyenne Coco, a friend. The teenager was on a double-decker bus with 65 other students from St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens. When Fernandez stuck his head out of an emergency roof hatch, it struck an overpass and killed him.

"He wasn't a stupid kid. He knew right from wrong. And I just really don't know what would possess him to do that," said Corinne Blaise, a student.

Evidence of Fernandez's popularity was seen in the line of mourners at Monday's wake; A line that stretched around the funeral home on Woodhaven Boulevard.

Students from the Spaniard Social Club made flowered armbands to remember and honor their friend.

"We made these for our performances. We are always going to wear them in his memory. All the groups are going to wear these to represent him because we lost him. He was in every group," said Melanie Huerta, a friend.

Designer Limousines, the company that owns the party bus says they had two employees on the bus.

They say their emergency hatches were compliant with the law, but says it was a poor decision made by the students to open the hatch is what led to this accident.

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Man walking dog killed in accident

  Eyewitness NewsEAST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man out walking his dog was killed and six people have been arrested after an accident in East Orange, New Jersey.

Family members were breaking down at the scene, consoling each other on the sidewalk where 55-year-old Darrol Morris walked his dog every morning.

The same pathway where they both lost their lives on Monday morning.

"Just walking his dog, all he was doing was walking his dog," said the victims brother, Jeffery Morris.

A morning routine that police say put Morris and his shihtszu, Jordan, in the path of a police chase.

Eyewitness News is told East Orange officers were trailing a stolen vehicle along Lincoln street this morning when that car lost control.

Morris and his dog had no time to react as the car drove onto the sidewalk where they were walking, then slammed into a pole and a chain link fence .

The family is upset with police for 'chasing' the car down a residential street.

Morris' family says the victim was a beloved grandfather and a former marine.

The six people who were in the car have been arrested.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Funeral for teen killed on party bus

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- A private funeral was held Tuesday for the student killed after he stuck his head out of the roof of a party bus last week.

Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday night in Rego Park, Queens, to say goodbye to Daniel Fernandez.

The 16-year old was about to enter his junior year at St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows.

The incident happened near the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. Fernandez struck on overhead beam on an overpass after sticking his head out the escape hatch, while his friends watched in horror.

"He just made everybody smile," friend Cheyenne Coco said. "He never let anybody be upset. And he just always liked to joke around. We always had a good time with him."

Evidence of Fernandez's popularity was seen in the line of mourners at Monday's wake. The line stretched around the funeral home on Woodhaven Boulevard.

Designer Limousines, the company that owns the party bus, says they had two employees on the bus.

They say their emergency hatches were compliant with the law, but that a poor decision made by the students to open the hatch is what led to this accident.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

New Jersey soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan

See it on TV? Check here. AP  Eyewitness NewsJERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Defense Department says a 22-year-old soldier from northern New Jersey was killed when his unit was attacked last weekend by enemy forces in Afghanistan.

Army Pfc. Leroy Deronde II and a second soldier from Denver were killed in the May 27 attack in the Chak-E Warkdak District.

The deaths were announced Saturday afternoon, but further details were not disclosed.

Officials say both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment. 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in Texas.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Woman killed in wrong-way tractor-trailer crash

AP  Eyewitness NewsNEWARK -- Police are investigating a crash on Routes 1 and 9 in Newark that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman early Friday.

Authorities say it appears Jaynna Colon of Lyndhurst was driving the wrong way on the Wilson Street ramp entering the highway when her vehicle struck a tractor-trailer head on.

Authorities say a 21-year-old female passenger in her car and the truck driver are in stable condition.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

2 charged in Ferrari crash that killed motorcyclist

  Eyewitness NewsEAST RUTHERFORD (WABC) -- Two men have now been charged in a deadly crash in New Jersey involving Ferraris.

Police say 28-year-old Joseph Ferretti, of Dumont, and 19-year-old Joseph Meyer, of Oveido, Florida, were taken into custody late Monday night and charged with death by auto.

Authorities say the men, who are employees of Gotham Dream Cars, were driving the Ferraris near in East Rutherford when they lost control and hit a motorcycle.

The crash happened near MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands.

State Police say the men had fueled up the cars and were driving at a high rate of speed when Meyer struck two curbs and Ferretti lost control and hit a motorcycle driven by 56-year-old Stephen Lenge, of Kinnelon.

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Motorcyclist killed in New Jersey crash

EAST RUTHERFORD (WABC) -- A motorcyclist has been killed in a head-on collision with a sports car outside MetLife Stadium.

Accident investigators trying to determine just how fast two Ferraris were traveling when a routine trip to get gas turned fatal.

According to police, the silver Ferrari was the first to lose control. Then, the red Ferrari swerved into the oncoming lanes and hit a motorcycle head on.

The crash proved fatal for the 57-year-old man driving the motorcycle. His bike was sliced in half and shredded.

The driver of the luxury car suffered only minor hand injuries although the car was pretty much destroyed.

It is not clear if the driver of the silver Ferrari was hurt at all.

The sports car was owned by Englewood-based Gotham Dream Cars, which was staging an event in which customers could live out a fantasy by paying $100 to drive a Ferrari or Lamborghini three laps around a course set up near the Meadowlands Race Track.

In response to this morning's fatal accident, Gotham Dream Cars cancelled today's event.

Rob Ferretti, Gotham's chief operating officer, tells The Record the car was driven by a Gotham employee who was returning from a refueling trip.

As for the motorcyclist, Eyewitness News learns that he was a stagehand who was heading to work at another event at the stadium when the quiet service road turned into a deadly run.

A spokesperson for Gotham Dream Cars said that the company extends it condolences to the family of the motorcyclist.

So far no charges have been filed.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

8-year-old child killed in N.J. Turnpike accident

  Eyewitness NewsSOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (WABC) -- An 8-year-old child was killed and two other people were injured in a one car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday.

The accident occurred near mile marker 75.2 in the south bound lanes of the Turnpike in South Brunswick.

Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the concrete barrier in the inner roadway and the car overturned. 8-year-old Ayanah Paxton was ejected. She was flown to Robert Wood Johnson where she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 48-year-old Priscilla Paxton of Queens, NY.

17-year-old Maurice Corney of Jamaica Plains was also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. The other two passengers were taken to the hospital but were expected to recover.

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Rock climber, 22, killed in fall

See it on TV? Check here.   Eyewitness NewsGARDINER, NY (WABC) -- A 22-year-old rock climber from New Jersey had died from injuries sustained in fall in New York.

The accident happened at the Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, New York around 1:30 on Sunday afternoon.

Officials say Stephanie Prezant, age 22, of Haworth N.J., was part of a group climbing on the Trapps Cliff section of the Preserve.

Prezant had successfully ascended the climb and was returning to the cliff base when she fell, striking her head on the rocks below.

Prezant was treated at the scene and transported to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where she died of injuries sustained in the fall.

The preserve is in Gardiner, 70 miles north of New York City.

State police Capt. Joseph Tripodo says Monday that Prezant wasn't wearing a helmet. He says the group was using harnesses and ropes. The investigation into how Prezant fell is continuing.

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Woman struck, killed by NJ Transit bus

  Eyewitness NewsIRVINGTON (WABC) -- A New Jersey Transit bus struck and killed a woman in Irvington on Monday morning.

Josefa Cisallina, 45, of Orange was struck at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and New Street in Irvington around 6:00 a.m. The bus was traveling eastbound at the time, officials said.

The victim was transported to University Hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead at 8:46 am.

No charges have been filed against anyone in connection with the collision.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Irvington Police are investigating.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Store owner shot and killed during robbery

  Eyewitness NewsNEWARK, N.J. (WABC) -- The owner of a mini mart in Newark was shot and killed during a robbery Tuesday evening.

It happened around 6 p.m. at the JNC Mini Market located at 346 14th Avenue corner of South 18th.

When Newark Police arrived, they found 37-year-old Miguel Torres shot inside the store.

He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Homicide investigation is being conducted by the Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force and the Newark Police Department.

The investigation is active and investigators are currently viewing surveillance footage from around the location and other leads at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Newark Police.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Three from NY, NJ, killed in Florida car crash

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsJUPITER, Fla. (WABC) -- Three people from New York and New Jersey died in a car crash in Florida Sunday. One of the victims was a volunteer firefighter in Haworth.

You can tell by his smile, Albert Koeniges loved life.

"His dedication to be a public servant, he loved this town. He loved the people in this town," said Chief Robert Hennion, Haworth Fire Department.

And next to his kids and granddaughter, Haworth's Volunteer Fire Department was his heart and soul.

"He always felt that he had to be here, and he always did. He had a warm presence when he was in the building," Hennion said.

Outside the department that Koeniges joined in 1943, and gave 63 years of his life to, the flag flies at half-mast in honor of a much loved member.

80-year-old Koeniges and two longtime friends, sisters, ages 75 and 73 died in Jupiter, Florida Sunday. Koeniges was driving this Honda SUV, when it veered off I-95, slammed into a light pole, rolled down an embankment, flipped over a retaining wall, and sank in a canal.

The news quickly spread in tiny Hawthorne, most especially to the young guys, who were not even born when their mentor joined.

"In a department mostly short-staffed, it was hard loosing someone as knowledgeable as him, even at his age. It's a tremendous loss for the department," said Kenneth Kiel, VP Haworth Fire Company.

The department was Koeniges' second home.

So much of his influence is here, and his wife's: a scholarship awarded to college-bound kids bears her name and is still helping kids nearly 20 years after her passing.

It was only death that could take Koeniges away from his service here.

"No way he wanted to give this is up. He'd be here to the day he couldn't walk. His dedication was unbelievable here," Kiel said.

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Man charged in hit-an-run accident that killed NJ boy

See it on TV? Check here. AP  Eyewitness NewsLAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a 12-year-old southern New Jersey boy.

Ocean County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford announced Saturday that 40-year-old Jesus Arellano of Lakewood was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision.

The charge stems from a Dec. 16 accident in which Edward Juarez was struck and killed while walking to his family's apartment in Lakewood.

Arellano, who authorities say is an illegal immigrant, was being held without bail. It wasn't known if he had retained a lawyer.

Authorities say the arrest came after police conducted a road block near the accident scene. They soon learned a van - covered by a tarp - had been parked at a nearby home since the night the accident occurred.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

NJ soldier killed in Afghanistan

AP  Eyewitness NewsBLAIRSTOWN, N.J. -- The Defense Department says a 30-year-old soldier from northwestern New Jersey has died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device.

Army Spc. Ronald H. Wildrick Jr. of Blairstown and a second soldier from California were killed in the attack Sunday in Afghanistan's Kunar province.

The military says Wildrick served with the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team out of the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.

Wildrick's remains are scheduled to arrive Tuesday night at Dover Air Force Base.

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