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  Women loses leg in NJ Transit accident, then pulls herself off tracks NEW JERSEY  -  There's nothing a Jersey girl can't do. That sentiment rang true when a 29-year-old young woman from the Garden State saved her own life after she was hit by a train in early May. Lisa Fitzgerald was struck by a New Jersey Transit (NJT) train at the  Morristown train station  in northern New Jersey on May 5. Lisa's stepmother Stacie Weil-Fitzgerald told Fox News Digital that it was "pouring rain" on the night of the horrific accident, and Lisa was waiting for a train to take her to  New York City. "Freak accident…somehow, she wound up under the train," Weil-Fitzgerald explained. "Her leg was immediately severed off of her." 'DISORIENTED' BOATER STRANDED ON THE WATER FOR DAYS AFTER RUNNING OUT OF GAS The mother explained that the train was still coming into the station when Lisa was struck. She was hit by the last few cars of the train. "She corra...

  Woman fatally struck by NJ Transit train near Rutherford station A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train early Wednesday morning, the agency said. A pedestrian was struck by a NJ Transit train early Wednesday morning. (Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Bergen County early Wednesday morning, according to the transit agency. The woman was struck around 1 a.m. just west of Rutherford Station by a train heading from Hoboken to Port Jervis, N.Y., a spokesperson said. The Port Jervis Line train had left Hoboken around 12:39 a.m. There were no reported injuries to the 22 customers or crew on board, the spokesperson said. The strike occured near Paterson Avenue, the spokesperson said, which is near the Carlstadt border. The transit agency sent an alert saying the train, due at Port Jervis at 3:15 a.m., was canceled. Trains were back on schedule in the morning. NJ Transit police are ...

  Another Life Lost to NJ Transit: When Will It End? Early Sunday morning, tragedy struck in Newark when an NJ Transit bus hit two pedestrians, leaving one dead and another seriously injured. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the incident occurred at 12:18 a.m. on the 400 block of Springfield Avenue. Koran Tajhai Dupree Baker, a 25-year-old Newark resident, succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. The second victim remains hospitalized, fighting to recover. Here we are in 2025, and NJ Transit buses continue to take lives under Governor Phil Murphy’s administration. How many more people must be injured or killed before real accountability is enforced? It’s time for action. A class action lawsuit needs to be filed against NJ Transit on behalf of all living victims and the families of those who have lost their lives due to reckless bus drivers. These drivers must be held accountable—this is not just negligence; these are murders on wheels . NJ Transit has ...

  What Justifies Impounding a Vehicle without a Warrant in NJ? Reasons for Police Impounding an Automobile Countless automobile impoundments occur on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in New Jersey, with many reasons that legally justify these seizures by the police. For instance, if a vehicle’s conditions or its parking location presents a public danger, it may be impounded. Also, if the automobile is unregistered, uninsured, or the current driver has a suspended or revoke licensed, these reasons apply to valid police impounding. Further, a driver who gets arrested for a  DWI offense  will certainly have their car towed. Other circumstances justifying a vehicle’s impoundment include if the car is blocking the flow of traffic because it is disabled, abandoned, or left unattended. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, a vehicle may be impounded if it contains evidence of potential crime, a crime in progress, or a crime that already occurred. State v. Washington In the cas...

  Glen Ridge Borough, NJ Chapter 10.05 - IMPOUND OF VEHICLES SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION Sections: 10.05.0 10 - Purpose and intent. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION The purpose and intent of the ordinance codified in this chapter is to establish pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(u), a list of towing contractors to provide towing services for the borough of Glen Ridge ("Borough") on a rotating basis, and to establish, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2-49, regulations governing contractors engaged in the removal of motor vehicles, towing services, road services and towing of vehicles that are abandoned, disabled, illegally parked, recovered stolen, involved in motor vehicle crashes and/or suspected or identifi...