Two Fatal Motorcycle Crashes On Same Union Twp. Road Have Police, Residents Worried About Safety

Now, residents and authorities are hoping an increase in safety measures along the busy state-managed roadway, which runs along the border of Union Township and Elizabeth and is patrolled by both police departments, can help to stop the deadly trend. We have stepped up our presence and enforcement out there already, said Lt. Robert Christie, traffic bureau supervisor for the Union Township Police Department. We have asked Elizabeth to step up enforcement on their end, and we're reaching out to the county police, who have jurisdiction on both sides of the street, as well as the Department of Transportation to see if there's anything that could be done out there to improve safety. John W. Monteverde, a 31-year FDNY veteran.FDNY John W. Monteverde, 56, of Queens, was thrown from his 2004 Suzuki early Friday after he struck a car that was turning onto the street, according to the Union County Prosecutors Office. The driver of the car, Anthony J.
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Motorcycle accident in North Plymouth

Lorenzo was a drill-team training instructor with 23 years in law enforcement. He was married with three children, and had a brother who is a police officer. Lorenzo had completed his shift and was riding his motorcycle north at 3:15 a.m. July 8, 2012, when he was hit head-on by Leck's car at Cottman Avenue. Assistant District Attorney Jacqueline Juliano Coelho said that the crash tossed Lorenzo about 21 feet and that the Audi pushed the cycle an additional 130 feet. "The impact literally ripped him out of his boots," Coelho said. One of Lorenzo's legs was severed, she said, and he had multiple skull fractures and damage to almost every organ. Coelho said witnesses had to tell Leck to get out of his car, which was on fire.
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Guilty plea in DUI crash that killed motorcycle officer

Police said the man was turning into Spooner Street shortly before 1 p.m. when his motorcycle slid out from under him. The man was taken to Jordan Hospital for treatment of collarbone and ankle injuries. No other vehicles were involved, police said A 40-year-old local man suffered injuries Sunday in a motorcycle accident in North Plymouth. Police said the man was turning into Spooner Street shortly before 1 p.m. when his motorcycle slid out from under him.
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1 killed in motorcycle accident near INC event in Manila

Garcia however gave no details about the accident, saying their job was limited to providing first aid and not conducting investigations. He said that they also recorded 10 patients who experienced dizziness, fainting, dehydration from waiting for long hours under the heat. The line of people waiting to receive goodwill bags stretched for hundreds of meters in the Liwasang Bonifacio in front of the Philippine Postal Office. On Claro M. Recto Avenue where a separate stage and line for goods was set up, many parents who lost their children or their elderly flocked to the first aid tent. There are a lot of missing children and elderly, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) volunteer superintendent Romeo Rillo said.
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