Crash after police pursuit into Glen Ridge park leaves multiple dead, authorities confirm – Yahoo News
GLEN RIDGE — Multiple people died in a car crash following a police pursuit Tuesday morning in Glen Ridge, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Kathy Carter said.
The crash is being investigated by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Carter said. The attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The car, a silver Hyundai, crashed into a park and hit two trees near the Glen Gazebo. Authorities did not provide further details on the crash.
The active police investigation closed Bloomfield Avenue Tuesday morning between Ridgewood and Hillside avenues.
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The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office was on scene as police directed traffic at Ridgewood and Bloomfield avenues in the heart of the town by the municipal building, library, elementary school and police department. The area closed by police is in front of a steep embankment in the park.
Commuters will not have access to the Glen Ridge train station, police alerted.
The crash came not far from where another happened in 2018 that left two people dead. The 2018 crash also started as a pursuit initiated by Montclair police.
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The intersection and Bloomfield Avenue mark the main area of activity in normally quiet Glen Ridge, an affluent borough with fewer than 8,000 residents. Mike Lucci, a Glen Ridge resident of four years, said though Bloomfield Avenue is busy in the area he rarely sees any crashes.
“It’s kind of shocking,” Lucci said, noting most times he sees police officers in the area they’re only helping kids cross the street.
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Mickey Dobesh, who has worked in town for seven years, says the location can be hectic when the nearby elementary and high schools let out but otherwise it’s a calm town. Dobesh came to work around 5 a.m. and already saw the active police investigation.
“You had to be going pretty fast to go down
Check back for more on this developing story.
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