FRIDAY NIGHT WEST MILFORD SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT, CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A WEST MILFORD TEEN AND LEAVES ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED
" A Late Friday Night Single Car Crash Claims The Life Of 19-Year-Old Daniel P. Kearney & Leaves Kyle R. Guell Hospitalized With Serious Injuries."
September 7, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
WEST MILFORD, NJ.- On Saturday, September 4, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore announced that on Friday, September 3, 2021, at approximately 9:35 p.m., Members of The West Milford Township Police Department responded to 120 Lincoln Avenue in The Township of West Milford, New Jersey, on a report of a motor vehicle accident.
Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered that a 1999 BMW 323, operated by Alexander P. Vanker, 19-years old, of West Milford, New Jersey, had left the roadway and traveled up an embankment and onto and across the front lawn of the residence located at 120 Lincoln Avenue before coming to rest in the driveway.
At the time of the crash, the BMW was occupied by the driver and two other individuals. One of the passengers, Daniel P. Kearney, 19-years old, of West Milford, New Jersey, was transported to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, New Jersey where he was pronounced deceased at 11:19 p.m. The second passenger, Kyle R. Guell, 19-years old, of West Milford, New Jersey was transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey where he is receiving treatment for serious injuries.
According to Authorities, no charges have been filed at this time, but the investigation remains active and ongoing. More information may becomes available, once it is released by authorities.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact The Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or to contact the West Milford Police Department at (973) 728-2800.
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