Mountainside

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The victims were a 16-year-old female who was thrown from the vehicle and an 18-year-old male who burned to death.

A woman was thrown from the vehicle while a male driver was trapped inside, Mountainside police said Sunday.

A Union Township cop shot and wounded 32-year-old Lester Krek in the driveway of a Mountainside home not long after Krek had led cops on a brief high-speed chase on Route 22.

A routine traffic stop on Friday turned into a police-involved shooting in Mountainside.

Authorities announced the arrest of a Linden man two months after a hit-and-run that left a 35-year-old woman dead. Police said he told his boss he hit a deer.

Meghan Crilly was struck by a red 2014 or 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 20.

Meghan Crilly is a second grade teacher in Mountainside. Since she was struck in Linden last week, the 35-year-old Fanwood resident has had multiple surgeries.

A joint statement from the mayor and borough council posted on the borough website announcing that two officers named in a lawsuit, including chief Allan Attanasio, will retire as Mountainside tries to put the incident behind it.

After three of the top officers in the police department were put on leave the governing body said steps are being taken to correct issues cited in a lawsuit.