According to NewJersey.com, a Rutherford man was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault after he lost control of his car on August 22 and struck a utility pole, injuring a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. Victor Kwak, 22, was charged with aggravated assault by auto and driving while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of a school and was issued …
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Ethan Hawke Discusses Divorce From Uma Thurman
Actor Ethan Hawke recently opened up to the Elle magazine about his divorce from actress Uma Thurman after their six-year marriage. The actor told the Elle that he married Thurman at too young of age—27. “Success when you’re young is really overwhelming. The world felt out of control. And I wanted to stop it from spinning so fast. I thought …
Bus Crash Results in 8-Month-Old’s Death
According to the New York Times, an 8-month-old girl was killed in West New York, N.J. last month after a bus struck a lamppost, causing it to fall on the infant’s carriage. The tragic accident occurred while the bus driver was allegedly using a cellphone. According to the Times, the victim, Angelie Paredes, and her mother, Maylin Paredes, were waiting …
Study Finds That Siblings May Affect Divorce Risk
Last week, USA Today ran an interesting story saying that people who come from families with more siblings are less likely for divorce. The newspaper said that a new study found a correlation between having brothers and sisters, and the effect they have on separations in adulthood. According to a survey of 57,061 adults, collected between 1972 and 2012, each …
One Person Killed, Four Injured In Rockland County Car Accident
According to the Rockland Times, state police are trying to determine how a man ended up driving the wrong-way on the Tappan Zee Bridge, causing a five-car accident that killed a Rockland County resident. On July 23, four people including a wrong-way driver were injured and one person was killed, on the bridge following a crash at 8:51 p.m. An …
‘Glee’ Star Divorces Husband
Cheyenne Jackson, a star on the television shows Glee and 30 Rock, has filed from divorce from his husband after they were married in 2011. According to the New York Daily News, the 38-year-old actor has filed from divorce from his Monte Lapka, with a source saying the couple was “living separate lives.” “Cheyenne Jackson and his husband Monte Lapka …
Boat Operator Charged Following Bride-to-Be’s Death
According to USA Today, the operator of the boat that crashed into a construction barge on the Hudson River near the Tappan Zee Bridge, killing a bride-to-be and injuring at least four others in Rockland County has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. The boat accident happened on July 27. Jojo K. John, 35, of Nyack was charged with manslaughter on …
Man Seriously Injured in Westwood Car Accident, Charges Pending
According to NorthJersey.com, a 54-year-old Hillsdale man was charged with assault and reckless driving after a car accident on July 15 in Westwood that seriously injured a 46-year old Belleville man. The website reported that the crash took place when Michael Baba drove through a red light at the intersection of Lafayette and Washington avenues, into the side of an …
Three Estate Planning Lessons From the Death of James Gandolfini
1. A little knowledge is dangerous. Shortly after the Will of actor James Gandolfini was filed for probate, it became the focus of commentators who offered opinions concerning the quality of the estate planning reflected in the actor’s Will. A fundamental principle of estate planning is that it must be done in context. The aggressive criticisms of the planning for …
Judge Orders NJ Powerball Winner to Pay $30,000 in Back Child Support
A man in New Jersey is now a multi-millionaire, thanks to the $338 million Powerball jackpot he won on March 23. Pedro Quezada, 44, is getting a lot of press coverage after receiving the fourth-largest amount in the history of Powerball winnings. However, some of this media attention on Quezada has focused on how a part of his lump claim …