A 79-year-old school bus driver was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in state prison for the deadly crash two years ago that killed a Paramus student and teacher and injured dozens more.
A German shepherd was trapped in an SUV on I-80 on Friday after a a generator estimated to weigh 75,000 pounds fell off a truck. Miraculously, the dog and the driver survived.
State officials on Friday released video that shows the deadly school bus crash in May that killed an 10-year-old student and a teacher and injured dozens more.
"Having viewed the video, it is clear if it is released... it will cause additional very difficult hardship for the Vargas family, since the video shows the impact that caused Miranda's death," attorney David Fried wrote in an email to the state DOT.
The Morris County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday denied New Jersey 101.5's request under the Open Public Records Act for a copy of the video, citing an ambiguous criminal investigatory records exemption under the law.
Less than two weeks after a school bus accident killed two residents of his congressional district, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer has introduced a federal bill requiring three-point seat belts on large school buses.