Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wyckoff-based smart driving company is beefing up its staffing for this weekend.
Super Bowl Sunday is a particularly problematic day for drunk driving, a problem one Wyckoff-based company is hoping to help alleviate for its customers by keeping them safe and off the road. StearClear, the smartphone app designated driver service, will be on high availability come Super Bowl Sunday across multiple counties in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “Unfortunately, many people opt to drive their car home rather than risk leaving it overnight somewhere after having a drink or two,” said Craig Sher, CEO and co-founder of StearClear. “We saw that it was a big problem and created StearClear in order to provide a safe, efficient and reliable alternative to driving yourself home after you have had a drink.” StearClear …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Emotional, dramatic reenactment illustrates drunk driving's consequences — from injury, to death, to prison
Sometimes talking to teenagers may not be enough to get your point across. Despite the advice and warnings of parents, teachers and even some friends, apprioximately 3,000 of teens still die every year in drunk driving-related car accidents. Parent volunteers Nick and Larissa Pokrovsky, of Franklin Lakes, and scores of other volunteers, got together to build a program they hope may convey the very real dangers of drunk driving. The program at Ramapo High School stresses that the decision to drink alcohol and get behind the wheel can affect many more people than just the one who's drinking, according to the organizers. Students and local first responders volunteered to participate in a 30 minute reenactment of a drunk driving accident and …
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Wyckoff man flees from accident, nabbed later in Shrewsbury
A Wyckoff man who fled the scene of an accident in Monmouth County that sent two to the hospital was later located in a neighboring town and charged with drunken driving and other offenses, police said Tuesday. Kieran H. Finnegan, 31, was charged with driving while intoxicated and two counts of assault by auto stemming from a crash near Belmar Boulevard in Wall Township around 8:20 p.m. Monday, Wall Police Sgt. Frank Lancellotti said. Aaron Doynow, 49, of Colts Neck and his 13-year-old son, the driver and passenger of the car Finnegan hit, were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Township, with minor injuries following the crash, Lancellotti said. Finnegan left the scene, but witnesses were able to identify the vehicle…
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The newly promoted officer also won this award in 2011
Police Sergeant Brian Zivkovich was lauded for the second year in a row for his efforts to curb drunk driving in Wyckoff. The New Jersey Chapter of MADD awarded the recently promoted sergeant for outstanding and distinguished service to the community for saving lives and preventing crashes by arresting impaired drivers, according to a press release. MADD is a national organization committed to reducing motor vehicle crashes caused by drunk drivers. "Too often the media reports the tragic results of an intoxicated driver and you wonder what could have been done to prevent it," Zivkovich said Wednesday. "The Wyckoff Police Department is committed to keeping the residents of Wyckoff safe on the roadways. I am proud to be part of team of …
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