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A driver suspected of driving drunk was arrested after he fatally struck a motorcyclist Thursday night on a Fair Lawn road, investigators said.
The Fair Lawn Police Department received a 911 call at 8:30 p.m. reporting a crash involving a motorcycle on Wagaraw Road, near the intersection of Maple Avenue and River Road, according to a release from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. An investigation revealed that a 2013 GMC Sierra pickup truck driven by William Clark, 38, of Hawthorne, was traveling south on Wagaraw Road when it crossed over the double yellow line into the northbound lane and struck a motorcycle in that lane,The driver of the motorcycle, 33-year-old Harold M. Almonte of Hawthorne, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Clark was arrested and charged with second-degree vehicular homicide resulting in the death of another, while in violation of driving while intoxicated and was also issued multiple motor vehicle summonses, the release stated. Additional details on his suspected impaired state were not provided by the office, and attorney information for Clark was not immediately available.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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