From jersey to philly a police chase end in a crash, look at that right there. What sparked this chase in the first place. We will tell you. Little people who have little pieces of information, will try to put out what they have, or what they think they have, in an effort to make themselves larger. Harsh word from mayor nutter after two maps claiming to leak security information about the popes visit are leaked. When we will know what is happening around philadelphia. And kind of a related story, thanks but no thanks, boston, the mayor, especially work draws its limb pick bid. They were going after the 2014 olympics. Why the mayor gave up the fight to bring summer olympics back to the United States, and boston, specifically. Security reasons. Umhmm. I think city of boston, citizens there had it after the bombing and all that, they dont want at tension. 7 02. Well, good morning. Good morning, everybody. Okay. There we go. Now we can get started. Let me give you the number of the day, it
Hes in Critical Condition and severely injured in this accident last night. Reporter cars and minivans scattered across the street with debris. They described the accident a scattered collision. He hit another car. That car hit another car. Reporter around 8 00 sunday night, investigators say the driver of the van was speeding down myrtle avenue in jersey city when it hit the silver car. Police say the van spun out of control and pushed the car into a driveway. The car striking and critically injuring a Jersey City Police officer that was standing on the sidewalk. The Chain Reaction accident sent car parts raining all across the street, leafing 12 people hurt. I was leaving 12 people hurt. I was shocked it was daylight kids were outside riding their bikes. There was a group of kids playing football when the accident happened. Get hit. They did not get hit. Amen. Reporter the name of the released. As for the driver of the minivan, witnesses say he tried to run from the scene but was app
Police on an update on the truck driver. For now we are live here in linen linden, toni yates, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Lets get an update from shannon sohn from high above in newscopter 7. Weve done the tour around from the north, south, east, no matter how you try and get around this new jersey turnpike closure its a nice mate nightmare. That is the southbound delay into interstate 10. What you are finding is all of this traffic is backed up getting right into interchange 10 and this is what the problem really is right here, we can show you with sky rider 7 once you get off the 10 you have an option to take to the northbound side, you can get onto the outer roadway, it is just the inner roadway that is closed down but that is where that inner roadway merges in right here and it is causing nightmare traffic. It is a little bit better than it was before but we are going to show you the reason for that. This right here coming into the center of your picture is woodbridge avenue, nice
You were driving and dropping someone off . Yes. Did you see people out that were injured . No. A lot of people get out from the restaurant and a lot of police. A lot of police running out. If there is good news here, is that there are no major injuries. It looks like three people treated for pepper spray and one also had a possible hatchet wound. The Movie Theater and a Shopping Center in a middle class neighborhood, this a copycat of the gunman two weeks ago in lafayette, louisiana, cops dont know. That shooter killed two people inside a theater, he later killed himself and of course right now in colorado a jury deciding whether a convicted killer james holmes should get the Death Penalty or life in prison for killing 12 people in a Movie Theater in colorado three years ago. But tonight more gun violence and we are working right now on trying to figure out who this shooter was and any possible motive, we will keep you posted. David. Thanks. We have more breaking news and we may final
Good evening, everyone, im sandra bookman. And im rob powers, joe torres is off tonight. The beach in queens packed today with families trying to escape the heat. The incident leaving the people shaken. You can see crowds of people gathered on the beaches rescuers tried to find that little boy. Now identified as 5yearold ezekiel gray. His body was pulled out of the Eyewitness News reporter a. J. A. J. . Reporter sandra, rob, one minute he was on the beach, the next he was gone. And tonight, family members and witnesses are mourning the tragic loss of 5yearold ezekiel gray. Who was found lifeless in the water here at the park just hours ago. Helicopters. Ambulance, fire department. I knew something terrible happened. Reporter witnesses say there was little to no warning before helicopters and First Responders suddenly swarmed the beach here at Jacob Riis Park saturday afternoon searching for 5yearold gray. Beachgoers say the boy was with family when he somehow managed to slip away. Like