Victor M. Ortiz, III, of Hillside, is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide and ...

Sergeant Victor Ortiz, allegedly struck Rodriguez while he was directing traffic on Lafayette Street after an event at the ...

Many are calling for justice following the arrest Thursday of a police officer who struck and killed a traffic agent in ...

A Newark police sergeant was charged Thursday with aggravated manslaughter in an off-duty crash that killed a traffic control ...

Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark ...

The victim’s nephew, Mace Hernandez, said outside Newark City Hall on Thursday that the long-awaited charges give Rodriguez’s family enough closure to finally begin the grieving process.

Jairo Rodriguez, 53, was working as a traffic control officer when he was killed, NJ.com reported. The name of the off-duty sergeant behind the wheel has not been released. “This tragic news is ...

Jairo Rodriguez, 53, was working as a traffic control officer when he was killed, NJ.com reported. The name of the off-duty sergeant behind the wheel has not been released. “This tragic news is ...

The crash, which occurred about 12:44 a.m. on Broad Street, killed Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez, 53, according to city officials. Rodriguez, a husband and father who has worked ...

Victor Ortiz, 34, of Hillside, also faces a charge of vehicular homicide in the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 53, was struck about 12:44 a.m. on Dec. 11 on ...