By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Tuesday, July 16, 1991
The Record (New Jersey) | Four Star B | NEWS | Page B03
A 24-year-old city police dispatcher died and his wife was critically injured in a collision Sunday between their motorcycle and a car, police said.
Ronald Zadrozna of Bergenfield, a dispatcher in Englewood since June 1988, suffered a broken neck in the accident, said Police Lt. Charles Dillon.
Tammy Zadrozna, 23, was in critical condition in Englewood Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday. Mrs. Zadrozna broke her hips and both ankles and sustained serious bruises.
The accident occurred about 9:55 p.m. at the intersection of Engle and Concord streets, Dillon said.
Zadrozna’s 1991 Honda motorcycle and a 1987 Chrysler driven by Claudia Conrado were both northbound on Engle Street when they collided, Police Chief William Luciano said.
“We still don’t know exactly what happened,” Luciano said. “There is no charge at this time, but the case is under investigation.”
Conrado, 32, of West Caldwell was uninjured, Luciano said.
Luciano said Zadrozna was a community-oriented person who would be missed by the Police Department. He was also a volunteer fireman and ambulance worker in Bergenfield and Englewood, and had just taken the test to become a full-time firefighter in Englewood, the chief added.
Deputy Chief Edward Kneisler of the Bergenfield Fire Department said the Zadroznas had been married only three months.
Kneisler recalled Zadrozna as “a good kid” who “had his life snapped from him.” Zadrozna had just bought the motorcycle and brand-new helmets, Kneisler added.
Record Staff Writer Laura Impellizzeri contributed to this article.
Keywords: ENGLEWOOD; POLICE; EMPLOYMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; ACCIDENT; DEATH
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