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SUV Tips On Route 17 Exit Ramp
A driver failed to negotiate a Route 17 exit ramp, landing an SUV on its side. No injuries were reported in the rollover on the northbound highway's Midland Avenue exit ramp headed west in Paramus around 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. The Range Rover was significantly damaged and had to be righted and removed by Nutchie's Towing Service. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded to the crash on the Midland Avenue exit ramp off northbound Route 17 in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. No…
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SUV Clips Pole And Rolls In Washington Township
An SUV clipped a utility pole and landed on its side in Washington Township, sending the driver to the hospital. The Toyota Highlander took down a sign, damaged an Optimum box and lost a wheel in the crash on East Glen Avenue just west of the Garden State Parkway shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 6. The driver got out herself and was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what appeared to be minor injuries, township Police Chief Rich Skinner said. Washington Township police, firefighters and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded along with Paramus firefighters. An Optimum …
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Fumes Overcome Four At Bergen Community College
Four workers at Bergen Community College were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being overcome by fumes from an apparent cleaning product, responders said. Work apparently was being done when a mixture was poured that created the fumes in the kitchen area of the Pitkin Education Building off Paramus Road around 4 p.m. No students were affected, responders said. The building, which houses the Student Center, was evacuated and was to remain closed Tuesday evening. Paramus firefighters responded along with Bergen County sheriff's officers, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit and mult…
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? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway
UPDATE: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging cameras. …
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Paramus Passersby Rescue Victims After SUVs Collide Head On, Burst Into Flames
HEROES: Passersby pulled three victims from their vehicles following a fiery wrong-way head-on crash Friday night in Paramus that critically injured one of the drivers, authorities confirmed. A BMW SUV carrying two men was headed south on the wrong side of Paramus Road near Alpine Drive when it slammed head-on into a Honda SUV occupied by a female driver shortly before 5:30 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Passersby, including a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, pulled the victims out before the vehicles were consumed by flames. The female driver was very seriousl…
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SUV Rolls In Crash At Busy Paramus Intersection
A minor arm injury was the only reported casualty after an SUV rolled onto a Paramus resident's lawn in a crash Wednesday afternoon at one of Bergen County's busiest intersections. The black Jaguar overturned after collided with a Toyota sedan on East Ridgewood Avenue at Sandor Court across from the A&S Trading service station near the Fashion Center between Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded. Flatbed tow trucks removed the vehicles. Boyd A. Loving reported this story and took the photos. The SUV collided with this Toyota sedan o…
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Paramus Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
A driver was hospitalized following a chain-reaction late-morning crash Monday in Paramus. The driver's BMW slammed into a minivan in front of the Brookdale Paramus Senior Living community on Paramus Road between Johnson and White Pine courts. There was no immediate word on the extent of the victim's injuries or whether anyone else was hurt. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded.
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Car Rolls On Route 4 In Paramus
The occupants of a car that overturned Monday afternoon on westbound Route 4 in Paramus got themselves out, responders said. The Volkswagen rolled in front of 35 Plaza shopping center, which includes a Houlihan's, Starbucks and Roadrunner Sports, among other businesses. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded. The vehicle was righted and removed by a flatbed tow truck. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Traffic, needless to say, was jammed for miles. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. The occupants got themselves out after their Volks…
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Passenger Freed In Emerson Crash
A passenger was hospitalized after being extricated by Paramus firefighters following a Thursday morning crash in Emerson. Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad freed the woman after the crash around 9:30 a.m. on Soldier Hill Road at Forest Avenue at the border of both towns. The driver refused medical attention. Local police also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report and took the photo.
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: Clogged Toilet Caused HazMat Response At Garden State Plaza, Police Say
An attempt to unclog a toilet at the Garden State Plaza sent one person to the hospital for chemical exposure Wednesday, authorities said. The shopper was transported after a mall maintenance worker and plumber poured two different types of chemicals down the same drain causing a hazardous condition, local police said. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a Bergen County hazardous materials team on reports of fumes in the food court -- which was evacuated as a precautionary measure at approximately 9:30 p.m. "The dining terrace at Westfield Garden State Plaz…
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: Victims Survive Horrific Crash Into Route 4 Restaurant In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Two speeding vehicles slammed into the side of a Route 4 restaurant in Paramus late Saturday, taking a parked car with them, in a horrific crash that sent at least three victims to the hospital. Somehow, none of them sustained injuries that would be considered life-threatening, police said. A pickup truck and another vehicle took out a utility pole, a tree, a fire hydrant and a third vehicle as they careened into the side of the Chakra Restaurant -- leaving a Jeep upside down against the wall -- a short distance past where Route 208 becomes eastbound Route 4. No patrons we…
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: Rollover Crash Closes Two Lanes Of Route 17 In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. -- One occupant was hospitalized and a dog was taken to Oradell Animal Hospital after a utility pole crash that rolled a Dodge Ram onto its side on northbound Route 17 in Paramus Tuesday night. The crash occurred outside the Popeye's just north of Ridgewood Avenue, closing the right and center lane of the highway and jamming traffic for miles. Paramus police, firefighters, EMS and OEM responded, as was a PSE&G crew that stabilized the downed pole and restrung the dangling wires. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article. ****** ALSO SEE: An unemployed Massachusetts cou…
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: Transformer Sent Flying As SUV Slams Into Route 17 Pole In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. -- An SUV slammed head-on into a utility pole on northbound Route 17 in Paramus early Wednesday evening, sending the driver to the hospital and a transformer into a nearby parking lot. Traffic in both directions was slowed considerably near Kalisa Way until the wrecked Nissan Rogue could be removed by flatbed tow truck. An ambulance took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center with undetermined injuries. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital assisted Paramus EMTs with patient care.A PSE&G crew responded, as did Paramus police and firefighters. Boyd A. Lovin…
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