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2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (DEVELOPING) 2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (DEVELOPING)
2 Airlifted As Warren County Crash Shuts Down Route 31 (Developing) Two victims were being flown to nearby hospitals in separate medical helicopters following a serious crash in Warren County, developing reports say. The crash trapped the victims near 459 Route 31 in Washington shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Both NorthSTAR and Atlantic Air 1 medical helicopters were called to the scene as crews worked to extricate the victims, the report said. A diversion team was also requested, the initial report said. Meanwhile, Route 31 was closed in both directions for the crash investigation, NJDOT said…

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by Valerie Musson
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Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick
Jeep Topples Traffic Light In Waldwick A 17-year-old driver escaped injury when her Jeep knocked down a traffic light and damaged a junction box in Waldwick, authorities said. The borough driver's vehicle came to rest in a wooded area off the corner of Sheridan Avenue and East Prospect Street at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Police Chief Mark F. Messner said. Waldwick firefighters tended to a smoke condition in the engine, the DPW blocked off the area and the state Department of Transportation was notified, the chief said. The vehicle was towed and no summonses were issued, he said. Just off Sheridan Avenue and East Prospect …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway
Horrific Route 3 Crash: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway UPDATE: A tow truck driver was fighting for his life after he was gravely injured by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a previous accident on Route 3 in Rutherford, authorities said. Police had closed down several lanes and the shoulder while placing their vehicles and cones behind the initial two-car crash scene on the westbound highway near Park Avenue -- west of Route 17 and east of the Passaic River -- around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, Police Chief John Russo said. Robert Thornton, 31, of Nick's Towing Service in Rutherford, had one of the vehicles on the flatbed and was p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80
Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80 A tractor-trailer driver hauling a full load of lettuce was hospitalized after his rig crashed overnight Wednesday on Route 80. Two occupants of a sedan involved in the crash bailed out and fled after the 2 a.m. mishap on the highway's eastbound side near Exit 65 in Hackensack, responders said. The cab of the tractor-trailer landed on the divider. It took two ABC Towing wreckers on either side of Route 80 to right and remove it. The cab was up against the divider on Route 80.Greg Makroulakis for DAILY VOICE Lettuce get that offloaded following the crash on eastbound Route 80 in Hack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Route 46 In Teterboro As Garfield Woman UPDATE: A 59-year-old Garfield woman was identified Tuesday as the pedestrian who was struck and killed on a treacherous stretch of Route 46 in Teterboro the day before. Fetije Lickollari was crossing away from the crosswalk when she was struck by a Chrysler 300 on the highway’s eastbound side near Industrial Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. She was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. No charges were filed or summonses issued against the driver, who remained at the scene and then went with Moonachie police to headquarters to provide …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified
Hudson Man Struck, Killed Crossing In Middle Of Route 46 Identified UPDATE: A pedestrian who was killed on eastbound Route 46 outside Teterboro Airport had avoided the crosswalk when he was struck, a witness said Wednesday. Responding officers immediately began conducting CPR on Mariano Morales-Benitez, 43, of Union City on the  darkened stretch of highway in front of a bus stop near Fred Wehran Drive at 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Members of the Little Ferry First Aid Squad then took Morales-Benitez to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m., the chief said. "It was an u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 46 UPDATE: A pedestrian who was killed on eastbound Route 46 outside Teterboro Airport had avoided the crosswalk when he was struck, a witness said Wednesday. Responding officers immediately began conducting CPR on Mariano Morales-Benitez, 43, of Union City on the darkened stretch of highway in front of the bus stop near Fred Wehran Drive at 5:21 p.m. Tuesday, Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Members of the Little Ferry First Aid Squad then took Morales-Benitez to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m., the chief said. "It was an unfortuna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Another Tractor-Trailer Tips At 'Tanker Turn' Another Tractor-Trailer Tips At 'Tanker Turn'
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips At 'Tanker Turn' One of the most notorious stretches of New Jersey blacktop claimed another victim on Wednesday. A tractor-trailer carrying boxes of sugar tipped over on "tanker turn" -- a bend in the road where northbound Route 95 feeds into westbound Route 80. Two were hospitalized with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening following the crash shortly after 2 p.m., which jammed area traffic. The roadway remained closed two hours later. Northbound Route 95 ramp to westbound Route 80 in Teaneck.Greg Makroulakis for DAILY VOICE A fuel spill had to be cleaned up. New Jersey S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash
West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash UPDATE: A 25-year-old motorcyclist from West New York was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near the Meadowlands in East Rutherford early Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The victim went down on the ramp from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 across from the American Dream shortly after 5 p.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. His name was temporarily withheld pending next-of-kin notifications. Three lanes of Route 120 along with the ramp remained closed for several hours  for clearing of the wreckage and the collection of evidence, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Killed In Meadowlands Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Meadowlands Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Meadowlands Crash A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near the Meadowlands in East Rutherford early Wednesday evening, responders said. The victim, 25, from West New York went down on the ramp from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 across from the American Dream shortly after 5 p.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. Three lanes of Route 120 along with the ramp remained closed for several hours  for clearing of the wreckage and the collection of evidence, the deputy chief said. All lanes were subsequently reopened, he said. East Rutherford police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17 Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17
Fowl Smell: Truck Spills Decomposed Chicken Carcasses Along Route 17 Witnesses said you couldn't imagine the stink when a tractor-trailer carrying chicken carcasses lost part of its load as rush-hour temperatures on Route 17 neared 90 degrees on Monday.  Hay and chicken parts "flew all over the highway" after a strap on a tarp came loose from the trailer as it headed down the hill on the southbound highway in Ramsey shortly before 6 p.m., one witness said. The driver "braked to stop near the iHop and it all spilled over the top onto the trailer connections," he added. "It's the worst smell you ever smelled in your life," another witness said. "I was gaggin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene
Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene A motorist who stopped to help another motorist involved in a crash was struck and killed in South Jersey, authorities said.  Atlantic City police were called to Route 30 on a report of a collision about 10 p.m. Wednesday, a department spokesman said. Responding patrol officers found  that a Jeep SUV operated by an unidentified driver, 35, from Atlantic City, struck a center median and became disabled in the left lane of eastbound traffic. Several vehicles stopped to assist in the removal of the woman from the disabled vehicle, according to Lt. Kevin Fair. Then, as a Toyota Camr…

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by Jon Craig