Update: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole

A driver from the West Coast was hospitalized after he crashed his new pickup truck into a utility pole on Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs, downing wires and forcing the entire road closed, authorities said.

The 2023 Ford F150 crashed on Sylvan Avenue just south of Sherwood Avenue shortly before midnight Monday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Detective Sgt. Ronald Waldt said.
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Jerry DeMarco

08/14/2023 12:40 p.m.

The 36-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, CA was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after his 2023 Ford F150 crashed on Sylvan Avenue just south of Sherwood Avenue shortly before midnight Monday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Detective Lt. Ronald F. Waldt said.

Wires obstructing the roadway forced police to temporarily shut down both sides of the road, the lieutenant said.

A fleet of PSE&G vehicles responded to assess the damage and repair or replace the pole, he said. Borough firefighters tended to a fuel spill.

ABC Towing removed the pickup.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation assisted with traffic control.

Motor vehicle charges are expected to follow as a borough police investigation continues, Waldt said.

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