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UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward
Update: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward No charges will be filed or summonses issued against the driver of a truck that leaked a 3-mile slick of used vegetable oil in Newark's Ironbound last week, police said.  As it passed through the area around 3:40 p.m. Oct. 15, the truck left behind a trail on Wilson Avenue and on Stockton, Delancy, Adams and Thomas streets, snarling traffic as Hazmat teams covered the oil with sand.  The driver turned himself in at 3rd Precinct headquarters Friday after police released photos of the truck and asked for the public's help identifying it.  Police determined that the spill was a…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah Two heavy-duty wreckers working back-to-back were needed to remove a dump truck trailer that jammed both a Route 17 overpass in Mahwah and the northbound Tuesday evening rush. The driver received a careless driving summons after the 4:40 p.m. mishap at the MacArthur Boulevard overpass, which left only one passable lane on the highway a little over two miles south of the Rockland County border. Firefighters cleaned up a hydraulic fluid spill. The state DOT was called to determine whether there was any structural damage to the overpass. Two heavy-duty wreckers were needed to get the tra…

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by Jerry DeMarco