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Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield A tractor trailer overturned in a crash with a passenger car early  morning, Monday, April 8 on Route 78 in Springfield, police said. The Freightliner and Toyota passenger car were heading east when the tractor trailer struck the back of the Toyota and overturned near milepost 47.4 at 5 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital. There were no other injuries reported. The accident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Elizabeth: Authorities Man Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Elizabeth: Authorities
Man Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Elizabeth: Authorities A man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Elizabeth on Thursday morning, March 15, authorities said. The man was struck by the car at East Jersey and Spring Street, Ruby Contreras, public information officer for the city, said. The vehicle fled the scene, Contreras said. Multiple lanes are shut down, Contreras said. The man's condition is unknown, Contreras said. 

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by Sam Barron
Traffic
Crash Jams Turnpike In Newark Crash Jams Turnpike In Newark
Crash Jams Turnpike In Newark A crash on the New Jersey Turnpike jammed the highway in Newark during rush hour Wednesday, July 26. The crash occurred in the outer lanes on the northbound side of the highway, just south of Interchange 14. Two left lanes were blocked as of 6 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County
Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County A crash backed up Route 80 early Monday, April 3 in Essex County. The incident occurred on the eastbound side of the highway in Fairfield as of 8 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale A pickup truck plowed through the fences of two different homes while an SUV got knocked into a driveway in a Monday afternoon collision in Montvale. The female driver of the Hyundai Sante Fe was taken to the hospital by Tri-Boro Ambulance with injuries that didn't appear serious following the Feb. 20 crash in the 300 block of West Grand Avenue. The Ford F150 driver was OK. The Hyundai Santa Fe ended up in the driveway of a West Grand Avenue home while a pickup truck plowed through two fences in the Monday afternoon crash in Montvale.Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were towed. Montvale p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d
SEE Anything? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d UPDATE: A 24-year-old factory worker from Paterson was charged Wednesday with the hit-and-run death of an 83-year-old Hawthorne woman as she crossed a Glen Rock street two days earlier. The 2007 Honda CRV that David Romero was driving when he was stopped by Glen Rock Police Sgt. Michael Trover around 6:45 a.m. Feb. 1, not only has a dented hood. Tape also remained on an apparently new replacement windshield and bits of clothing were found in the grill. Romero was pulled over on Lincoln Avenue near northbound Route 208 -- less than a block up and easily visible from the spot where Angelina…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ Scooterist Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By 84-Year-Old Motorist NJ Scooterist Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By 84-Year-Old Motorist
NJ Scooterist Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By 84-Year-Old Motorist A scooter driver from Northvale was seriously injured when he was struck in Norwood by a sedan driven by an 84-year-old borough woman, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on Tappan Road when the driver of a 2003 Acura TL made a left in front of him onto Kensington Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Norwood Police Capt. Sal Russino said. He sustained a serious leg injury and cuts on his head, Russino said. A medevac was requested but was disabled, the captain said. Police in towns along the route to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road
Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road A struck delivery truck blocked a northwest Bergen County artery for more than an hour. The driver had been turning into a Ho-Ho-Kus resident's driveway on East Saddle River Road near Fox Run when the mishap occurred on Saturday, May 14. The driver and his helpers weren't injured. A heavy-duty wrecker from City Wide Towing removed the vehicle while borough police detoured traffic at either end. No damage was reported to either the truck, driveway, or street. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. To the rescue: City Wide Towing removes the struck truck on Eas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine
Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine A major Ridgewood thoroughfare was closed for more than an hour after a delivery driver's truck got stuck in the middle of a U-turn. The driver told village police his brakes locked up as he headed down Garber Square and realized the truck wouldn't clear the railroad bridge off North Broad Street around 8 a.m. Friday, April 29. The FreshPro Distributors truck out of West Caldwell ended up stuck on the median, blocking traffic in both directions. All Points Towing got the driver out of his predicament while police detoured motorists coming off Franklin and West Ridgewood avenues. No injur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup A pedestrian suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a pickup truck before dawn Monday on Route 46 in Elmwood Park, authorities said. The 51-year-old victim from Paterson was crossing the highway at Mola Boulevard when he was hit by a 2008 Dodge Ram shortly after 5:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was taken to St. Joseph's with the broken femur and a cut lip, the chief said. Any summonses or charges against the 60-year-old driver from Riverdale were pending the results of an investigation, he said. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass
SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass An SUV slammed into the front of an auto shop in Hackensack after the driver cut off another motorist, authorities said. The 67-year-old Honda Pilot driver made a right turn from University Plaza onto River Street, cutting off a 2008 Nissan Altima that was headed south from Hackensack Avenue, around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The Altima, driven by a 76-year-old River Edge man, clipped the rear bumper of the Pilot, Foley said. The Pilot driver apparently panicked and hit the gas, sending her vehicle off the road and onto its side into the front window of the Firestone dealers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus UPDATE: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus
Update: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus An 18-year-old woman was struck and killed early Saturday on southbound Route 17 in Paramus, responders said. "The victim was walking in right lane of the highway" when she was struck around 5:30 a.m. near the Garden State Parkway overpass and Midland Avenue, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. Furious efforts to save her life failed. The driver remained at the scene as the victim was taken to a nearby hospital.  No other information about the crash was immediately available. The highway remained closed at Midland Avenue for nearly four hours before reopening. CHEC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup PHOTOS: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup
Photos: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup UPDATE: A woman and teenage boy from Lodi had to be cut from their sedan after it was smashed in a multi-vehicle pileup involving a tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon on Route 17, authorities said. Members of the Paramus Volunteer Rescue Squad extricated the 27-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy after the crash closed the northbound highway around 1:45 p.m. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. It began when a Hyundai Sonata rear-ended the victims’ Nissan Sentra in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 Truck Crash Jams Route 17
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 A driver escaped serious injury when a box truck crashed early Friday on Route 17 in Paramus. The driver got out under his own steam after the truck hit a pole and a tree, landing on its side on the northbound highway outside the Trader Joe's near the Midland Avenue exit shortly before 6:30 a.m. The right and center lanes were temporarily closed as a heavy duty wrecker righted and removed the truck. Traffic stretched for miles. All lanes were reported reopened at 8:44 a.m. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Major Delays: Overturned Trailer Backs Up Outerbridge Crossing Into New Jersey Major Delays: Overturned Trailer Backs Up Outerbridge Crossing Into New Jersey
Major Delays: Overturned Trailer Backs Up Outerbridge Crossing Into New Jersey An overturned tractor trailer in Staten Island closed Route 440 eastbound at the Outerbridge Crossing Thursday. All lanes going into New Jersey -- which lets out in Perth Amboy -- were closed as of 3:30 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com Overturned tractor trailer has shut Route 440 Eastbound at the Outerbridge Crossing. Use caution, slow down and expect delays. https://t.co/oPLiabozB2 pic.twitter.com/66KGLSZ9dX — Lakewood News Network (@LakewoodNewsNet) July 23, 2020

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 A medical assistant from Harlem sped off after she struck and seriously injured a man with her car in broad daylight near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee last month, said authorities who arrested and charged her. Fatou Diaby, 25, stopped at first and got out of her Honda Accord after she hit the 23-year-old victim at the intersection of Hudson Terrace and Myrtle Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. She then "got back in her vehicle and left the scene prior to police arrival," he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack Univers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car A 70-year-old pedestrian was struck by a turning vehicle Thursday afternoon in Palisades Park. The 27-year-old borough driver was making a left from East Edsall Boulevard when his Volkswagen Jetta struck the woman, also from Palisades Park, as she crossed Bergen Boulevard, responders said. She sustained minor injuries, they said. The driver received summonses, including for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash A crash caused when a driver ran a red light toppled a traffic light Tuesday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The 50-year-old Nissan Pathfinder driver from Hackensack was headed south on Summit Avenue when he ignored the red light at Central Avenue, Lt. Anthony Natale said. The 2007 Pathfinder collided with a 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection and rolled onto its roof, knocking down the light pole, he said. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, Natale said, adding that they and the other driver refused medical attention. Police issued summonses to the Pathfinder…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus ALERT: Route 17 was expected to remain closed in both directions past 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury Wednesday after his rig hit a fire hydrant and utility pole, then burst into flames at an exit ramp off southbound Route 17 in Paramus. One of several civilians who stopped gave the driver his coat after the crash at the Ridgewood Avenue exit downed utility lines across the highway -- knocking out power and cable to several area customers -- shortly after 2:30 p.m. "He's shaken up," the good Samaritan's boyfriend told Daily Voice from the scene. "He d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Fatally Struck On Newark Highway ID'd As CT Woman, 29 UPDATE: Driver Fatally Struck On Newark Highway ID'd As CT Woman, 29
Update: Driver Fatally Struck On Newark Highway ID'd As CT Woman, 29 A female driver who was struck and killed on a Newark highway early Sunday morning has been identified as a 29-year-old Stamford, CT resident, authorities said. Diana Carolina Gonzalez-Rivera was headed northbound on Route 1 & 9 in her Honda Civic carrying her young soon when she pulled over, got out of the car and walked into oncoming traffic around 6:20 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a release with Newark police. Gonzalez-Rivera was struck by two passing cars and taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead 30 minutes later, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VIDEO: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County VIDEO: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County
Video: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County The moment a New Jersey State trooper and lieutenant rescued a man from a burning truck on Route 287 in Bridgewater Township was captured in an action-packed video (scroll to watch). State Trooper Robert Tarleton had been involved with a driver in a traffic stop on Route 287 northbound near milepost 20 shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday when a nearby tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the road in the express lanes, NJSP said in a news release. The trailer burst into flames after striking the guardrail and bridge abutments, authorities said. After witnessing the crash, Tarleton immediat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes
Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes Three people were injured in separate Thursday morning crashes on either side of Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus. The first occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. and the next about a half-hour later, both near Hollywood Avenue. Two people were taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Their conditions couldn't immediately be determined. Traffic was jammed on either side of the highway. Responding were Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood and Saddle River police, Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters and Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood EMS. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and provided the information.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say Newark Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say
Newark Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say A woman walking on Route 22 died after after being hit by a car Thursday night in Hillside, authorities confirmed Friday. Al Mujadilah Baxter, 50, of Newark, was struck around 5:45 on the eastbound side of the highway and pronounced dead en route to the hospital, Hillside Police Detective Natalie Ogonowski said. It was not immediately clear why Baxter was walking on the highway. The incident occurred at Bloy Street, and closed all lanes for several hours due to the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say UPDATE: Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say
Update: Woman Walking On Highway Killed By Car In Hillside, Police Say A woman walking on Route 22 died after after being hit by a car Thursday night in Hillside, authorities confirmed Friday. Al Mujadilah Baxter, 50, of Newark, was struck around 5:45 on the eastbound side of the highway and pronounced dead en route to the hospital, Hillside Police Detective Natalie Ogonowski said. It was not immediately clear why Baxter was walking on the highway. The incident occurred at Bloy Street, and closed all lanes for several hours due to the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Belleville Identified The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has identified the woman killed Monday night in Belleville when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.  Nora Hernandez, a 56-year-old Newark resident, was hit around 6:37 p.m.  as she was crossing Washington Avenue near Mill Street. She was hit by a 2017 Jeep Cherokee and the driver remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office also said.  Hernandez was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m.  She is survived by her children, Michael, 27, and Daniella, 18, and her husband, …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood SEE ANYTHING? Ho-Ho-Kus police sought the public's help finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured a borough woman as she walked her dog near the Ridgewood border Tuesday night. The 57-year-old pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk on North Maple Avenue at 1st Street when she was struck around 7 p.m. by a red sedan that then kept going north on Maple, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. The victim sustained severe head trauma that required surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. One of the witnesses scooped up the woman's dog, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Overturned Tanker Truck Closes Overpass On 24 In Summit Overturned Tanker Truck Closes Overpass On 24 In Summit
Overturned Tanker Truck Closes Overpass On 24 In Summit A tanker truck overturned on an overpass in Summit Monday, spilling hundreds of gallons of gasoline and briefly forcing lane closures on Rt. 24.  The truck overturned on an overpass near Broad Street around 3:30 a.m. All lanes on Rt. 24 were re-opened as of about 6 a.m. but the ramp to Exit 9A -Broad Street-Millburn-Summit remained closed as of about 7 a.m., the Department of Transportation said.  In addition, Summit officials said Broad Street is closed between the Route 24 overpass and Middle Avenue. The Broad Street entrance into Summit is completely closed. Morris Turnpik…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
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
Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel
Wyckoff Police Officers Help Rescue Motorist, 74, In Heart-Attack Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel Two Wyckoff police officers helped save the life of a 74-year-old driver whose car crashed into two others when he suffered a heart attack Thursday on Route 495 near the Lincoln Tunnel, authorities said. Officers Michael Teegan and Michael Scalise were transporting a prisoner from Weehawken to Hackensack when they were flagged down by a motorist involved in a crash on the westbound highway near the Kennedy Boulevard interchange in Union City around 2 p.m., Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The motorist "advised the officers that the other driver was still in his car a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Collapsed Tractor Trailer Shuts Route 1&9 In Linden Collapsed Tractor Trailer Shuts Route 1&9 In Linden
Collapsed Tractor Trailer Shuts Route 1&9 In Linden Traffic backed up on US 1&9 after a tractor trailer collapsed Tuesday in Linden. All lanes of the highway were closed as of 1 p.m. The incident occurred on the southbound side of the highway, south of Bayway Circle, 511NJ.org reports. Check back for details. This is a developing story. All lanes closed on Route 1&9 in Linden Tuesday.511NJ.org

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted
Wyckoff PD: Unlicensed Delivery Driver In Hit-Run At Railroad Bridge Was Wanted A commercial driver who took off after his delivery truck struck a bridge in Oakland had a suspended license, two active warrants and as a passenger who was carrying pot when police stopped him, authorities said. Officer Bryan Rowin stopped the box truck on West Oakland Avenue after it hit the bridge that crosses River Road and the Ramapo River, Detective Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Rowin arrested Berony Maldonado-Garcia, 23, of Paterson, after learning that he was wanted for skipping court twice in Passaic, Eldridge said. Detectives Michael Griffin and Robert Hintzen, who provided backu…

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by Jerry DeMarco