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Packanack Lake Road, Wayne, NJ

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Wayne Bicyclist, 20, Struck, Hospitalized Wayne Bicyclist, 20, Struck, Hospitalized
Wayne Bicyclist, 20, Struck, Hospitalized A 20-year-old Wayne bicyclist was struck and injured by a sedan Friday afternoon, authorities said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after being hit by a 2017 Toyota Corolla just before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Newark Pompton Turnpike and Packanack Lake Road, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The 67-year-old Wareton driver remained at the scene, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release. An investigation was co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield
Wayne Police: Unsteady Drugged Motorist Slams Car Into Mailbox, Shatters Windshield A Pequannock motorist was under the influence of some type of drug – or drugs – when his car slammed into a mailbox in Wayne, shattering part of his windshield, police said. Officer Robert Sova found Andrew Treible, 29, “having a hard time standing without support, with slurred speech,” after the 3 p.m. crash Friday at Packanack Lake Road and Newark Pompton Turnpike, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Treible “admitted ingesting legal prescription drugs,” after which the officer found a vape pen containing THC oil, Martin said. Treible was brought to headquarters after failing field sob…

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Reckless Driver Drank 'Catnip Cocktail,' Wayne Police Say Reckless Driver Drank 'Catnip Cocktail,' Wayne Police Say
Reckless Driver Drank 'Catnip Cocktail,' Wayne Police Say WAYNE, N.J. -- A driver was under the influence of a "catnip cocktail" when he suddenly jerked his car across several lanes of Route 23, said police who arrested him. Sgt. James Clark saw the driver of the 2018 Toyota Camry make the "extremely dangerous maneuver" off the southbound highway and then speed recklessly up Packanack Lake Road past his patrol car just before 11 p.m. Saturday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Clark stopped the driver -- Joseph Donofrio, 35, of Westchester County -- who Martin said had "slurred speech and jerky hand movements" whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco