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Sedan Lands Upside Down On Fence Off Route 208 Sedan Lands Upside Down On Fence Off Route 208
Sedan Lands Upside Down On Fence Off Route 208 A driver escaped serious injury when she rolled her sedan onto its roof atop a chain-link fence just off Route 208, authorities said. The 60-year-old Oakland motorist was hospitalized with neck and shoulder pain after Wyckoff firefighters freed her from the 2007 Toyota Camry, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. She told police she was headed south on 208 shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26, when she swerved to avoid another vehicle and things literally went sideways. She lost control of the sedan, which Soto said slid across the highway and overturned on the shoulder, Soto said. No other …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Motorists Pull Driver From Burning Car After Crash On Route 208 In Wyckoff Motorists Pull Driver From Burning Car After Crash On Route 208 In Wyckoff
Motorists Pull Driver From Burning Car After Crash On Route 208 In Wyckoff Motorists bolted from their vehicles and pulled an unconscious driver from a Volvo that burst into flames Monday night after careening off Route 208 in Wyckoff and hitting a boulder and a tree. The 21-year-old Chester, NY driver was taken to a local hospital after his 2006 Volvo crashed between Cedar Hill and Russell avenues around 7:30 p.m., Lt. Joseph Soto said. Charges against him were pending, Soto said. Route 208’s northbound lanes were closed until 4:30 a.m. for an investigation and cleanup. The state Department of Environmental Protection also responded “to remove hazardous material…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Visiting Driver, 84, Plows BMW Into First-Floor Room Of Wyckoff Home Visiting Driver, 84, Plows BMW Into First-Floor Room Of Wyckoff Home
Visiting Driver, 84, Plows BMW Into First-Floor Room Of Wyckoff Home UPDATE: An 84-year-old New York State woman was hospitalized for evaluation after crashing her 2018 BMW through a wall and into a Wyckoff home she'd been visiting, authorities said. Police helped get the driver out of the sedan after it got wedged a first-floor room of the Harding Road home just before noon, Lt. Joseph Soto said. She was then taken to a local hospital for further evaluation after being treated by members of the Wyckoff Ambulance Corps, he said. Occupants of the home weren't injured. The vehicle then had to be winched out by a tow truck. Wyckoff firefighters and EMS also …

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by Jerry DeMarco