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Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock
Teens Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Glen Rock A 17-year-old driver was speeding moments before he mishandled a turn and crashed into a tree in Glen Rock at the Ridgewood border, igniting a fire that engulfed his vehicle, authorities said. The driver had a 14-year-old passenger with him when, according to witnesses, he “traveled at an unsafe speed within the confines of the Village of Ridgewood along Carlisle Terrace, Ivy Place, and Linden Street” around 6:30 p.m. last Thursday, Nov. 2, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “When the driver turned from Linden Street onto Highwood Avenue, he lost control and struck a tree on the Glen Rock si…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood
Teens OK After Wheel Caves In Mercedes SUV Crash In Ridgewood A 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK after a front wheel of their Mercedes caved in when the SUV hit a curb in Ridgewood on Tuesday. The driver sustained a minor leg injury for which she was treated at the scene by EMTs from the village Fire Department following the June 20 crash at the intersection of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road. Both refused transportation to the hospital. Citywide Towing removed the GLA 35 on a flatbed. The 17-year-old driver and her teenage passenger were OK following the crash at the corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Heights Road on June …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD
Teen North Bergen Driver Flees Crash On Foot, Leaves Injured Companions Behind: Alpine PD A 17-year-old driver from North Bergen fled the scene of a crash in Alpine that sent two passengers the same age to the hospital, authorities said. A boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and a girl to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after their 2014 Jeep Wrangler went off Cambridge Way near Oxford Place and into the woods around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Acting Alpine Police Chief Matthew S. Kent said. Both are also from North Bergen, he said. Police from surrounding towns and a K-9 unit converged on the scene but didn't find the driver, who the chief said had r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash A young teen was hospitalized on Saturday after the SUV he was driving slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood. The Audi Q7 took out the pole in the April 8 noontime crash on West End Avenue near Orchard Street. The 17-year-old driver was taken to The Valley Hospital nearby with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening. The Audi Q7 SUV shattered the utility pole on West End Avenue in Ridgewood around noon Saturday, April 8.Peter Cahill for DAILY VOICE The vehicle had to be towed and PSE&G had to dispatch a crew to repair the pole. ALL PHOTOS: Peter Cahill…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital
Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital A 17-year-old driver was taken up the street to the hospital following a collision in Hackensack. An SUV and the teen's Honda Civic collided on Polifly Road just off westbound Route 80 late Monday afternoon, leaving the sedan against the front steps of the Polifly Arms Apartments garden apartment complex. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Unexpected arrival at the door of tenants at the Polifly Arms Apartments in Hackensack.Rory Puntasecca for DAILY VOICE No other injuries were immediately reported. There w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Speeding Teen Crashes Parents' Corvette In Edison Speeding Teen Crashes Parents' Corvette In Edison
Speeding Teen Crashes Parents' Corvette In Edison A 17-year-old driver was speeding before crashing his parents' Corvette overnight in Edison, authorities said. The driver damaged the entrance to Pierre's Deli on Georges Road around 1 a.m., totaling the car, South Brunswick police said. The driver was issued a summons. Police said speed was the reason for the crash.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Driver Rear-Ends Cement Truck On Route 21 Teen Driver Rear-Ends Cement Truck On Route 21
Teen Driver Rear-Ends Cement Truck On Route 21 A teen driver was hospitalized after rear-ending a cement truck on Route 21, authorities said. A 17-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a Hyundai when he rear-ended a cement truck on Route 21 in Nutley on Friday, May 27, police said. The driver went unconscious and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The cement truck driver suffered minor injuries. Route 21 was closed and traffic detoured for just over two hours for the crash investigation and cleanup.

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by Valerie Musson