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Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (PHOTOS) Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (PHOTOS)
Dump Truck Takes Down Wires Closing Route 3 In Both Directions (Photos) A dump truck crash that took down wires closed Route 3 in both directions for hours Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Secaucus, authorities confirmed. The highway was expected to reopen at 2 p.m., following the morning rush hour incident, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Dump truck crash Route 3Secaucus Police Traffic backups along Route 3 in Secaucus.NDOT The wires were down at west of the NJ Turnpike Eastern Spur, with heavy backups were reported as of 10:55 a.m. Photos from the scene show wires laying across the end gate of the truck.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dump Truck Rolls On Treacherous Stretch Of Route 287, Third Crash This Week Dump Truck Rolls On Treacherous Stretch Of Route 287, Third Crash This Week
Dump Truck Rolls On Treacherous Stretch Of Route 287, Third Crash This Week UPDATE: A dump truck rolled over on Route 287 in what was the third crash along the same notorious stretch of road in less than 36 hours. Mahwah police, firefighters and EMS, along with a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, were among the responders to the rainy Wednesday morning mishap on the northbound highway near the New York State border shortly before 8 a.m. Oct. 5. The Mack truck "struck the left guardrail and overturned," New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said. "There were no other vehicles involved." Responders got the driver out and into a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Down Route 78 (PHOTOS) Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Down Route 78 (PHOTOS)
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Down Route 78 (Photos) A dump truck overturned and shut down Route 78 Tuesday morning, authorities said. The truck overturned in the westbound lanes east of Exit 7 to Route 173 in Bethlehem Township around 9 a.m., according to 511NJ. Overturned Dump Truck on I-78 westbound East of Exit 7 - NJ 173 (Bethlehem Twp) All lanes closed https://t.co/Co8ElgA4DW — 511NJ I78 (@511nji78) January 18, 2022 Delays of between 15 and 20 minutes were being reported as of 12 p.m. Heavy traffic on I-78 westbound West of Exit 13 - NJ 173 (Union Twp) to West of Exit 11 - CR 614/Pattenburg Rd (Bethlehem Twp) current travel tim…

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by Valerie Musson
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Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash
Support Surges For Single Clifton Mom, Baby Critically Injured In Route 3 Dump Truck Crash Support is surging for a 25-year-old single mom from Clifton and her baby, who were both hospitalized following a Route 3 dump truck crash Tuesday. ** UPDATE: A baby critically injured in a Route 3 crash with her mom died Monday evening, less than a week after the accident. Her organs, however, will save the lives of three other babies. ** Jamie Yarrish was behind the wheel of a sedan carrying her daughter Jaelynn -- who turned 1 Aug. 15 -- when she and at least three other vehicles crashed around 10:30 a.m. near Broad Street in Clifton. Yarrish and her baby remained hospitalized…

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by Cecilia Levine