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Driver Cutting Across Route 46 Broadsided By Private Bus: Police Driver Cutting Across Route 46 Broadsided By Private Bus: Police
Driver Cutting Across Route 46 Broadsided By Private Bus: Police An Ohio driver putting his own twist on the Jersey Slide found out the hard way what it'll get you. A 22-year-old Kia Soul operator pulled out of the Plato's Closet parking lot at 137 Route 46 West and crossed both westbound lanes of the highway to try to enter an emergency vehicle U-turn cut to try to get over to Route 46 East in Fairfield around 7:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The Kia was then hit broadside on the driver’s side by the bus, as the bus driver had no time to avoid the crash, police said. Photos from the scene show the bus was a private bus ow…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Two Tractor Trailers, Two Cars Collide On Route 80 (UPDATE) Two Tractor Trailers, Two Cars Collide On Route 80 (UPDATE)
Two Tractor Trailers, Two Cars Collide On Route 80 (Update) A crash involving two tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles closed a portion of Route 80 early Wednesday, Aug. 21, police said. Troopers responded to the crash in the eastbound lanes at milepost 37.6 in Rockaway Township around 8:15 a.m., Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Minor injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 A Jeep crashed through a fence and landed on its side after a collision Tuesday morning with a Paramus sanitation truck just off Route 17. The 23-year-old Jeep Compass driver climbed out on the passenger side with what responders described as a minor hand injury following the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. March 7. He was taken to a nearby hospital by a Paramus EMS unit. Paramus police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning crash on East Ridgewood Avenue just off Route 17.Boyd A. Loving None of the borough workers were injured in the collision, which on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford
Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford A special education student and two adults sustained minor injuries when a school bus and a minivan collided in New Milford, authorities said. The Toyota minivan driver blew a stop sign before the crash sent the school bus careening onto a residential lawn at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard around 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said. Holy Name Medical Center EMS transported a minivan passenger and the two adults from the Joshua Tours bus out of Passaic to area hospitals, the chief said. The crash occurred at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard in New MilfordCONTRIB…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
5 Juveniles Injured, 3 In Custody After 10-Person Linden Brawl 5 Juveniles Injured, 3 In Custody After 10-Person Linden Brawl
5 Juveniles Injured, 3 In Custody After 10-Person Linden Brawl Five juveniles were injured and three were taken into police custody after a brawl in Linden, authorities said. A fight involving 10 juveniles broke out near Ainsworth Street and West St. George Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Five juveniles were treated for minor injuries and released, police said. Three juveniles were taken into custody. This incident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Dave Nolasco at (908) 474-8520.

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by Valerie Musson