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NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash NJSP: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash
Njsp: Driver Hospitalized In Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A driver was seriously injured when his sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer and rolled on Route 80 in Elmwood Park early Tuesday evening. The Volkswagen Jetta driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after the crash on the westbound highway near Exit 61 shortly after 5 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Responders said he was bleeding heavily and having trouble breathing when they arrived. All lanes were closed for nearly three hours so the wreckage could be cleared and the NJSP's fatal accident team could investigate. At the sce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Hackensack Firefighter Helps Resuscitate Rochelle Park Trucker In Route 80 Crash HEROES: Hackensack Firefighter Helps Resuscitate Rochelle Park Trucker In Route 80 Crash
Heroes: Hackensack Firefighter Helps Resuscitate Rochelle Park Trucker In Route 80 Crash An off-duty Hackensack firefighter pulled a local driver through the window of a pickup truck and helped resuscitate him following a crash on Route 80 in Elmwood Park, authorities said. The driver's GMC Sierra struck three other vehicles before slamming into the concrete divider on the westbound highway around 3:45 p.m., State Police said. Deputy Chief John Taylor was headed home when he pulled over, broke the back window of the pickup and, with the help of two other motorists, got the 63-year-old victim from Rochelle Park out and onto the roadway. Taylor and one of the motorists conducted…

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by Jerry DeMarco