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ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes ICY MORNING (UPDATE): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes
ICY Morning (Update): One Dead, Highways Closed, Dozens Injured In North Jersey Crashes UPDATE: One victim was confirmed dead and westbound Route 3 in East Rutherford was temporarily closed Wednesday morning following what was the most serious in a series of crashes on icy North Jersey roads. Here's a listing of incidents. Mark Kolta, 31, of North Bergen had been involved in an earlier chain-reaction crash on the Hackensack River bridge on westbound Route 3 shortly after 6:30 a.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. He was struck in another pileup after getting out of his vehicle, the deputy chief said. Kolta was pronounced dead at a local hospital a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Long Time Coming': Accidents Spark Reconfiguration Of Busy Pascack Valley Intersection 'Long Time Coming': Accidents Spark Reconfiguration Of Busy Pascack Valley Intersection
'Long Time Coming': Accidents Spark Reconfiguration Of Busy Pascack Valley Intersection Changes to a busy Pascack Valley intersection are under way. A county analysis of the Forest Avenue at Soldier Hill Road -- which runs through Emerson, Oradell and Paramus -- found that safety improvements were necessary largely due to the high numer of traffic accidents at the locations. Just last month, a passenger was hospitalized after being extricated by Paramus firefighters following a crash at the busy intersection. The changes have been a work in progress between Oradell Mayor Diane Didio, Paramus Mayor Rich LaBarbiera and Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola since last December. Forme…

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by Cecilia Levine