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HERO: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck HERO: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck
Hero: Upper Saddle River Officer Rescues Rockland Driver From Fiery Wreck An Upper Saddle River police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old Pomona, NY driver out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the vehicle was fully engulfed," he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah
Wyckoff Driver, 20, Walks Away From Rollover Crash That Closed Campgaw Road In Mahwah UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wyckoff driver wasn't injured after he fell asleep behind the wheel and his car rolled into a utility pole, closing a major Mahwah road through the night and into mid-Monday afternoon. Campgaw Road was reopened around 2 p.m. Monday, roughly 14 hours after the Camgaw Road crash at Seminary Road, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “The driver was examined at the scene by Mahwah EMS and refused medical attention,” Batelli said. The vehicle, which landed on its roof, had to be towed, the chief said. The crash briefly cut power to the area and closed the road between Se…

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by Jerry DeMarco