'Extremely Difficult' Extrication Ends With Firefighters Freeing Trapped Driver Off Route 17

HEROES: Waldwick firefighters completed what authorities called an "extremely difficult operation" by freeing a driver whose sedan had crashed in a wooded area off rain-slicked Route 17.

The BMW sedan careened off southbound Route 17 at the Sheridan Avenue exit on Wednesday, April 3.
Photo Credit: *WALDWICK FIRE DEPT*

Jerry DeMarco

04/03/2024 7:56 p.m.

The BMW crashed partially down an embankment at the particularly troublesome Sheridan Avenue ramp off the southbound highway around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3.

The single-vehicle collision heavily entrapped the driver, responders said.

Waldwick's finest (Rescue 642 and Squad 633) had to contend with the elements, mud on the slope and a heavily damaged vehicle.

They safely extricated the driver, who was hospitalized with injuries that responders said didn't initially appear life-threatening.

CityWide Towing removed the vehicle.

Click here to follow Daily Voice Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights and receive free news updates.