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Photos Show Crashes That Downed Wires, Closed Paramus Roads Photos Show Crashes That Downed Wires, Closed Paramus Roads
Photos Show Crashes That Downed Wires, Closed Paramus Roads Two separate motor vehicle crashes and a live downed electric wire caused major disruptions in Paramus late Monday morning, Jan. 20, police said. At the scene on Paramus Road. Boyd A. Loving At approximately 11:30 a.m., officers responded to the scene of a two-car crash with minor injuries on Paramus Road, Chief Robert Guidetti said. In that crash, a 36-year-old Hackensack man was heading south in his Audi Q7 when a black Infiniti QX8 heading north crossed over the curbed media and struck the Audi, Guidetti said. The driver of the Audi reported difficulty breathing, while the In…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say BREAKING: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say
Breaking: Wayne School Bus Crashes Into Building After Hitting 2 Cars, Police Say A Wayne Board of Education school bus crashed into a building after striking two vehicles at a busy intersection Thursday morning, Dec. 20, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus The crash occurred at approximately 7:28 a.m. as the bus was traveling north on Black Oak Ridge Road near the intersection with Pompton Plains Crossroad, according to Detective Captain Dan Daly of the Wayne Police Department. After hitting two vehicles stopped in the left turn lane, the bus continued into the intersection, veer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Flooding, Crashes Close NJ Roadways On Wet Morning: Here's Where Flooding, Crashes Close NJ Roadways On Wet Morning: Here's Where
Flooding, Crashes Close NJ Roadways On Wet Morning: Here's Where Several traffic- and weather-related incidents closed some of New Jersey's roadways Tuesday morning, Nov. 26. The NJDOT site shows the following roadways were closed as of 9:45 a.m: Route 9W north, in Alpine: closed at Closter Dock Road due to flooding Route 9 in Lakewood, closed at 8th Street due to a downed utility pole and traffic signal Route 30 in Berlin, closed at Franklin Avenue due to a crash New Jersey Turnpike in Teaneck, northbound local lanes closed south of Exit 71 due to a crash, right lane blocked Garden State Parkway in Barnegat, vehicle off the side of the road at Exit 67 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WATCH THIS: Lightning Strike In Wyckoff Knocks Out Traffic Lights WATCH THIS: Lightning Strike In Wyckoff Knocks Out Traffic Lights
Watch This: Lightning Strike In Wyckoff Knocks Out Traffic Lights A Wyckoff police dashcam captured video of a lightning strike Friday afternoon that zapped a power line, knocking out power to several customers -- as well as area traffic signals. The bolt hit the line at 12:15 p.m. near the intersection of Wyckoff and Russell avenues, leaving it burning in the roadway, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Wyckoff Avenue was closed in both directions between Franklin and Russell avenues until about 5 p.m.  Orange & Rockland restored most power except for an isolated area around the downed line.  No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash
Paramus Mayor's Son Escapes Serious Injury In Fatal Jersey Shore Crash The son of Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera escaped serious injury Friday morning when another driver ran a red light on a Jersey Shore highway, hit two more vehicles, then slammed head-on into a box truck, killing her 91-year-old passenger, police said. Richard LaBarbiera Jr., 22, had the right of way when his 2017 Jeep Cherokee was struck by a 2013 Ford Focus at a Route 72 intersection in Stafford Township just before 10 a.m., police there said. The Focus – driven by 73-year-old Barbara Angeline 73 of Manahawkin – then struck a 2009 Chrysler van, seriously injuring a 61-year-old driver wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco