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Police & Fire
Fuel Spill Shuts Route 3 After Four-Vehicle Crash
A four-vehicle collision involving a fuel spill shut down Route 3 East in East Rutherford on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20, causing significant traffic disruptions, authorities said. The accident, reported at the South Service Road at 12:05 p.m., began with a crash between a Chevy Malibu and a tow truck, according to East Rutherford Police Captain J. Yannacone. The impact set off a chain reaction involving a Toyota Tundra pickup and a dump truck. Three lanes of Route 3 were initially closed, but a diesel fuel leak from the tow truck forced a full road closure. Traffic was rerouted to th…
Obituaries
ID Of NJ Woman Killed In Maine Plane Crash Released
A 57-year-old Essex County woman was one of two people killed in a plane crash in Maine on Thursday, July 25, authorities said. Christina Chung, a Livingston resident, was identified as one of the victims after a small plane that took off from Morristown Municipal Airport before crashing and bursting into flames on the approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m., the Maine Department of Public Safety said. Michael Leibowitz, a 71-year-old Charleston, South Carolina, resident was the pilot killed in the crash. Steve Heckman, Maine-based Trenton Volun…
News
Fiery Small Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger In Maine After Leaving North Jersey Airport: FAA
Two people were killed after a small plane that took off from a North Jersey airport crashed and burst into flames in Maine on Thursday, July 25. A spokesperson for the FAA said the single-engine Cirrus SR22 left Morristown Municipal Airport before it crashed on the approach to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Maine around 12:25 p.m. UPDATE: Livingston Woman ID'd As Woman Killed In Double Fatal Maine Plane Crash Steve Heckman, Maine-based Trenton Volunteer Fire Chief said the plane crashed at the north end of the airport runway, where it erupted in flames. The…
Traffic
Tractor Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill Jams Route 287
Traffic on Route 287 was delayed Wednesday morning, Oct. 25 for a crash involving a tractor trailer and two passenger cars in Morris County. The crash happened on the northbound side in Hanover Township around 8:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Kia passenger vehicle, a Chevrolet passenger vehicle, and tractor trailer were all headed north when the Chevy collided with the tractor trailer near milepost 39, McNair said. The Kia was struck subsequently. The NJDOT reported a fuel spill, too. There were minor injuries reported. The crash remains under investigation a…
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Ridgewood Crash Severely Damages Two Of Them
A multi-vehicle crash in Ridgewood severely damaged two of them and got a young female driver a summons. A Lexus ES350 and a Honda Odyssey both were removed by Citywide Towing following the crash at North Van Dien and East Ridgewood avenues around 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 12. A Land Rover was able to be driven away. No serious injuries were reported. Village firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. A young female driver received a summons following the crash at North Van Dien and East Ridgewood avenues in Ridgewood around 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 12.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the p…
News
Banana Load Shifts, Tractor-Trailer Tips Exiting Route 80
A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after his rig tipped coming off Route 80 with a load of bananas, responders said. The driver climbed out of his cab after the rig landed on its side at the Green Street exit off the westbound highway in Hackensack shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered serious. Hackensack firefighters cleaned up a minor fuel spill. New Jersey State Police responded and are investigating the cause.
News
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup
Firefighters extricated the driver of a Lincoln SUV following a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. Four victims in all were hospitalized, one of whom was in traumatic arrest, following the pileup shortly before noon Monday near the Emerson Street overpass in Ridgefield Park, responders said. A Jeep and a third SUV were also involved in the crash near mile marker 117.8. Aftermath.Jerry DeMarco Ridgefield Park firefighters freed the trapped driver and cleaned up a large fuel spill. State Police confirmed the crash and…
News
Injuries Reported In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash Off Route 208
At least three occupants were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash in Hawthorne early Tuesday afternoon. A Volkswagen Jetta and Chevy Malibu were severely damaged in the crash on Lincoln Avenue at Rea Avenue near the exit from northbound Route 208 in Glen Rock. Hawthorne firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. Glen Rock police assisted with traffic. The Chevy and VW were severely damaged.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE
News
Jackknifed Tanker Truck Closes Route 208 Right Before Evening Rush
A jack-knifed tanker truck closed southbound Route 208 at the Glen Rock/Fair Lawn border just before the beginning of Monday's evening rush. Severe backups immediately began following the crash just beyond the Harristown Road around 4 p.m., Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "A fuel truck struck the back of a truck and carrier combo, causing the fuel truck to jackknife and spill fuel onto the highway," he said. No injuries were reported, the chief said. "Aerial" view from nearby overpass on Route 208Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Glen Rock firefighters began cleaning up a fue…
News
Recycling Truck Slams Into Tree In Hawthorne
A driver told police he had "mechanical issues" that sent his recycling truck veered off the road and into a tree in Hawthorne on Tuesday. Goffle Hill Road off Grandview Avenue was temporarily closed while Citywide Towing used a heavy wrecker to remove the 2003 B&B Disposal dump truck, which crashed on a short embankment in front of a home shortly after 10 a.m. There was no immediate word on the driver's injuries. Hawthorne firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. Meanwhile, borough officials arranged to have other two other trucks complete Tuesday's pickups on Wednesday. Boyd A. Loving…
News
Driver Climbs Out After Rollover During Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 208
UPDATE: A driver climbed out of her sedan after it overturned in the fast lane during a multi-vehicle collision on Route 208 in Glen Rock. Although she sustained an injury in the crash on the highway's southbound side around 6 p.m., it was considered minor and she refused treatment. All Points Towing removed hers and another sedan from the scene just south of Lincoln Avenue. Glen Rock police, firefighters and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded along with Hawthorne police, who assisted with control of the miles-long backup. Firefighters tended to a minor fuel spill. Boyd A. Loving …
News
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips At 'Tanker Turn'
One of the most notorious stretches of New Jersey blacktop claimed another victim on Wednesday. A tractor-trailer carrying boxes of sugar tipped over on "tanker turn" -- a bend in the road where northbound Route 95 feeds into westbound Route 80. Two were hospitalized with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening following the crash shortly after 2 p.m., which jammed area traffic. The roadway remained closed two hours later. Northbound Route 95 ramp to westbound Route 80 in Teaneck.Greg Makroulakis for DAILY VOICE A fuel spill had to be cleaned up. New Jersey S…
News
Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide
Both drivers were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer and dump truck collided near the entrance to the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday. Neither injury was considered serious. The crash at the extremely busy intersection at Lemoine Avenue and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard, shortly before 4:30 a.m., ended up jamming morning rush-hour traffic on the bridge's approach roads. Fort Lee police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with ABC Towing, which used a heavy wrecker to right the toppled tractor-trailer. A fuel spill had to be cleaned up following the crash near the entrance to t…
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: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill
UPDATE: Westbound Route 80 traffic was snarled for several hours in Bergen County on Tuesday following a crash involving a tractor-trailer, a sedan and a heavy fuel spill. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the driver of a BMW that was involved in the crash at mile marker 67.7 in the local lanes approaching Hackensack in Bogota around 2:30 p.m. No serious injuries were reported, however. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the BMW driver.ABC Towing for DAILY VOICE A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit joined firefighters in cleaning up fuel that leaked from the jack-knifed…
News
Woodcliff Lake Victim, 17, OK After Pickup Rolls Into Trees Off Route 17
UPDATE: A 17-year-old Woodcliff Lake resident was hospitalized after her pickup truck rolled off Route 17 into the woods in Saddle River, authorities said Monday. She was taken to The Valley Hospital for evaluation as a precaution after her Toyota slid off the rainy southbound highway and into a wooded area near East Allendale Avenue on Sunday. Two tow trucks were needed to remove it and borough firefighters cleaned up a significant fuel spill. Two tow trucks eventually were needed to remove the vehicle.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Also assisting their Saddle River colleagues were Al…
News
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Rt 46 Carrying Thousands Of Pounds Of Bananas
A cleanup was required after a tractor-trailer toting thousands of pounds of bananas tipped over the Route 46 (Routes 1&9) median Thursday near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. Only it wasn’t the fruit that spilled. It was a large amount of fuel from the saddle tanks. The highway was closed in both directions following the 11:30 a.m. crash. The driver was climbing the incline that leads toward the GWB between the Wendy's on one side and Plaza West below the other when the mishap occurred. The cargo had to be off-loaded onto another trailer following the mishap on Route 46…
News
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station
A lamp post held up when a sedan slammed into it near the Ridgewood train station. Both occupants of the Volkswagen refused medical treatment after Sunday afternoon's crash along Garber Square near the underpass for New Jersey Transit's Bergen/Main Line. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, along with loose wiring from the damaged street lamp. Police were investigating the cause of the crash and hadn't immediately issued any summonses. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A flatbed tow truck rem…
News
Hydrant Knocked Down In Head-On Glen Rock Crash
At least one victim was hospitalized following a Saturday afternoon head-on crash on a busy Glen Rock street. A fire hydrant was knocked off its foundation when two sedans collided at the intersection of Berkeley Place and Rock Road. Several injuries were reported and a related summons issued, police said, adding that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening. Fire hydrant knocked from its base in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Glen Rock EMS took one of the injured to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Both vehicles were towed. Firefighters cleaned up a large fuel spill…
News
Backhoe Hits Overpass, Topples Onto Route 17
A backhoe towed on a trailer hit an overpass and fell onto southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood early Wednesday afternoon. A woman's vehicle was damaged, but no serious injuries were reported following the mishap at the Linwood Avenue overpass around 1:15 p.m. Police initially stopped all traffic on the southbound highway before opening a lane. Village firefighters responded to clean up a fuel spill and a state Department of Transportation was summoned to inspect the bridge. One lane was open to traffic on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Meanwhile, police a…
News
Rockland Couple's SUV Tumbles Into Brook Between Shopping Center, High School In Montvale
A pair of Rockland County grandparents escaped serious injury when their SUV barreled over an embankment and into a brook Saturday afternoon at a shopping center in Montvale, authorities said. The husband apparently hit the gas instead of the brake pulling into a handicapped parking space in the parking lot of the Fresh Market bordering St. Joseph Regional High School on Chestnut Ridge Road Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. That sent their Lincoln into a brook between the two properties, he said. Both were taken to the Valley Hospital with minor injuries, the chief said. A tow truck rem…
Police & Fire
Another Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Route 287
A tractor-trailer rolled off Route 287 and down an embankment before dawn Friday. It was another in a series of crashes that has plagued that stretch of highway for years. The System Freight rig out of Jamesburg rolled off the northbound highway near Exit 59 to southbound Route 208 in Oakland at 4:25 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The right and center lanes remained closed as a pair of heavy-duty wreckers from DeFalco's in Chatham pulled it from the trees after sunrise, he said. Traffic remained backed up for miles past mid-morning. The driver was taken to Ha…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Flyover At NJ/NY Border
A tractor-trailer driver was injured when his rig tipped Wednesday afternoon on a notorious flyover near the Bergen/Rockland border. Police summoned firefighters to tend to a fuel spill following the crash on northbound Route 17 to the Route 287 ramp in Mahwah around 5:15 p.m. The stretch regularly has been the scene of crashes, many involving tractor-trailers. Witnesses said the driver’s injuries didn’t appear serious.
Police & Fire
Massive Route 1&9 Tanker Fire Severely Burns Trucker, Guts Home
A trucker was badly burned when his tanker burst into flames after it was struck by another vehicle Friday night at a gas station off Route 1&9 in Elizabeth, responders said. Massive flames from the fully-involved truck fire at the BP station near Bayway Circle spread to and gutted a nearby two-family home on South Elmora Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Nine people -- three of them children -- reportedly were displaced. The trucker was taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Two other vehicles, as well as traffic lights and wires, were destroyed or damaged in the three-alarm b…
Police & Fire
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: Car Carrier Splits, Topples Across Route 287, Dump Truck Rolls On Opposite Side
A car carrier and a dump truck both toppled over on Route 287 in Oakland around noontime Friday, closing several lanes and causing major delays well into the afternoon. Five heavy-duty wreckers were called to clear the roadway after the northbound rig hauling SUVs tipped over the divider. The carrier split in two, with one section landing on its side against the divider, dumping one of the SUVs on the other side of the median. The other half ended up on its side, as well, in the right lane. A dump truck that tried to avoid the wreck tipped onto a railing in the right lane. A dump tr…
Police & Fire
Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit
A driver emerged without serious injury after an empty septic tanker tipped over Friday on a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson. A hazardous materials unit was summoned for a large fuel spill after the 9:30 a.m. mishap at Exit 60 on the highway's eastbound side. The exit was closed while heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rig.
Police & Fire
Another Hellish Commute After Trucks Collide On Route 80 E. In Parsippany
Traffic crawled along the eastbound side of Route 80 late Tuesday morning -- hours after a two-truck crash that spilled fuel and debris across the highway in Parsippany. The four-lane highway was down to two near Exit 42 as of noon as crews worked to clear the scene, the NJDOT said. Two trucks collided around 4:30 a.m., drivers said. Motorists stuck in traffic later that morning took to Twitter to let out frustration. "It has taken me an hour and a half to go 8 miles."Twitter @BeeAshleigh "Route 80 is the devil baby of NJ"Twitter @teachwifelife *68 minutes* to my 12 mile commute…
Traffic
Another Route 80 Delay: Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Eastbound Highway In Roxbury
Route 80 was backed up Friday morning after a tractor trailer overturned spilling fuel across the highway. All lanes were closed near Exit 34 - NJ 15 as of 10:30 a.m., according to 511nj.org. The incident occurred around 4:45 a.m. Photos show the trailer hanging off the guardrail. Delays of 90 minutes were reported. Motorists urged to plan alternate routes during rush hours.
Police & Fire
SUVs, Sedan Involved In Chain-Reaction Fair Lawn Crash After Driver Has Diabetic Emergency
Two SUVs and a sedan were involved in a chain-reaction crash Friday afternoon in Fair Lawn after one of the drivers apparently had a diabetic episode, police said. Both ALS and BLS units responded to the crash just after 4 p.m. in front of the iHop on westbound Broadway. The extent of injuries wasn't immediately known. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad also responded to clean up a fuel spill. Traffic on Broadway was jammed after the crash, which occurred barely a half-hour after a hit-run on southbound Route 208. An SUV was severely damaged in the chain-reaction crash on Broadway in Fair Law…
Police & Fire
Photos
: Toppled Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 80 Ramp In Hackensack
A toppled tractor-trailer closed the Route 80 entrance ramp in Hackensack Tuesday afternoon. The rig was hauling candles when it keeled over, closing the interstate's eastbound ramp at Polifly Road, responders said. The driver wasn't injured, they said. ABC Towing righted the rig and removed the wreck.COURTESY: ABC Towing ABC Towing righted the rig, removed the wreck and provided the photo above. The road was reopened at 5:50 p.m. City firefighters cleaned up a crash-related fuel spill. State Police responded.DAILY VOICE photo At the scene of the tractor-trailer crash at the P…
Police & Fire
Driver Ignores Cones After Paramus Route 17 Crash, Injures Bergen Sheriff's Officer
A Bergen County sheriff's officer on an overnight traffic accident detail on Route 17 in Paramus was fine briefly hospitalized after a motorist went through the cones and struck his vehicle, authorities said. The initial crash involved a tractor-trailer and another vehicle on the northbound highway near A&S Drive around 3 a.m. A fuel spill had to be cleaned up after the wreckage was cleared, requiring cones to be placed to close two lanes, borough police said. Around 4:30, a driver headed up the highway went through the blocked area and struck Bergen County Sheriff's Officer Robert Dub…
Police & Fire
Ridgewood Bus Crash Sends One To Hospital
An out-of-service NJ Transit bus collided with an SUV in Ridgewood before dawn Friday. The Subaru Forester driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with what responders said were injuries that weren’t life-threatening after the crash at the corner of West Glen Avenue and North Monroe Street. The bus driver refused medical treatment. A tow truck removed the heavily-damaged compact SUV. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a significant fuel spill. There was no immediate word on possible summonses. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.
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