Teaneck-bound military vehicle rolls back onto its wheels in NJ Turnpike crash

UPDATE: A military vehicle returning to the Teaneck Armory from Fort Dix rolled completely over and back onto its wheels again after being struck by a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Rutherford this afternoon.

Photo Credit: *Cliffview Pilot File Photo*

Jerry DeMarco

09/29/2014 4:33 a.m.

Three soldiers in the 15-ton, M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) sustained minor injuries, emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT following the 4:40 p.m. crash just south of Exit 16W in East Rutherford.

The M1117 — with a fully-enclosed turret and armor designed to deal with small-arms fire, mines and improvised explosives — was reportedly popular with American military police and convoy security units in Iraq. Its armor is angled, with a V-shaped hull, to deflect rocket-propelled grenades.

Responding were East Rutherford firefighters and EMS workers, the Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad and the Lyndhurst Fire Rescue squad.

Click here to follow Daily Voice Rutherford and receive free news updates.