One Dead, Another Injured In Horrific Route 208 Crash

Authorities identified a driver killed in a horrific Labor Day crash on Route 208 as a 78-year-old woman from Dover and the injured passenger as her 80-year-old husband.

Southbound Route 208 near Goffle Road in Hawthorne.
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One occupant was pronounced dead at the scene of the Labor Day crash on Route 208 in Hawthorne.
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Firefighters hooked a chain to stabilize the vehicle, which hung precariously on the side of the embankment off Route 208 in Hawthorne.
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The Hawthorne Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the male victim to St. Joseph's University Medical Center following the Route 208 crash.
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Jerry DeMarco

09/05/2022 2:54 p.m.

Carmen Traverso was pronounced dead at the scene, Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Pablo Traverso, meanwhile, was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the captain said.

The couple's 2014 Toyota Camry careened off the road and up an embankment, where it slammed into a tree on the southbound highway just north of Goffle Road shortly after noon Monday.

An extended operation was required to remove the deceased victim.

Firefighters wrapped a chain around the trunk of a large tree and connected it to the Camry to stabilize the vehicle, which hung precariously on the side of the embankment.

Heavy wreckers responded along with a host of emergency responders, including local police and firefighters and Passaic County sheriff's officers.

Southbound Route 208 remained closed for several hours at Grandview Avenue.

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