Stricken Tow Truck Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Route 17

A tow truck crashed into a tree just off Route 17 in Paramus when its driver suffered what responders said was a medical episode Tuesday afternoon.

The truck hit a tree just off southbound Route 17 in Paramus on Tuesday, May 16.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

Jerry DeMarco

05/16/2023 1:14 p.m.

A paramedic team from the Valley Hospital tended to the driver from Criger's Auto Body in Fairfield near the former Barnes & Noble at the intersection of Glen Avenue and the southbound highway before taking him back with them.

Paramus police and EMS assisted.A heavy-duty tow truck removed the damaged vehicle from the scene.

Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this story.

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