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UPDATE: Tractor-Trailer Tips Over Median, Dumps Trash Across Treacherous Stretch Of Route 17 UPDATE: Tractor-Trailer Tips Over Median, Dumps Trash Across Treacherous Stretch Of Route 17
Update: Tractor-Trailer Tips Over Median, Dumps Trash Across Treacherous Stretch Of Route 17 A tractor-trailer hauling garbage tipped over a median on Route 17 Friday morning at what police and commuters say has become an all-too-frequent site for such crashes near the New York State border. The driver was initially entrapped but climbed out on his own after his northbound rig went over the divider near the Route 202 exit at Mountainside Avenue at 8:43 a.m. Sept. 8, Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. He had minor injuries and refused medical attention, the chief said. Traffic quickly thickened on both sides of Route 17. All lanes were very briefly closed while the first r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Messy Tractor Trailer Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 17 In Mahwah (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Messy Tractor Trailer Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 17 In Mahwah (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Messy Tractor Trailer Crash Shuts All Lanes Of Route 17 In Mahwah (Photos, Video) A tractor-trailer hauling garbage tipped over a median on Route 17 Friday morning at what police and commuters say has become an all-too-frequent site for such crashes near the New York State border. The driver was initially entrapped but climbed out on his own after his northbound rig went over the divider near the Route 202 exit at Mountainside Avenue at 8:43 a.m. Sept. 8, Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. He had minor injuries and refused medical attention, the chief said. Traffic quickly thickened on both sides of Route 17. All lanes were very briefly closed while the first re…

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by Cecilia Levine and Jerry DeMarco