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Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ

UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged
Update: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An impaired driver from Westchester was headed the wrong way on westbound Route 4 in Paramus when his SUV slammed head-on into another over the weekend, sending five people as well as himself to the hospital, authorities said. Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison was "operating his vehicle recklessly and under the influence of drugs and or alcohol" when his eastbound 2008 Toyota rammed an unidentified vehicle shortly near Paramus Road before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, a criminal complaint says. "Two passengers in the defendant's vehicle were injured as a result of the accident …
Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn
Funeral Service Scheduled For William Hennecke, 32, Of Fair Lawn A funeral service is scheduled this week for 32-year-old Fair Lawn native William "Billy" Hennecke. Hennecke was graduated from Fair Lawn High School and Bergen County Tech, where he studied carpentry, his obituary says. He went on to work as an irrigation technician for Garden State Irrigation and Lighting. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing in local lakes and rivers and riding dirt bikes with family and friends. Hennecke, who died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day accident, is survived by his parents Hans and Eileen. He also leaves his sisters, Maureen Flax and her husb…
Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash
Fair Lawn Native, 32, Killed In Route 208 Thanksgiving Day Crash A 32-year-old driver from Fair Lawn was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Route 208 early Thanksgiving evening. William Hennecke was driving his 2002 Porsche Boxter convertible when it veered off the southbound highway and into a utility pole just past Maple Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23, Fair Lawn police said. Hennecke was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. An investigation was continuing. William "Billy" Hennecke SPECIAL to DAILY VOICE A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vander Plaat Colonial Home at 13-31 Saddle River…
Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover
Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover Paramus firefighters extricated the driver of a pickup truck following a rollover crash on Route 4 in front of Wendy's early Tuesday. The crash left the truck on its side, the driver pinned and the eastbound highway closed near Paramus Road shortly after 7 a.m. Nov. 14.  Traffic on the westbound side thickened with rubberneckers. A Paramus EMS ambulance took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after members of the borough Heavy Rescue Squad got him out. The crash left the truck on its side, the driver pinned and the eas…
SUVs Collide, One Lands On Its Side -- A Telluride -- In Paramus SUVs Collide, One Lands On Its Side -- A Telluride -- In Paramus
SUVs Collide, One Lands On Its Side -- A Telluride -- In Paramus A pair of SUVs collided in Paramus on Friday the 13th, leaving one of them on its side. The driver of a Honda Pilot was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with unspecified injuries after his vehicle broad-sided a KIA Telluride at the intersection of Paramus Road and Starling Court. The Telluride got knocked onto its passenger side and was righted by members of the Passaic Police Emergency Services Unit. The Honda Pilot got as good as it gave when it t-boned a KIA Telluride in Paramus on Friday the 13th.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Bergen Brookside towed both vehicles away.…
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash A crash at a busy Paramus intersection sent an occupant to the hospital with a broken arm and facial injuries, responders said. The woman was in a Honda CRV that broadsided a Tesla at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Another occupant and a small dog in the Honda escaped injury. The Tesla driver sustained a head injury but refused transportation. A tow truck removed both vehicles following the 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 crash at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Both vehicles were removed by a tow tru…
NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD
NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD A fugitive who crashed a stolen car while being chased by Rochelle Park police ran across six lanes of traffic on Route 4 before he was captured in Paramus, authorities said. Officer Hasan Shah was on Essex Street when he spotted the BMW 5 Series sedan, which had been reported stolen out of New York City, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Capt. James DePreta said. The driver, Adonis Padilla, 27, of New York, hit the gas, leading a brief pursuit that ended when he hit a light pole at the eastbound Route 4 entrance ramp from Paramus Road, the captain said Wednesday. Padilla -- who was …
Police Chase Ends In Stolen Car Arrest Off Route 4 Police Chase Ends In Stolen Car Arrest Off Route 4
Police Chase Ends In Stolen Car Arrest Off Route 4 A fugitive who crashed a stolen car while being chased by Rochelle Park police ran across six lanes of traffic on Route 4 before he was captured in Paramus, authorities said. Officer Hasan Shah was on Essex Street when he spotted the BMW 5 Series sedan, which had been reported stolen out of New York City, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Capt. James DePreta said. The driver, Adonis Padilla, 27, of New York, hit the gas, leading a brief pursuit that ended when he hit a light pole at the eastbound Route 4 entrance ramp from Paramus Road, the captain said Wednesday. Padilla -- who was wante…
Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street
Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Paramus police and paramedics got a driver out of her sedan and into an ambulance after she crashed into a tree on Ridgewood Avenue late Wednesday morning. The Nissan Versa barreled across Ridgewood Avenue near Paramus Road, mounted a sidewalk and slammed into the tree shortly before 11:30 a.m. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit, borough patrol officers a Paramus EMS crew went to work before the rig took the injured driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, accompanied by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Her condition couldn't immediately be…
Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash
Driver, 78, Hospitalized, Summonsed After Paramus Crash A 78-year-old driver was hospitalized and received a summons after his SUV collided with another vehicle and slammed into a utility pole in Paramus on Sunday. A 10-year-old passenger in the Honda CR-V was treated for facial injuries at the scene of the 5:20 p.m. July 2 crash on Paramus Road across from Fairway Oaks Park. His mother, who was also in the SUV, was uninjured. The driver, who complained of chest pains, was issued a summons for careless driving, police at the scene said. Two adults who were in a Chevy Equinox that was struck by the Honda weren't injured. The Honda CR-V coll…
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off
Pickup Crash Snaps Paramus Pole Clean Off A pickup truck slammed into a utility pole, snapping it from its base, at a busy Paramus intersection on Monday. The 57-year-old driver from Hillsdale declined medical attention after the Chevy Silverado rammed the pole, downing utility lines on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue and off the corner of Mill Run around 8:30 a.m. March 27, Police Sgt. Michael Pollaro said. He'd apparently become disoriented before the crash, the sergeant said. The driver refused medical attention following Monday morning's crash on Paramus Road just past Midland Avenue.Boyd A. Loving Belfi's Towing rem…
UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit
Update: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. One of the vehicle occupants is taken into custody by Paramus police following a pur…
Multi-Vehicle Collision Topples Traffic Light At Busy Paramus Intersection Multi-Vehicle Collision Topples Traffic Light At Busy Paramus Intersection
Multi-Vehicle Collision Topples Traffic Light At Busy Paramus Intersection An SUV toppled a traffic light pole in a mid-afternoon multi-vehicle crash at a busy Paramus intersection. A young woman driving a Toyota that got the worst of it was OK after the collision involving another SUV and an NJ TRANSIT bus at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue/Grove Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4. No other injuries were reported, either. The young female Toyota SUV driver wasn't injured in the crash in Paramus on Wednesday, Jan. 4.Boyd A. Loving Bergen County sheriff's officers joined Paramus police at the scene, where officers had to direct traffic that…
Police: Fair Lawn DWI Pursuit Ends In Paramus Crash Police: Fair Lawn DWI Pursuit Ends In Paramus Crash
Police: Fair Lawn DWI Pursuit Ends In Paramus Crash An intoxicated driver crashed in Paramus during a brief Fair Lawn police pursuit, authorities said. Officer Brad Pindyck tried to pull over the Mercedes Benz on Paramus Road after it passed him twice at slow speeds on eastbound Route 4 near Saddle River Road around midnight Saturday, Dec. 3, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The driver, Alvin Mandry, 32, of East Harlem, NY, made a U-turn instead and sped north before crashing into a traffic light pole at Century Road, the sergeant said. Pindyck and Officer Matthew Hearon “had to forcibly remove” Mandry from the vehicle, Metzler said. Paramus police…
Crash Involving Unmarked Police Car Jams Paramus Intersection Crash Involving Unmarked Police Car Jams Paramus Intersection
Crash Involving Unmarked Police Car Jams Paramus Intersection A multi-vehicle crash involving an unmarked police car jammed an intersection in Paramus Tuesday, Nov. 8. The unmarked Glen Rock police SUV was stopped on West Grove Street waiting to turn right on Paramus Road, when another vehicle ran a red light and hit it during morning rush hour, Paramus police tell Daily Voice. Photos from the scene show a BMW sedan, Toyota crossover and the Glen Rock SUV. A fourth vehicle was also apparently involved. One driver was taken by Paramus EMS to HUMC Main Campus with non-life-threatening injuries. At least two other vehicles were towed. Police a…
PURSUIT (UPDATE): Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized PURSUIT (UPDATE): Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized
Pursuit (Update): Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized UPDATE: An overnight stolen vehicle chase ended in a crash that sent a Paramus police officer to the hospital, three Newark thieves to jail and two department cruisers to the shop, authorities said. Police from Saddle River and Hillsdale began pursuing a stolen 2022 Mercedes GLS 450 and a tandem vehicle shortly after midnight Thursday, Oct. 13, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. All four of its occupants were wearing ski masks, the chief said. The fleeing vehicles sped south on Route 17 toward Paramus, where Ehrenberg said Officer Connor Nutland picked up the pursuit. Nutla…
PURSUIT: Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized PURSUIT: Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized
Pursuit: Paramus Officer Injured, Two Police Cars Damaged, Newark Thieves Seized UPDATE: An overnight stolen vehicle chase ended in a crash that sent a Paramus police officer to the hospital, three Newark thieves to jail and two department cruisers to the shop, authorities said. Police from Saddle River and Hillsdale began pursuing a stolen 2022 Mercedes GLS 450 and a tandem vehicle shortly after midnight Thursday, Oct. 13, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. All four of its occupants were wearing ski masks, the chief said. The fleeing vehicles sped south on Route 17 toward Paramus, where Ehrenberg said Officer Connor Nutland picked up the pursuit. Nutla…
Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus
Out-Of-Control SUV Smacks Into Garage, Fence, Gate In Paramus No injuries were reported when an SUV damaged a Paramus homeowner's garage, gate and fence. The Kia Sportage entered the home's West Midland Avenue driveway off the corner of Paramus Road and kept going, clipping the corner of the three-car detached garage and ramming the fence, around noontime Wednesday, Oct. 5. All Points Towing removed the vehicle. Paramus police and firefighters responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Company! West Midland Avenue at Paramus Road in Paramus around noontime Wednesday, Oct. 5.Boyd A. Loving
PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus
Photos: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus A stolen luxury SUV that rolled as a good Samaritan chased it had been stolen moments earlier by two teens who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The …
Crash At Busy Paramus Intersection Sends SUV Driver To Hospital Crash At Busy Paramus Intersection Sends SUV Driver To Hospital
Crash At Busy Paramus Intersection Sends SUV Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized following an afternoon crash at a busy Paramus intersection. The unidentified driver's Nissan Murano slammed into a Honda Accord at the corner of Paramus Road and West Ridgewood Avenue around 2:15 p.m. Friday. Paramus firefighters and EMS workers extricated the man, who was taken by the EMS unit to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. His condition couldn't immediately be determined. A passing Valley Hospital EMS unit also stopped to assist, responders said.
Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep
Bad-Driving Bandit Arrested By Paramus Police After Smashing Up Stolen Jeep The driver of a stolen Jeep hit a median, a curb, some bushes and a tree before Paramus police took him into custody, authorities said. And they weren't even chasing him when he crashed. Officer Nicholas Tanelli tried to stop the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee as it sped down southbound Route 17 shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A computer check showed it had been stolen out of Mountain Lakes. The driver turned off the Jeep’s lights, then hit a median on westbound Route 4 and kept going, Ehrenberg said. Tanelli immediately terminated the pursuit un…
Bus, Car Collide At Busy Paramus Intersection Bus, Car Collide At Busy Paramus Intersection
Bus, Car Collide At Busy Paramus Intersection No serious injuries were reported when a car collided with a commuter bus at a busy Paramus intersection. The private vehicle was headed south on Paramus Road when it collided with an out-of-service New Jersey Transit 163 bus heading west on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 2 p.m., responders said. Paramus firefighters popped a door on the private vehicle to free the driver. Borough police were investigating.
Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman
Saddle Brook Driver Charged With DWI In Fiery Head-On Paramus Crash That Severely Injured Woman UPDATE: A Saddle Brook driver responsible for a fiery wrong-way head-on crash in Paramus that severely injured the other motorist was drunk at the time, authorities said Monday. Robert Stevens, 63, was driving a 2010 BMW X5 that witnesses said veered into oncoming traffic on Paramus Road near Alpine Drive and slammed into a 2019 Honda CRV driven by Theresa Plummer, 44, of Bloomfield shortly after 5 p.m. Friday. Off-duty Bergen Prosecutor’s Detective Douglas Rager and other good Samaritans rescued Stevens, his 58-year-old brother, Michael, and Plummer before both vehicles exploded in flames…
Paramus Passersby Rescue Victims After SUVs Collide Head On, Burst Into Flames Paramus Passersby Rescue Victims After SUVs Collide Head On, Burst Into Flames
Paramus Passersby Rescue Victims After SUVs Collide Head On, Burst Into Flames HEROES: Passersby pulled three victims from their vehicles following a fiery wrong-way head-on crash Friday night in Paramus that critically injured one of the drivers, authorities confirmed. A BMW SUV carrying two men was headed south on the wrong side of Paramus Road near Alpine Drive when it slammed head-on into a Honda SUV occupied by a female driver shortly before 5:30 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Passersby, including a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, pulled the victims out before the vehicles were consumed by flames. The female driver was very seriousl…
Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash
Rescuers Free Driver In Paramus Minivan Crash A driver was extricated after her minivan rolled in a crash at a busy Paramus intersection Thursday afternoon. Borough firefighters and members of the police Emergency Services Unit teamed up to free the driver following the multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Paramus Road and West Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. The Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Squad took her to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered serious. No other injuries were reported. A Paramus police officer kept the driver calm until she could be extricated.Boyd A. Loving for …
Paramus Police Officer OK, Driver Hospitalized In Multi-Vehicle Crash Paramus Police Officer OK, Driver Hospitalized In Multi-Vehicle Crash
Paramus Police Officer OK, Driver Hospitalized In Multi-Vehicle Crash A driver was hospitalized with a minor injury following a multi-vehicle crash involving a Paramus police cruiser Sunday afternoon. The officer was responding to an emergency call when the crash occurred at the busy intersection of Paramus and West Century roads around 3:30 p.m. The cruiser and a Toyota Camry were both severely damaged and had to be towed. A Nissan Altima sustained lesser damage. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Paramus police and EMS responded, along with Belfi's Towing. PHOTOS, STORY: Boyd A. Loving
UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17
Update: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: A gruesome scene had some responders looking on in shock after a pedestrian was struck and killed before dawn Saturday on Route 17 in Paramus. Both sides of the highway remained closed for several hours. The victim was a homeless man who regularly stopped in at a gas station convenience store on the northbound side looking for food, authorities said. He tried to cross the highway carrying some breakfast in the dark when he was struck and thrown onto the southbound side shortly before 6 a.m. Other vehicles then struck him on that side, responders said. All of the drivers pulled ov…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: A gruesome scene had some responders looking on in shock after a pedestrian was struck and killed before dawn Saturday on Route 17 in Paramus. Both sides of the highway remained closed for several hours. The victim was a homeless man who regularly stopped in at a gas station convenience store on the northbound side looking for food, authorities said. He tried to cross the highway carrying some breakfast in the dark when he was struck and thrown onto the southbound side shortly before 6 a.m. Other vehicles then struck him on that side, they said. All of the drivers pulled over and…
Paramus Crash Sends Driver To Hospital Paramus Crash Sends Driver To Hospital
Paramus Crash Sends Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized following a chain-reaction late-morning crash Monday in Paramus. The driver's BMW slammed into a minivan in front of the Brookdale Paramus Senior Living community on Paramus Road between Johnson and White Pine courts. There was no immediate word on the extent of the victim's injuries or whether anyone else was hurt. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded.
DAY 2: Bergen County Coronavirus Testing Center At Capacity Minutes After Opening DAY 2: Bergen County Coronavirus Testing Center At Capacity Minutes After Opening
DAY 2: Bergen County Coronavirus Testing Center At Capacity Minutes After Opening People who had driven hours from across the state or returned after being turned away on Friday were sent home from Bergen County's coronavirus testing site minutes after it opened Saturday. UPDATE: Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing All Non-Essential Businesses, Urges Residents To Stay Home The state's first government-operated coronavirus testing center at Bergen Community College was at capacity around 8:15 a.m. on its second day of operation -- with nearly eight hours left until the set closing time. The site reportedly closed on Friday after administering 630 tests, although of…
NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours
NJ Coronavirus Testing Site In Paramus Closes After Only Four Hours New Jersey's first major coronavirus testing site closed after only four hours on Friday.  On Saturday, the site closed within minutes. A Daily Voice reader who got to the site at 9:30 a.m. waited in line until 1:30 p.m. to be tested, he said. Traffic quickly backed up for miles on Paramus road after the testing site in Bergen Community College parking lots opened at 8 a.m. It was originally scheduled to remain open until 4 p.m. Just after noon, however, a flashing sign on West Century Road alerted motorist that testing was at capacity. A police officer announced on a loud spea…