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Somewhere Tracy Morgan Might Be SMH: Sedan Rams Walmart Rig On Route 80 Somewhere Tracy Morgan Might Be SMH: Sedan Rams Walmart Rig On Route 80
Somewhere Tracy Morgan Might Be SMH: Sedan Rams Walmart Rig On Route 80 Airbags and a bit of luck spared the driver of a sedan that slammed into a Walmart tractor-trailer on rain-slicked Route 80 overnight. The driver, who was alone at the time, lost control of the Honda Accord near milepost 60.8 in Elmwood Park at 4:48 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. The passenger side of the sedan's windshield was smashed when the Accord slid into the trailer of the International rig, the trooper said. No injuries were reported, he said. The driver lost control of the Honda Accord near milepost 60.8 in Elmwood Park at 4:48 a.m.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide
Rush-Hour Routes To GWB Jammed After Tractor-Trailer, Dump Truck Collide Both drivers were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer and dump truck collided near the entrance to the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday. Neither injury was considered serious. The crash at the extremely busy intersection at Lemoine Avenue and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard, shortly before 4:30 a.m., ended up jamming morning rush-hour traffic on the bridge's approach roads. Fort Lee police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with ABC Towing, which used a heavy wrecker to right the toppled tractor-trailer.  A fuel spill had to be cleaned up following the crash near the entrance to t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill PHOTOS: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill
Photos: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill UPDATE: Westbound Route 80 traffic was snarled for several hours in Bergen County on Tuesday following a crash involving a tractor-trailer, a sedan and a heavy fuel spill. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the driver of a BMW that was involved in the crash  at mile marker 67.7 in the local lanes approaching Hackensack in Bogota around 2:30 p.m. No serious injuries were reported, however. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the BMW driver.ABC Towing for DAILY VOICE A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit joined firefighters in cleaning up fuel that leaked from the jack-knifed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush
Trash-Hauling Roll-Off Truck Tips, Closes Road Near GWB Through Morning Rush A trash-hauling roll-off truck tipped overnight in Fort Lee, closing a key road near the George Washington Bridge for nearly five hours. Borough firefighters cut out the windshield to free the driver following the crash on the "S" turn from Fletcher Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. He was taken by members of the Fort Lee Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening. Borough police also responded.  The roll-off truck on its side at the "S" turn at Lemoine and Fletcher avenues.Greg Makroulakis AB…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB
Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB A tractor-trailer buckled and bent at the westbound Route 4 ramp to Route 95 in Fort Lee during Monday’s morning rush. The mishap occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., jamming traffic. The delays continued more than an hour while the cargo – used tires – was offloaded to another truck before the trailer could be towed. Fortunately, they'd been stacked in a way that kept them from rolling down the highway. ABC Towing handled the job. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco