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TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down
Traffic Nightmare: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down UPDATE: A notorious stretch of southbound Route 17 remained closed after a tractor-trailer knocked a box truck onto its side at the border of Paramus and Rochelle Park. So was the exit from eastbound Route 4 onto 17. An International tractor-trailer hauling cases of prosecco was in the left lane at the bottleneck headed into Rochelle Park when it was clipped on the right by a Freightliner around 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The impact knocked the International into the median and onto its side, gashing a saddle tank that wound up spilling …

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SUV Plows Through Front Of North Jersey Furniture Store SUV Plows Through Front Of North Jersey Furniture Store
SUV Plows Through Front Of North Jersey Furniture Store A driver escaped injury after crashing an SUV through the front of a Bergen County furniture store. The Infinity QX70S plowed into the Prestige Furniture store in the Elmwood Park Shopping Center off Broadway (Route 4) shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19. A driver for Belfi's Towing backed the vehicle out after borough firefighters cleared the opening. There was no structural damage to the building, authorities said. The Prestige Furniture store in Elmwood Park got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving Elmwood Park police also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed…

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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

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Pickup Truck, SUV Crash Head-On In Fair Lawn Pickup Truck, SUV Crash Head-On In Fair Lawn
Pickup Truck, SUV Crash Head-On In Fair Lawn A pickup truck and an SUV collided head-on Tuesday afternoon in Fair Lawn. The 59-year-old Honda Pilot driver from Glen Rock apparently crossed the double-yellow line passing another vehicle on Saddle River Road when it collided with a Chevy Silverado at Terhune Place shortly after 4:30 p.m., Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She sustained a head and chest injury, Metzler said. A 38-year-old male passenger in the pickup was hospitalized with neck, ribs and ankle injuries. He was one of five men who'd been out plowing snow, responders said. Two of the seven total occupants in both vehicl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Multi-Car Crash Knocks Concrete Across Route 17, DWI Driver Hit With 5 Auto Assault Charges Multi-Car Crash Knocks Concrete Across Route 17, DWI Driver Hit With 5 Auto Assault Charges
Multi-Car Crash Knocks Concrete Across Route 17, DWI Driver Hit With 5 Auto Assault Charges A North Bergen driver was under the influence when he ran a stop sign and caused a chain-reaction crash that sent chunks of concrete median onto Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights and six people -- including himself -- to the hospital, authorities said. Hamilton Tobar-Arias, 32, was headed down Henry Street when his car hit a curbed island, continued across the southbound highway and slammed into the median around 1 a.m. Monday, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. The impact sent chunks of Route 17 onto the northbound side, causing a three-car collision that injured four people, Colaneri sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco