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No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Bergen Crash, PD Says No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Bergen Crash, PD Says
No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Bergen Crash, PD Says A Hudson County driver who didn’t have a license, registration or insurance got out of her SUV and bolted following a predawn crash in Washington Township, authorities said. Responding officers found the 29-year-old North Bergen woman running from the scene in sandals after crashing her 2018 Honda CRV into a utility pole near the corner of Washington and Van Emburgh Avenues around 5 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Rich Skinner said. She then ran around the police car and kept going before finally stopping and sitting down, he said. The woman passed a field sobriety test and was issued several su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township A local business owner escaped injury on Saturday when his Jeep slammed into a utility pole in Washington Township, authorities said. The impact of the crash split the pole and took down a pedestrian crossing sign at Colonial Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The 60-something driver may have misjudged the turn, responders said. There were no suspicious contributing factors, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. The severely Jeep had to be towed and the streets surrounding the intersection closed while a PSE&G crew conducted repairs. Boyd A. Loving took the photos.

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by Jerry DeMarco