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Wood-Ridge Police Department
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: Wood-Ridge Boy, 17, Charged As Wrong-Way Mercedes Driver Who Side-Swiped Police Cruiser
A 17-year-old Wood-Ridge boy was behind the wheel of a speeding sedan that side-swiped a borough police cruiser and kept going, authorities said Saturday. The boy came to police headquarters accompanied by his mother Friday night after learning that authorities had identified him through surveillance video and interviews, Detective Sgt. Matt Mueller said. He was receiving several summons stemming from Thursday's incident as detectives considered possible eluding charges. The teen said in an email to Daily Voice that he was the driver and that he "did nothing near speeding off...…
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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…