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Two Hospitalized In Three-Vehicle Pileup In Fair Lawn Two Hospitalized In Three-Vehicle Pileup In Fair Lawn
Two Hospitalized In Three-Vehicle Pileup In Fair Lawn At least two people were hospitalized following a three-car pileup late Saturday in Fair Lawn. Broadway was temporarily closed in both directions just after 11 p.m. Nov. 4 so that members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps could tend to the wounded and the wreckage could be cleared from the intersection at Plaza Road. The extent of injuries couldn't immediately be determined. Serious damage was done to the late-1990s-era Honda CRV and two Toyotas -- a RAV4 and a Prius, which was broadsided on the driver's door -- all of which had to be towed from the scene. Fair Lawn firefighters…
Pipe Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of NJ Synagogue Pipe Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of NJ Synagogue
Pipe Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of NJ Synagogue Fair Lawn police evacuated a local synagogue and the immediate area after a caller claimed to have planted two pipe bombs there. The Thursday night incident comes with Rosh Hashana about to begin at sundown Friday, Sept. 15 -- and amid a frightening nationwide increase of anti-Semitic "swatting" calls. A caller to the Fair Lawn Police Dispatch Center at 8:01 p.m. Sept. 14 claimed to have planted both bombs in a black backpack at Congregation Ahavat Achim on Saddle River Road, Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Police cleared the building and neighboring homes, and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb …
Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208 Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208
Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208 A water main break Friday afternoon closed the entrance and exit ramps at a Route 208 interchange in Fair Lawn. The ramps along northbound Route 208 at Berdan Avenue off Plaza Road were affected after the road buckled under the water pressure, leaving a gaping hole, shortly after lunchtime Sept. 8. No vehicle damage or incidents were reported as a result. However, many residents reported brown water coming out of their taps. RIgs at the nearby Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps had to be removed before they got trapped. Berdan Avenue off Plaza Road off Route 208 was affected.Boyd A. …
Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day
Amazon Deliveryman Struck By 74-Year-Old Driver On Prime Day An Amazon deliveryman was struck by a car while crossing a residential street in Fair Lawn -- and on Prime Day, no less. A 74-year-old Paterson resident was driving the 2013 Honda Civic that struck the 27-year-old worker from Sussex on quiet Pomona Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The victim, who was wearing a safety vest, sustained a head injury and some scrapes, the sergeant said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Macys said. An investigation was continuing, he sa…
House Fire Doused In Fair Lawn House Fire Doused In Fair Lawn
House Fire Doused In Fair Lawn Firefighters in Fair Lawn quickly doused a destructive house blaze before noon on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the Kipp Street fire, which Fair Lawn Fire Chief Jacob Mamo said broke out in the kitchen of a 1½-story home just off Plaza Road near the Berdan Avenue exit off northbound Route 208 shortly after 10:30 a.m. June 21. Firefighters had the two-alarm blaze knocked in minutes, then checked for any extension to the attic. The home nonetheless sustained significant damage. Firefighters had the two-alarm blaze on Kipp Street knocked in minutes, then checked for any extensi…
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Church Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Church
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Church A driver escaped serious injury when his sedan plowed into the front steps of a Fair Lawn church. The Honda Accord shattered barrel planters that sent dirt flying at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Broadway (Route 4) at Midland Avenue early Friday evening, May 5. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the driver, who was the lone occupant. The Honda Accord shattered plastic traffic control barrels that sent dirt flying Saturday evening at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Broadway in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving All Points Towing removed the sedan. Midland Avenue is directly aligned…
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 A driver from Oradell was hospitalized after her sedan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on Route 208, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on the highway when her Honda Accord was struck by a Kenworth 310 cab just south of Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1. The 44-year-old Passaic trucker apparently was checking his speedometer when the crash occurred, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the female driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, Eleshewich said. Her condition…
Worker Run Over By Cement Truck At Fair Lawn Concrete Yard Worker Run Over By Cement Truck At Fair Lawn Concrete Yard
Worker Run Over By Cement Truck At Fair Lawn Concrete Yard A man working on a cement truck was injured Tuesday when the vehicle ran over him at Tanis Concrete in Fair Lawn, authorities said. The 62-year-old Elmwood Park resident had his leg rolled over when the truck went into gear in the early afternoon at the River Road site, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The victim's wife told Daily Voice her husband suffered a broken leg, a fractured pelvis and back and major tissue damage. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunt…
SUV Rams Pole At Fair Lawn-Hawthorne Border SUV Rams Pole At Fair Lawn-Hawthorne Border
SUV Rams Pole At Fair Lawn-Hawthorne Border A passenger was seriously injured when an SUV struck a pole overnight Tuesday at the border of Fair Lawn and Hawthorne. The Honda CR-V slammed into the pole alongside the BP station just south of the Lincoln Avenue bridge at Wagaraw Road around 1 a.m. April 10. The passenger was extricated before members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The SUV rammed the pole outside the BP station at the busy intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Wagaraw Road in Fair Lawn at the Hawthorne border.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE At least one othe…
Driver OK, But Not Car That Slammed Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Driver OK, But Not Car That Slammed Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Driver OK, But Not Car That Slammed Into Utility Pole In Fair Lawn A young driver sustained only minor injuries thanks to airbags when his hatchback slammed into a utility pole Friday afternoon in Fair Lawn. The road was temporarily closed as a tow truck removed the Toyota Corolla and the remainder of the wreckage was cleared following the Feb. 24 crash on River Road just north of Chittenden Road. Utility service to the area wasn't disrupted. The hatchback slammed into a utility pole on River Road just north of Chittenden Road in Fair Lawn on Friday, Feb. 24.Boyd A. Loving Fair Lawn police, firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members were joine…
‘It Just Took Off On Me,’ Says 82-Year-Old Driver Of SUV That Plowed Into Fair Lawn Restaurant ‘It Just Took Off On Me,’ Says 82-Year-Old Driver Of SUV That Plowed Into Fair Lawn Restaurant
‘It Just Took Off On Me,’ Says 82-Year-Old Driver Of SUV That Plowed Into Fair Lawn Restaurant FOLLOW-UP: An 82-year-old Elmwood Park driver whose SUV plowed straight into a Fair Lawn restaurant, injuring a customer and an employee, said the vehicle “took off on her,” according to police. The motorist wasn’t injured when the Ford Escape jumped the curb, hit two bollards and “crashed through the front windows of the occupied dining room” at Green Dragon Asian Cuisine on Fair Lawn Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, Detective Eric Eleshewich said. Two men were struck by flying debris – one of them a 41-year-old customer who was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, th…
Crazed Robber Beats NJ Gas Station Worker, 83, Fights Officers, Smears Feces At HQ: Police Crazed Robber Beats NJ Gas Station Worker, 83, Fights Officers, Smears Feces At HQ: Police
Crazed Robber Beats NJ Gas Station Worker, 83, Fights Officers, Smears Feces At HQ: Police A crazed female robber beat a defenseless 83-year-old gas station employee, fought with Fair Lawn police and then urinated and defecated at headquarters, authorities said. Sincere Wiley, 30, began arguing with the attendant at the BP station on Wagaraw Road before shoving him, kneeing him in the face and punching him in the eye shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Detective Eric Eleshewich said. She then brandished a box cutter, grabbed some tobacco product and $88 in cash and ran, the detective said. Responding officers saw Wiley – who lives in the upstate New York town of Lockport …
Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad
Distressed Hawthorne Man Disarmed By Fair Lawn Police After Threatening To Kill Dad An armed and distressed Hawthorne man was subdued by police in Fair Lawn after he threatened to kill his father, authorities said. Officers who responded to a 911 call from the 25-year-old man himself found him holding a knife and a baseball bat on River Road at Berdan Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m., Fair Lawn Sgt. Brian Metzler said. His father wasn't around, Metzler said. The officers were joined by Glen Rock police, who helped get the man to drop the knife, the sergeant said. "He tried to walk away from the officers," Metzler said, "but they were able to take him to the ground and sec…
Driver OK After Sedan Slams Into Tree In Fair Lawn Driver OK After Sedan Slams Into Tree In Fair Lawn
Driver OK After Sedan Slams Into Tree In Fair Lawn A senior driver declined medical attention after her sedan slammed into a tree Monday afternoon in Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn Rescue Squad removed the door to free the driver from her Toyota Camry following the crash on Plaza Road North near Fernwood Drive shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps joined borough police and firefighters at the scene. The sedan had to be towed. Fair Lawn Rescue Squad removed the door to free the driver from her Toyota Camry following the crash on Plaza Road North near Fernwood Drive shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12.Boyd…
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…
Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash
Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash A 28-year-old pregnant driver and an infant in the back seat were involved in a multi-vehicle evening rush-hour crash on Route 208, responders said. Their injuries didn't appear serious, witnesses said. The chain-reaction collision occurred on the southbound highway at Virginia Drive shortly after 5 p.m., with the victims' Honda sedan spinning out and hitting a garage for a local garden apartment complex. Borough police and firefighters and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Some of them were diverted when a rubbernecking crash occurred on the other side of the highway.
SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border
SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border Three people were hospitalized after a collision shortly before daybreak sent an SUV crashing into the window of a restaurant at the Bergen-Passaic border. The collision occurred at the corner of Lincoln and Loretto avenues when a 2010 Nissan driven by a 57-year-old Oak Ridge man knocked a 2007 Honda CR-V into the corner eatery known as First on the Hawthorne side of the street across from Fair Lawn shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. The other vehicle, a 2010 Nissan, was so badly damaged that a huge chunk of its nose fell off. The Honda driver, 54, of Paterson and passenger, 31,…
Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Bergen Tree Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Bergen Tree
Firefighter Who Teaches High-Angle Rescue Helps Save Severely Injured Worker In Bergen Tree A firefighter with just the right experience helped rescue a tree trimmer who was left perilously perched in the air in Fair Lawn after a cut limb from an oak broke his leg, responders said. Firefighters couldn't get to the 42-year-old arborist from Hackensack with an aerial ladder after the mishap left him stranded on an unsteady limb 20 to 30 feet above the backyard of an Ellington Road home shortly before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. They had to use ground ladders and ropes instead. "Coincidentally, while on his way to teach rope rescue for hostage negotiation, off-duty FF Steven Alvarez…
Driver Hospitalized After Splitting Utility Pole, Rolling, Landing Right Side Up In Fair Lawn Driver Hospitalized After Splitting Utility Pole, Rolling, Landing Right Side Up In Fair Lawn
Driver Hospitalized After Splitting Utility Pole, Rolling, Landing Right Side Up In Fair Lawn A driver was hospitalized after his hatchback split a utility pole, rolled and landed right side up -- losing its front passenger wheel in the process -- on a Fair Lawn street corner. The driver was conscious and alert when the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center following the crash at Kershner Place and Prospect Street around 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. Borough firefighters cleaned up fuel and debris from the wreck. A PSE&G crew was summoned to replace the shattered pole. A tow truck was called to remove the vehicle. Power to the ne…
Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze
Firefighters Douse Fair Lawn House Blaze Firefighters quickly stopped a Wednesday afternoon blaze from doing serious damage to the interior of a Fair Lawn home. The two-alarm fire severely damaged the front of the 32nd Street residence just off southbound Route 208. A passerby sustained a minor injury trying to put out the flames shortly after 5:30 p.m., Fire Chief Michael Salvini said. Roughly 40 firefighters quickly converged on the scene, the chief said. Firefighters quickly converged on the 32nd Street home in Fair Lawn.Priscila Krischer / Fair Lawn Fire Department photographer “Our members quickly knocked down the exter…
Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Pickup Rams Utility Pole In Fair Lawn A pickup truck collided with a sedan before slamming head-on into a utility pole in Fair Lawn. Everyone was OK following the crash at Morlot Avenue and Dorothy Street shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Arrow Towing removed both the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Altima. PSE&G was called to repair the pole. Fair Lawn police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. The pickup got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving
Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Homeowner's Fence Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Homeowner's Fence
Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Homeowner's Fence A crash sent a sedan through a fence up the street from Fair Lawn High School. The Suburu Legacy plowed through the homeowner's fence on 12th Street at Berdan Avenue after colliding with a Toyota RAV4 early Saturday afternoon. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took both drivers to area hospitals in separate ambulances with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The sedan got the worst of the collision with this SUV on 12th Street at Berdan Avenue in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing of Hawthorne removed both vehicles with a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A…
Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash
Pizza Guy Charged With DWI, Reckless Driving In Fair Lawn Rollover Crash A pizza delivery man was drunk when he rolled his SUV in Fair Lawn and had to be extricated by firefighters, authorities said. Fair Lawn Rescue Squad members cut out the windshield to free John Keegan, 59, of Ridgewood, after the vehicle hit a parked car and landed on its side on Broadway at 30th Street Monday evening, March 21, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps checked Keegan out, found him uninjured and turn him over to police, Metzler said. Officers arrested him after Keegan refused to submit to a roadside sobriety test, the sergeant said. T…
Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn
Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn A pajama-clad motorist escaped serious injury in a rollover crash Monday morning in Fair Lawn. The Toyota Camry struck an unoccupied Toyota min-van that was parked on Heights Avenue before landing on its side shortly before 8 a.m. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. At the scene on Heights Avenue in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE All Points Auto & Towing righted and removed the sedan. Damage to the minivan wasn't extensive. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account of the i…
NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage
NJ Woman, 86, Rescued After Being Stuck In Rabbit Cage Police in Fair Lawn rescued an 86-year-old woman who'd become trapped in a rabbit cage over the weekend. Officers found the victim after responding to an alert for a lift assist at a River Road senior citizens apartment shortly before 2 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. They're not sure how long she was stuck in there, the sergeant said Monday, adding that the mishap appeared accidental. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took her to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment, he said.
Jeep Knocked Onto Divider In Fair Lawn Crash Jeep Knocked Onto Divider In Fair Lawn Crash
Jeep Knocked Onto Divider In Fair Lawn Crash A traffic light came down and a Jeep ended up on the median in a Saturday afternoon crash in Fair Lawn. One of the drivers was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a traumatic injury after the Jeep collided with a sedan at the corner of 30th Street and Broadway shortly before 6 p.m., witnesses said. Borough police, firefighters and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Traffic was diverted from the scene, jamming area streets. ALSO SEE: A man struck and killed by a commuter train while out shopping with his wife Saturday afternoon in Hackensack was a 72-year-ol…
Robber Stabs Fair Lawn Service Station Attendant Robber Stabs Fair Lawn Service Station Attendant
Robber Stabs Fair Lawn Service Station Attendant SEE ANYTHING? A robber stabbed a Fair Lawn service station attendant with a screwdriver before fleeing with $550, said police who sought the public’s help finding him. The robber punched a second victim in the face when he told him he didn’t have any money, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday. The robber came to Woroco Gas on Maple Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Friday asking for a gas can, Metzler said. He then struck a 31-year-old employee from Fair Lawn in the back of the head, pulled a screwdriver from his waistband and stabbed him four times in the left arm, wounding him several times,…
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Ridgewood Crash A bicyclist was seriously injured Thursday in a crash with a sedan in Ridgewood. Passing members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to the victim at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. until their village colleagues arrived. They took the victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson.There was no immediate word on possible summonses. The wrecked bicycle was taken to police headquarters. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital also responded along with Ridgewood police and firefighters. With parks closed am…
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof A 49-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell 15 feet off the roof of a Fair Lawn home. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the worker to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson after the Hopper Avenue mishap at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim, who lives in Newark, injured his back, neck and wrist, Metzler said.
Clifton Duo Charged After Hawthorne Motorist Is Hit With Golf Club In Fair Lawn Road Rage Brawl Clifton Duo Charged After Hawthorne Motorist Is Hit With Golf Club In Fair Lawn Road Rage Brawl
Clifton Duo Charged After Hawthorne Motorist Is Hit With Golf Club In Fair Lawn Road Rage Brawl UPDATE: A Clifton couple were charged after the husband hit a Hawthorne motorist in the head with a golf club during a road rage brawl Sunday night in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Mariusz Czerwinski, 44, was driving a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country van with his wife, 42-year-old Sylwia Czerwinska, as a passenger when he passed and then stopped in front of a Ford 2016 Focus driven by the victim shortly after 7 p.m. outside the Walgreens shopping center on River Road, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Both drivers got out of the vehicles and exchanged words, after which Czerwinski …
STORK CLUB: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS STORK CLUB: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS
Stork Club: Newborn Greets Fair Lawn Police, EMS Fair Lawn police responding to a call found a mom holding her newborn son, authorities said Monday. Responding to a 4th Street home just after 7 a.m., Officers Brendan Loaiza and Luke Hintzen found 37-year-old Sarah Wagner with her bundle of joy. Thomas Wagner, who now gives his older sister a sibling, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center by the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps after the officers cleaned him up and made sure he was breathing OK, Sgt. Brian Meztler said. "Thank you, Fair Lawn police and EMT for all your help this morning, as well as your visit [to the …