Whole Lotta Lettuce: Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 80

A tractor-trailer driver hauling a full load of lettuce was hospitalized after his rig crashed overnight Wednesday on Route 80.

The tractor-trailer crash left a mess on both sides of Route 80.
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The cab was up against the divider on Route 80.
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Lettuce get that offloaded following the crash on eastbound Route 80 in Hackensack.
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ABC Towing does its thing.
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One part loaded, one to go following overnight crash on eastbound Route 80.
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Work continued into the morning rush on Route 80 in Hackensack.
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Trailer is loaded onto ABC Towing flatbed.
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Jerry DeMarco

01/12/2022 10:02 a.m.

Two occupants of a sedan involved in the crash bailed out and fled after the 2 a.m. mishap on the highway's eastbound side near Exit 65 in Hackensack, responders said.

The cab of the tractor-trailer landed on the divider. It took two ABC Towing wreckers on either side of Route 80 to right and remove it.

The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. His condition couldn't immediately be determined.

The other vehicle was impounded.

Hackensack firefighters, New Jersey State Police and the state Department of Transportation also responded. State Police are investigating.

The crash initially closed both eastbound and westbound express lanes, along with multiple local lanes. Both sides were finally fully reopened around 9 a.m.

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