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SERIOUSLY? Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Jams Morning Rush Near NJ/NY Border SERIOUSLY? Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Jams Morning Rush Near NJ/NY Border
Seriously? Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Jams Morning Rush Near NJ/NY Border Another tractor-trailer jack-knifed, landing on its side, on a notorious stretch of road near the New Jersey-New York border in northwest Bergen County before dawn Tuesday. Northbound Route 17 was temporarily closed near the Route 287 flyover in Mahwah just south of Rockland County near Mountainside Avenue after the 4:09 a.m. crash on Aug. 29, Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. "The driver told the officers that he was traveling northbound in the right lane when he felt the load shift in the trailer because of what he described as 'angled pavement' in a temporary lane due to construction in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire
Firearm In Tractor Trailer Driver's Cab Discharges In I-78 Fire A 48-year-old tractor trailer driver from Connecticut is facing weapons offenses after his loaded handgun began discharging when his vehicle went up in flames Friday, Dec. 30 on Route 78, authorities said. The tractor trailer overturned in westbound lanes near milepost 27.1 in Bedminster around 3:50 p.m., and the vehicle became fully engulfed, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. During the investigation, troopers found the Bridgeport, CT driver's loaded .45 caliber handgun had discharged within the truck, Goez said.  Andrew Hardial was hospitalized with non-life-thr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Route 440 Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Route 440
Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Route 440 A tractor trailer overturned on Route 440 due Tuesday morning. The incident occurred north of Kennedy Boulevard in Bayonne/Jersey City around 8:40 a.m. All lanes were closed as of 8:50 a.m., 511nj.org reports.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash PHOTOS: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash
Photos: Dr. Pepper Pallets Strewn Across Route 78 In Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash A truckload of Dr. Pepper pallets were strewn across Route 78 in a Warren County rollover crash Monday night, authorities said. The tractor-trailer carrying the pallets crashed and flipped over in the westbound lanes just before exit 3, the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Company said. The driver was able to escape from the overturned truck without injury, authorities said. “Fortunately the only injuries were pallets of #drpepper,” the department said in a Facebook post with photos of the incident. The post received feedback from both serious and lighthearted commenters: “I am available to …

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by Valerie Musson