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Teen Driver Airlifted, Pedestrian Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash Teen Driver Airlifted, Pedestrian Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash
Teen Driver Airlifted, Pedestrian Hospitalized In Sussex County Crash A 43-year-old pedestrian suffered moderate injuries while a 17-year-old driver suffered serious injuries in a crash on Route 15 in Lafayette just before midnight on Thursday, July 3, authorities said. The teen driver from Sparta was heading south on Route 15 near milepost 17.2 in a BMW when he veered off the right side of the roadway and struck a 43-year-old woman from Lafayette, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The driver then struck a sign and a tree, and was airlifted to a local hospital with serious injuries, Lebron said. The pedestrian was hospitalized with moderate injuries, according t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sedan Slams Into Route 46 Gas Pump, Bursts Into Flames Sedan Slams Into Route 46 Gas Pump, Bursts Into Flames
Sedan Slams Into Route 46 Gas Pump, Bursts Into Flames A driver escaped serious injury after his sedan plowed into a pump and burst into flames at a Route 46 gas station. The 32-year-old driver from Englewood lost control of the two-door Infiniti, which crashed at the QuickCheck on the westbound highway -- near the entrances to Route 80 and the New Jersey Turnpike -- at 7:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, Ridgefield Fire Chief David Brierty said. The attendant shut down the pump and called 911, the chief said. Ridgefield firefighters quickly doused the flames. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with relatively minor injuri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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YOUR OTHER LEFT: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour YOUR OTHER LEFT: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour
Your Other Left: Wrong-Way Sedan Gets Stuck On Bergen Tracks, Service Delayed Nearly An Hour A driver who stuck to the GPS instructions got stuck on the railroad tracks in Ho-Ho-Kus, leading to delays Monday night of nearly an hour. The driver had come down Glenwood Road from Ridgewood during the Dec. 20 evening rush and, following the GPS, made a left near the Ho-Ho-Kus train station -- only too soon. The Ford sedan instantly got stuck on the tracks. NJ TRANSIT's Emergency Services Unit got the car off the tracks in Ho-Ho-Kus.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing initially sent a lift instead of a flatbed, so NJ TRANSIT's Emergency Services Unit responded to free the vehicle so it c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: PHOTOS
Driver Taken To Trauma Center As Car Plunges Down Embankment Into Hunterdon County Pond: Photos A driver was rescued and rushed to a nearby trauma center after a vehicle plunged down a steep embankment and landed in a pond in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the crash near Route 202 and Colony Road in Raritan Township just after 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, the department said. Initial investigation showed that the vehicle was heading northbound on Route 202 when it crossed the grass median north of Voorhees Corner Road, continued north in the southbound lanes, and hit several mailboxes and a fire hydrant, crews sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Recycling Truck Slams Into Tree In Hawthorne Recycling Truck Slams Into Tree In Hawthorne
Recycling Truck Slams Into Tree In Hawthorne A driver told police he had "mechanical issues" that sent his recycling truck veered off the road and into a tree in Hawthorne on Tuesday. Goffle Hill Road off Grandview Avenue was temporarily closed while Citywide Towing used a heavy wrecker to remove the 2003 B&B Disposal dump truck, which crashed on a short embankment in front of a home shortly after 10 a.m. There was no immediate word on the driver's injuries. Hawthorne firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. Meanwhile, borough officials arranged to have other two other trucks complete Tuesday's pickups on Wednesday. Boyd A. Loving…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Full Of Corn Snacks Slams Into Tree, Rolls In Ridgewood SUV Full Of Corn Snacks Slams Into Tree, Rolls In Ridgewood
SUV Full Of Corn Snacks Slams Into Tree, Rolls In Ridgewood A driver carrying an SUV full of corn snacks escaped a rollover crash in Ridgewood without serious injury Tuesday night. The driver was alone when his Subaru slammed into a tree and rolled just off the corner of Linwood Avenue and North Walnut Street near Graydon Park shortly after 9:30 p.m. Several bags of Love Corn snacks carried in dozens of boxes spilled out the back. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. A flatbed tow truck righted and removed the wreck. Summonses were expected. Police didn't elaborate. Corn snacksBoyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and provi…

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by Jerry DeMarco