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Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach
Van Splits Utility Pole On Route 4 Approach A van slammed into a utility pole, splitting it, just off westbound Route 4 on Friday. The driver of the Chevrolet Astro van was checked out at the scene and released following the crash just past Lakeview Street on the Grand Avenue approach to the highway in River Edge shortly before noon Aug. 4. The incident jammed area traffic. All Points Towing removed the vehicle and a crew from PSE&G replaced the pole.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
E-Bike Rider, 31, Seriously Hurt In Warren County Crash: State Police E-Bike Rider, 31, Seriously Hurt In Warren County Crash: State Police
E-Bike Rider, 31, Seriously Hurt In Warren County Crash: State Police A 31-year old electric bicycle rider was seriously hurt in a Warren County crash with a Hyundai during the afternoon on Monday, July 31, state police said. Adam Choudhry, of Blairstown, was riding an Aventon E-Bike on the right shoulder of County Route 519 in White Township ahead of a Hyundai when the Aventon turned left in front of the Hyundai near milepost 38.5 around 1:15 p.m., NJSP SFC Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The left of the Aventon struck the front right of the Hyundai, causing it to overturn and eject Choudry, who suffered serious injuries, Curry added. The road was shut dow…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: Utility Pole Snapped, Transformer Lands In Truck And Driver's OK In Fair Lawn Head-On Crash: Utility Pole Snapped, Transformer Lands In Truck And Driver's OK In Fair Lawn
Head-On Crash: Utility Pole Snapped, Transformer Lands In Truck And Driver's OK In Fair Lawn A driver somehow escaped serious injury in Fair Lawn on Thursday when his box truck skimmed a tree, bowled over four street signs and slammed flush into a utility pole, snapping it clean in half. Not only did the upper section of the streetlight pole land on top of the truck in the collision on Lincoln Avenue near Loretto Avenue around 1:30 p.m. July 27. The transformer also fell through the roof into the cargo area (see photo above). The driver told police a car cut in front of him, prompting him to swerve and lose control of the Pattman Plumbing truck from Midland Park. The driver t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Part Of I-78 Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Part Of I-78
Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Part Of I-78 A deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer closed parts of I-78 Sunday, July 23 in Lehigh County. The crash occurred on the westbound side near mile maker 47.6 in Upper Macungie Township around 1:30 p.m., according to the PennDOT website. A male was pronounced dead at the scene, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. All westbound lanes were closed as traffic was redirected. Pennsylvania State Police were investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
EMS Provider Hurt In Crash With State Police Vehicle On Rt. 46 EMS Provider Hurt In Crash With State Police Vehicle On Rt. 46
EMS Provider Hurt In Crash With State Police Vehicle On Rt. 46 An EMS provider driving an ambulance was hurt in a collision with a state police vehicle on Route 46 on Friday, July 21, authorities said. The crash occurred on the eastbound side near milepost 11 in White Township around 2 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. A marked NJSP Ford Explorer was traveling behind a marked Oxford EMS Chevy Tahoe, both responding to a medical service call with their emergency lights activated. The Chevy stopped and tried to make a U-turn, and the NJSP Ford was “unable to avoid collision” and struck it from behind before hitting the guardrail, Curry…

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by Valerie Musson
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19-Year-Old Woman Dead, Officer Among 4 Hurt Responding To Assist At Crash Scene On Parkway 19-Year-Old Woman Dead, Officer Among 4 Hurt Responding To Assist At Crash Scene On Parkway
19-Year-Old Woman Dead, Officer Among 4 Hurt Responding To Assist At Crash Scene On Parkway A local police officer was injured on his way to assist New Jersey State Police at the scene of a crash that killed a 19-year-old woman on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Jessica Molina-Colmenares, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, was riding in a Honda Civic that veered off the Parkway and overturned around 6:30 p.m. in Stafford Township on Saturday, July 15, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Molina-Colmenares died while the driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The crash closed the southbound side of the highway. Meanwhile, as a Stafford police officer was responding to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street
Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Paramus police and paramedics got a driver out of her sedan and into an ambulance after she crashed into a tree on Ridgewood Avenue late Wednesday morning. The Nissan Versa barreled across Ridgewood Avenue near Paramus Road, mounted a sidewalk and slammed into the tree shortly before 11:30 a.m. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit, borough patrol officers a Paramus EMS crew went to work before the rig took the injured driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, accompanied by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Her condition couldn't immediately be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police 23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police A 23-year-old woman was flown to the hospital in a crash on Interstate 78 Sunday, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. An Acura Integra driven by a 23-year-old Manville man ran off the highway to the left and crossed the center median, entering the westbound lanes around 9 a.m. near milepost 22.7, in Clinton Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Acura was struck by a westbound Hyundai. The 23-year-old Acura driver was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a Middlesex woman, who was flown to the hospital. The Hyundai's passengers suffered moderate injuries.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection
Somerset County Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash At Rt. 22 Intersection A Somerset County driver was killed after colliding with another vehicle at a Route 22 intersection late on Wednesday, June 21. Charles Young, of Somerset, was driving a 2018 Jeep Wrangler and hit a 2018 Nissan Rogue driven by Wallace Wilder of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the westbound lanes at the intersection of the MetLife facility in Bridgewater around 11:58 p.m., police said. Young was pronounced dead at the scene. Responding agencies include the Bradley Gardens Volunteer Rescue Squad and Robert Wood Johnson Hospital’s Paramedics. The cause of the crash is under investigation. No f…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light
Paterson Police Cars Collide, Topple Traffic Light No injuries were reported after two Paterson police units collided, taking out a traffic light. The SUVs appeared to be headed to a call when they collided at the corner of Straight and Van Houten Street/College Boulevard early Friday evening, June 17. Two Paterson NJ Police Cars Collide and take out a traffic light Straight St and VanHouten Sttornadochaser66 Everyone got out OK, responders said. Tows were required for both vehicles, however. No other vehicles were involved. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.Ron Bombaro (tornadochaser66) The intersection was temporaril…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day
SUV Splits Utility Pole, Busy Paramus Intersection Closed Most Of Day A driver escaped serious injury when an SUV split a utility pole at a busy intersection just off northbound Route 17 in Paramus. Midland Avenue between Sette Drive and From Road was reopened at 3 p.m. Friday, June 16, after PSE&G replaced the pole, police said. The ramp from northbound Route 17 to eastbound Midland Avenue was also closed. The ramp to westbound Midland Avenue remained open. Traffic was re-routed after the Subaru Outback veered off the road, mounted a guy wire, and slammed into the pole earlier in the day. The Outback was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Paramus EMS r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
ROUTE 80 CRASH: Dump Truck Lands On Divider, Spills Gravel In Multi-Vehicle Pileup ROUTE 80 CRASH: Dump Truck Lands On Divider, Spills Gravel In Multi-Vehicle Pileup
Route 80 Crash: Dump Truck Lands On Divider, Spills Gravel In Multi-Vehicle Pileup UPDATE: A multi-vehicle crash involving an overturned dump truck stopped Wednesday morning rush-hour traffic on Route 80. The eastbound express lanes just past Exit 62 and a westbound lane were closed after the truck pitched onto the divider and spilled both gravel and diesel fuel in Saddle Brook shortly after 6:30 a.m. June 7, responders said. Chunks of the divider were also knocked off, they said. Four other vehicles -- including a garbage truck -- were involved in the chain-reaction crash, according to witnesses. Firefighters from Saddle Brook extricated at least one occupant, they sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco