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Traffic
Crash With Injuries Jams I-80 (
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A crash with injuries was jamming up traffic on Interstate 80 in Morris County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3:40 p.m. on Friday, July 12, according to the NJDOT. The crash involved a vehicle off the roadway along I-80 eastbound west of Exit 30 (Howard Boulevard) in Mount Arlington, the NJDOT said. Check back for updates.
Police & Fire
Update
: Teens Crawl From Fiery Rollover Crash On PIP
Two teenagers crawled from their overturned vehicle as it burst into flames on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, responders said. One of them was taken to the hospital with minor injuries by the Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps following the northbound crash between Exits 1 & 2 shortly before 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6. A driver who was in the northbound lane estimated that the vehicle was going at least 80 miles an hour. "I heard a loud screech!" another wrote. "Looked in mirror and the car was standing up/down, then flipped!" Melissa Brown of North Bergen said her son wa…
Police & Fire
Crash Slows Traffic On Route 80 In Morris County
A crash just before rush hour jammed traffic along Route 80 in Morris County Wednesday, Feb. 7. It happened on the westbound side east of Exit 39 in Rockaway around 4:15 p.m. A major slowdown was seen on DOT traffic cameras as of 5:15 p.m.
Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Tractor-Trailer Crashes Jam Route 80
Westbound Route 80 near the border of Bergen and Passaic counties had two tractor-trailer crashes on Monday. No serious injuries were reported in either, although the driver in the second rig had to be extricated. The first occurred near Exit 58 B in Paterson around 9 a.m. Sept. 25. A witness driving to work on the eastbound side reported seeing the rig in the center lane begin to fishtail to the left. The driver overcorrected and the rig slammed into the concrete median, the witness said. It then slid on its side and landed right-side-up, knocking out chunks of the median, he said. "T…
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: NY State Thruway Approach To TZ Bridge Entirely Reopened
UPDATE: The southbound New York State Thruway was entirely reopened by 7 p.m. Thursday following repairs to a severely damaged overpass. An overheight hollow steel tower being transported on a trailer struck and severely damaged the South Broadway bridge in Orangetown at 6:45 a.m. Aug. 31, according to New York State Police. The result: A traffic standstill that at one point stretched nearly a dozen miles, various feeder roadways choked with vehicles and countless motorists looking for a way out. It was the third time that particular overpass had been struck in less than a year, commuters …
News
Trapped Driver Freed By Firefighters After SUV Rolls Onto Route 17
Firefighters extricated a trapped driver whose SUV rolled onto Route 17. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering the southbound highway from Paramus Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Ridgewood police and Emergency Services also responded with village firefighters, who cut out the front windshield to free the driver. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE All Points Towing removed the…
News
Route 95 Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams Morning Rush
Firefighters doused an early morning tractor-trailer blaze that jammed early rush-hour traffic on Route 95. Flames spread across the highway after the fire broke out on the highway's southbound side near mile marker 117 in Ridgefield around 5 a.m., responders said.The rig, toting plastic corrugated tubing, was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Fort Lee firefighters brought a tanker and engine to assist. The blaze was knocked down within 20 minutes and under control within another half-hour, with firefighters briefly hitting hot spots. No injuries were reported.
News
Double Rollover Jams Route 17
Northbound Route 17 was temporarily closed following a double-rollover crash in Ramsey. All of the occupants of the Jeep and minivan involved got out safely following the 8 a.m. crash Wednesday, May 18, near the QuickChek just north of East Allendale Avenue, responders said. Injuries didn't appear serious. Ramsey police, firefighters and rescue unit members quickly responded along with Upper Saddle River police and EMS from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, witnesses said. The northbound highway was jammed with morning commuters and commercial drivers as the wreckage was cleared and evid…
Police & Fire
Stuck Truck Jams Bayonne Roadway
A truck stuck under a bridge jammed a street in Bayonne Thursday, May 12. The Penske truck got stuck under the underpass on 21st Street between Ave E and Prospect Avenue around 9:30 p.m. LiteRail service south of 22nd St station was temporarily stopped.
News
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …
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: GWB Tractor-Trailer Crash Jams Morning Rush Several Miles Into Bergen County
UPDATE: It became worse than the usual hell heading into Manhattan on Monday after a tractor-trailer jack-knifed and slammed into the divider on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge before dawn. Wreckers were needed to remove the wreckage, the median required repairs and firefighters had to clean up a fuel spill following the 5 a.m. crash, which ruptured the rig's fuel tank. This kept three of four inbound lanes closed for several hours, jamming local streets and producing highway backups that lasted well past the morning rush -- at one point reaching all the way to Route 17, whi…
Police & Fire
19-Car Pileup Closes Parkway For Hours
Drivers sat on the Garden State Parkway for hours due to a 19-car crash that closed the northbound of the highway. While no injuries were reported, at least 19 cars were involved in the Bass River northbound crash around 5:30 p.m., authorities said. The Parkway reopened around 8:30 p.m., and the cause remains under investigation. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com.
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Strewn Bales Of Hay On Thruway Jams Traffic Bound For GS Parkway
Call it a "bale" out: Bundles of hay that couldn't clear an overpass were knocked from a flatbed truck onto the southbound New York State Thruway on Tuesday, jamming New Jersey-bound traffic. No injuries were reported in the mishap. Hay bales stretched for nearly a quarter mile starting around the Garden State Parkway 14A ramp and truck pit in Nanuet around 12:15 p.m. South Spring Valley and Tallman firefighters responded along with New York State Police. The view from Airmont Road.Rockland Report No injuries were reported in the mishap, which stretched hay bales for nearly a quart…
News
Trash-Toting Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 46 Ramp
A trash-hauling tractor-trailer tipped Friday on the Route 46 ramp to the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 80 in Ridgefield Park. The driver escaped serious injury, responders said. Heavy wreckers were needed to right the rig, which dumped its load on the side of the roadway. LandfillJerry DeMarco The westbound ramp from Route 46 was closed while workers offloaded the trash into a roll-off dumpster and heavy-duty wreckers righted and removed the rig. Westbound traffic was backed up for miles. Westbound Route 46 traffic stretched for miles as heavy-duty wreckers righted the rig on the…
Police & Fire
Tire-Toting Tractor Trailer Splits, Tying Up Traffic Off GWB
A tractor-trailer buckled and bent at the westbound Route 4 ramp to Route 95 in Fort Lee during Monday’s morning rush. The mishap occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m., jamming traffic. The delays continued more than an hour while the cargo – used tires – was offloaded to another truck before the trailer could be towed. Fortunately, they'd been stacked in a way that kept them from rolling down the highway. ABC Towing handled the job. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Two Motorcyclists Downed In Route 80 Pileup
One motorcyclist sat in the middle of westbound Route 80 while the other lay nearby holding his head after their rides were toppled in a multi-vehicle crash early Friday evening at the borders of Lodi, Rochelle Park and Hackensack. Already-thick traffic quickly jammed up after the pileup around 5:15 p.m. in the right local lane of what's known as Christopher Columbus Highway just before the exit for Rochelle Park and Riverview Avenue. Neither riders sustained life-threatening injuries, responders said. Moments before the crash, a driver reported the two "cutting in and out and riding betwe…
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