Update: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge

UPDATE: Westbound Route 3 was reopened after authorities recovered the body of a driver who responders said stopped on a bridge on the East Rutherford side of the Hackensack River, got out and jumped.

Police on the Route 3 bridge over the Hackensack River.
Photo Credit: *Adam P*

The body was recovered from beneath the westbound Route 3 bridge on the East Rutherford side of the Hackensack River.
Photo Credit: *GoogleMaps*

Jerry DeMarco

09/20/2022 12:05 p.m.

The jumper's body was recovered from the water beneath the bridge across from Secaucus near the American Dream mall following the 10:58 a.m. call on Tuesday, Sept. 20, East Rutherford Police Capt. Mike Giancaspro said.

The driver's SUV was parked in the far right lane off the bridge's narrow shoulder. That lane and the one next to it remained closed while authorities investigated.

All westbound Route 3 lanes were reopened shortly after 12:30 p.m.

Responders included East Rutherford and Secaucus police, fire department boat teams from East Rutherford and Carlstadt, the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office and the county sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification.

"Further information will be provided upon confirmation of the deceased’s identity and next of kin notification," Giancaspro said.

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