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Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta
Driver, 22, Ejected In Route 17 Rollover Outside Fiesta A 22-year-old driver from Hasbrouck Heights was ejected from his sedan in a nighttime rollover crash near the Fiesta on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge, authorities said. The victim was taking the Moonachie Avenue exit ramp off the southbound highway when his 1996 BMW sedan hit the curb, struck a 2022 Ford sedan and rolled at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. An ambulance from Holy Name Medical Center took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries to his leg and wrist that weren't considered life-threatening, Biamonte said. There was minor dama…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Fugitive In NYC Home Invasion Captured Off Route 17 GOTCHA! Fugitive In NYC Home Invasion Captured Off Route 17
Gotcha! Fugitive In NYC Home Invasion Captured Off Route 17 Wood-Ridge police captured a Passaic County fugitive wanted in a Bronx home invasion after he made an illegal turn over Route 17, authorities said. Fouad Abudayya, 20, of Bloomingdale was carrying a loaded rifle when Lt. James Witkowski and Officer Mark Torsiello stopped his 2017 Nissan Sentra on the Moonachie Avenue overpass near the Fiesta, law enforcement officials said. Smelling a strong odor of pot, they got Abudayya’s consent to search the vehicle and found a .380-caliber carbine with a loaded magazine, along with cash and several pair of pricey sneakers believed stolen during a home …

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by Jerry DeMarco