Woodcliff Lake Victim, 17, OK After Pickup Rolls Into Trees Off Route 17 Woodcliff Lake Victim, 17, OK After Pickup Rolls Into Trees Off Route 17
Woodcliff Lake Victim, 17, OK After Pickup Rolls Into Trees Off Route 17 UPDATE: A 17-year-old Woodcliff Lake resident was hospitalized after her pickup truck rolled off Route 17 into the woods in Saddle River, authorities said Monday. She was taken to The Valley Hospital for evaluation as a precaution after her Toyota slid off the rainy southbound highway and into a wooded area near the Allendale border on Sunday. Two tow trucks were needed to remove it and borough firefighters cleaned up a significant fuel spill. The vehicle rolled off the highway near West Allendale Avenue in Saddle River.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Also assisting their Saddle River c…
Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer
Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer A piece of heavy machinery nearly got knocked off its trailer when it struck an overpass Friday morning near the Mahwah train station. The plow-sweeper was severely damaged when it struck the railroad bridge on Ramapo Avenue near South Railroad Avenue while being towed around 9:30 a.m. New Jersey Transit engineers and a township DPW crew were among the responders summoned. No injuries were immediately reported. The road remained closed temporarily. The site of repeated crashes, the bridge has a clearance of 9½ feet.
SEE ANYTHING? Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured Walking In Middle Of Road Near GWB SEE ANYTHING? Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured Walking In Middle Of Road Near GWB
SEE Anything? Fort Lee Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured Walking In Middle Of Road Near GWB A 62-year-old Fort Lee man was walking in the middle of the road beneath a highway underpass when he was struck and critically injured by an SUV Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The victim was walking in the middle of the exit ramp from Route 46/Route 1 toward Bergen Boulevard when he was struck by a 2011 Porsche Cayenne outside the Plaza West shopping center shortly after 3 p.m., Police Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. The 71-year-old driver stopped immediately and dialed 911, he said. The pedestrian was breathing but unresponsive with a severe head injury when Fort Lee police and EMS arr…
WEATHER WHOAS: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza WEATHER WHOAS: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza
Weather Whoas: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza No passengers were aboard a New Jersey Transit bus that slammed into an NJ Turnpike toll plaza as snow began falling heavily Thursday morning, authorities said. It was one of nearly 100 crashes and several dozen assist calls that brought State Police troopers on roadways across New Jersey. The driver escaped serious injuries when the #113 bus slammed into the plaza heading west on Route 78 in Newark shortly before 7:30 a.m., NJ Transit's Kate Thompson said. Another vehicle was involved but with no injuries, she said. A tow truck was awaited. Towers were out in force as the storm -- expec…
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…
State Police: Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Backs Up Route 80 In Warren County State Police: Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Backs Up Route 80 In Warren County
State Police: Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Backs Up Route 80 In Warren County A tractor-trailer became jackknifed after hitting a guardrail Monday morning, causing a two-hour shutdown on Route 80 eastbound in Warren County, state police said. The truck hit the left guardrail near milepost 12 in Hope Township around 7:40 a.m., NJSP Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. All eastbound lanes were blocked as a result of the crash but had reopened as of 10 a.m., Peele said. No injuries were reported, authorities said.
State Police: Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Warren County Head-On Crash State Police: Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Warren County Head-On Crash
State Police: Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Warren County Head-On Crash Both drivers were severely injured in a Friday morning head-on crash in Warren County, state police said. A 27-year-old East Stroudsburg, PA man was driving a Mazda westbound on Route 646 in Harmony Township when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 31-year-old Washington man driving a Jeep shortly after 8:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The Mazda burst into flames and quickly became fully engulfed, Curry said. Both drivers were seriously injured as a result of the crash, which shut down the eastbound lanes for about four hours, Curry said. The crash rem…
Frigid Temps Expected To Last For Days, Will The Snow? Here's The Latest Forecast Frigid Temps Expected To Last For Days, Will The Snow? Here's The Latest Forecast
Frigid Temps Expected To Last For Days, Will The Snow? Here's The Latest Forecast The stretch of frigid weather will last into the week, but will temperatures stay cold long enough to make for a White Christmas? "Road crews and property owners will need to stay vigilant and may need to apply ice-melting and anti-slip materials on a daily basis to keep streets, sidewalks, and parking lots safe for vehicles and pedestrians," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. It will be continued cold on Friday, Dec. 18 with clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine and the high temperature around the freezing mark, but wind-chill values between 10 and 20 degrees, accordin…
Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs
Four Route 3 Lanes Shut Down After Passing Crane Hits Overhead Signs A crane clipped the bottom of a group of signs that hang over Route 3 in East Rutherford on Monday, scattering debris and closing lanes. The bucket-type truck hit the signs for Route 120 East Rutherford/American Dream and the Meadowlands racetrack and football training facility around 3 p.m. Police immediately closed the exit and two eastbound lanes. Several lights were knocked off or pulled down and debris was scattered across the rain-slicked road, East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. No injuries were reported, he said. Rutherford police summoned the state Depart…
HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames
Heroes: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames A physician assistant and off-duty corrections officer were among several bystanders who sprung into action to help a truck driver whose body was engulfed in flames on the NJ Turnpike Monday afternoon. Daniel O'Beirne, a volunteer Wood-Ridge firefighter, was heading to work at as a corrections officer in Avenel when he saw the southbound tractor-trailer cab in front of him hit a sign pole then burst into flames, around 1:15 p.m., in Linden. O'Beirne pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to help the truck driver -- who he said was standing on the running boards of his truck, engulf…
Serious Motorcycle Crash Closes Parisppany Road In Hanover Serious Motorcycle Crash Closes Parisppany Road In Hanover
Serious Motorcycle Crash Closes Parisppany Road In Hanover A motorcyclist rider was seriously injured in a Parsippany Road crash in Hanover Wednesday, police said. Unconfirmed reports say the motorcycle slid under another vehicle near 239 Parsippany Road in Whippany. The area was closed for investigation as of 2:50 p.m. Hanover Capt. David White said only that the crash was serious. Check back for details.
SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway
SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway A driver walked away with a minor injury after an SUV rollover crash on the Garden State Parkway, responders said. The crash occurred around 1:50 p.m. on the parkway’s southbound side near Linwood Avenue. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS, New Jersey State Police and a GSP road crew were among the responders.