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Driver Hospitalized In Serious Route 80 Crash: State Police Driver Hospitalized In Serious Route 80 Crash: State Police
Driver Hospitalized In Serious Route 80 Crash: State Police A Nissan driver was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a serious crash on Route 80, state police said. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near milepost 10.8 in Hope Township just before 12:40 p.m., NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota told Daily Voice. The Nissan driver struck the right guardrail, veered over all lanes and hit the left guardrail, suffering serious injuries, Slota said. The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment following the crash, which remained under investigation.

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by Valerie Musson
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All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80
All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 A tractor-trailer hauling moon pies rolled off a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson late Friday morning, responders said. The driver got out OK after the load of popular confections shifted, tipping the trailer and Freightliner tractor, coming off the westbound highway at Madison Avenue, they said. The exit was closed while Classic Towing used heavy wreckers to right and remove the rig. City firefighters and police responded, along with New Jersey State Police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Airlifted Following Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash, State Police Say Driver Airlifted Following Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash, State Police Say
Driver Airlifted Following Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash, State Police Say A tractor-trailer driver was airlifted with serious injuries following a Monday night crash on Route 80, state police confirmed. The driver was thrown from the trailer in the westbound lanes near milepost 11.4 in Hope just before 12:35 a.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. The driver was airlifted to a local hospital for evaluation of serious injuries, Peele said. All lanes were temporarily closed for the crash investigation but have since reopened, according to 511NJ. Crash investigation and Overturned tractor trailer on I-80 westbound Exit 12 - CR 521/Hope-Blairstown R…

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by Valerie Musson
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Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack
Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack A truck driver sustained minor injuries in a late-morning crash Wednesday in Hackensack. Polifly Road was temporarily closed after the box truck split a utility pole that fell into the roadway off the corner of Mary Street near Route 80. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Hackensack firefighters and police responded along with the unit from HUMC. Polifly Road at Mary Street in Hackensack.CONTRIBUTED

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash
NYC Man, 20, Killed In Route 80 Crash A 20-year-old New York City man was killed in a crash on Route 80 Sunday morning, authorities said. Svyon Gregory Acosta was heading east in a Honda Accord when he went off the roadway to the left and struck a tree at milepost 7.9 in Knowlton, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The crash was reported at 8:45 a.m. Acosta died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer
Grand Jury: Police Didn't Cause Death Of Fleeing Route 80 Driver Struck By Tractor-Trailer Montville police did nothing wrong during a traffic stop on Route 80 in which the driver suddenly ran onto the highway, where he was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, a grand jury has found. Kevin Cruz, 25, of Black River, NY, was pronounced dead shortly after being struck on the westbound side of the interstate highway around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 22, 2019. Cruz – formerly of the Bronx -- was speaking with a lieutenant and two backup officers when he ran into the roadway and was struck, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck (inset photo above) said Tuesday. SEE: Tractor-T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Young Kids Found During Paterson Drug Raid, 1,756 Heroin Bags Seized Three Young Kids Found During Paterson Drug Raid, 1,756 Heroin Bags Seized
Three Young Kids Found During Paterson Drug Raid, 1,756 Heroin Bags Seized Three young children were found in a Paterson apartment where drugs were being sold, authorities said. Detectives seized 1,756 bags of heroin during a raid of the Spruce Street home in the shadow of a Route 80 overpass, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Complaints from citizens about open-air drug dealing off the corner of Spruce and Grand streets brought the investigators, he said. They found the youngsters -- all girls, ages 2, 6 and 10 -- "in the apartment with an uncle during the raid," the director said. Edwardo Lafrank, 36, was charged with possession of the heroin fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop
Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop A Hells Angel with a record was found carrying a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop on a Route 80 entrance ramp, Hackensack police said. Narcotics detectives stopped a 2018 Jeep Wrangler driven by Mark E. Johnson, 44, on the eastbound highway entrance ramp off Polifly Road shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators had witnessed a drug deal involving Johnson moments earlier, Detective Lt. Michael Antista said. When he couldn’t produce a driver’s license or registration, they asked him to get out of the Jeep, he said. Once he did, the detectives spotted a hammer sticking out be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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State Police: Mustang Driver Strikes Median, Guardrail In Morris County Route 80 Crash State Police: Mustang Driver Strikes Median, Guardrail In Morris County Route 80 Crash
State Police: Mustang Driver Strikes Median, Guardrail In Morris County Route 80 Crash A Ford Mustang driver was injured after veering off Route 80 in Morris County Friday morning, state police said. The driver veered off the eastbound lanes to the left before crashing into the center median and hitting the right guardrail at milepost 28.8 in Roxbury Township just before 6:05 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, Goez said. All lanes had reopened by 7 a.m., Goez said. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

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by Valerie Musson
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PHOTOS: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill PHOTOS: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill
Photos: Route 80 Tied Up For Hours By Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fuel Spill UPDATE: Westbound Route 80 traffic was snarled for several hours in Bergen County on Tuesday following a crash involving a tractor-trailer, a sedan and a heavy fuel spill. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the driver of a BMW that was involved in the crash  at mile marker 67.7 in the local lanes approaching Hackensack in Bogota around 2:30 p.m. No serious injuries were reported, however. Ridgefield Park firefighters extricated the BMW driver.ABC Towing for DAILY VOICE A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit joined firefighters in cleaning up fuel that leaked from the jack-knifed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJSP Route 80 Pursuit Ends In Crash, Two Seized NJSP Route 80 Pursuit Ends In Crash, Two Seized
Njsp Route 80 Pursuit Ends In Crash, Two Seized Two suspects were in custody following a State Police pursuit on Route 80 Thursday morning that ended in a crash, responders said. Troopers were pursuing the vehicle on the eastbound highway -- apparently beginning in Wayne -- when it veered off at Exit 56A in Woodland Park, they said. The vehicle then returned to the highway with several troopers in pursuit, they said. It crashed a short distance later, at mile marker 58 in Paterson. There was no immediate word on injuries, other than that State Police summoned an ambulance as a precaution. Eastbound traffic was jammed. This follows ano…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County
State Police: Honda Goes Up In Flames, Shuts Down Route 80 Exit Ramp In Morris County A Honda Accord went up in flames on Route 80 Thursday morning, causing the temporary shutdown of an exit ramp in Morris County, state police said. The sedan caught fire just before 9:15 a.m. on the Exit 45 ramp of Route 80 eastbound in Parsippany, NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. The ramp was shut down for about an hour as crews doused the blaze and cleared the scene, Goez said. No injuries were reported.

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by Valerie Musson