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Downed Wires Shut Route 23: All Lanes Closed Downed Wires Shut Route 23: All Lanes Closed
Downed Wires Shut Route 23: All Lanes Closed All lanes of Route 23 were closed Tuesday, Dec. 17 due to downed wires. The DOT site said the incident was reported in the northbound lanes, north of Paterson Hamburg Turnpike in West Milford.  All lanes were closed as of 12:25 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Van Explosion That Caused Gridlock On Route 10 Video Shows Van Explosion That Caused Gridlock On Route 10
Video Shows Van Explosion That Caused Gridlock On Route 10 Daily Voice has obtained footage of a van fire, including a minor explosion, that closed a Morris County intersection on Thursday, Dec. 5 (scroll for video). The incident occurred on Route 10 in Randolph near Denville, just past the Mount Pleasant Turnpike, and involved a painter’s van, according to Denville Police Capt. Scott Welsch. The van's driver had pulled over after noticing smoke and entered a nearby business to seek help, Welsch said. A passerby spotted the van in flames and called 911. When a Denville police officer arrived, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. The Denville …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: NJSP School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: NJSP
School Bus Crashes Into Vehicle In Hunterdon County: Njsp Nobody was injured after a school bus collided with a vehicle in Hunterdon County on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 3:25 p.m., troopers responded to the crash on Pattenburg Road and Bellwood Avenue in Union Township after the bus struck the right side of the Subaru, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: NJSP Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: NJSP
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 287: Njsp A tractor trailer overturned on Route 287 in Morris County on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 11:23 p.m., a truck was driving on Route 287 north in Boonton when it lost directional control, collided with a guardrail and overturned, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  No injuries were reported, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Sam Barron
News
Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops
Video Shows Erratic Driver, 25, Fleeing NJ Scene After Seriously Injuring Trio: Cops A 25-year-old pickup truck driver from Passaic was captured on camera erratically leaving the scene of a crash in Hudson County where authorities said he struck two pedestrians and a vehicle, leaving three victims seriously injured. Luis Tubac-Socoy was behind the wheel of a Ford F350 when he struck a Honda CRV around 9:50 p.m. along Port Imperial Boulevard Friday, July 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. After striking the Honda, Tubac-Socoy struck two pedestrians as he fled the scene, according to Suarez. Both pedestrians, a 78-year-old North Bergen woman and a 70-ye…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Suicidal Man Hospitalized After Walking Into Route 46 Traffic: Responders Suicidal Man Hospitalized After Walking Into Route 46 Traffic: Responders
Suicidal Man Hospitalized After Walking Into Route 46 Traffic: Responders A suicidal man was hospitalized after responders said he deliberately walked into Route 46 traffic in Little Falls early Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man, who they said spoke only Spanish, was struck near the Browertown Road exit -- apparently after some type of domestic incident -- shortly before 1 p.m. May 6. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson with serious bodily injuries. Little Falls police interviewed witnesses, notified the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office and were seeking area surveillance and cellphone video.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Truck Fire Closes Two Lanes On Route 80: Wharton FD Truck Fire Closes Two Lanes On Route 80: Wharton FD
Truck Fire Closes Two Lanes On Route 80: Wharton FD A truck fire closed two lanes on Route 80 early Monday morning in Morris County, May 6, authorities said. Crews are still on scene cleaning up after the fire near exit 34 on Route 80 East in Wharton, the Wharton Fire Department said on Facebook. People should use caution in the area and plan an alternate route, firefighters said. There is no word on any injuries.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 46: Authorities Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 46: Authorities
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 46: Authorities A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on Route 46 in Morris County on Monday, April 8, authorities said. The incident occurred in Parsippany at Route 46 and North Beverywck Road, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.  The road is closed for as the investigation continues and motorists should expect delays, Parsippany police said.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Truck Bursts Into Flames On I-80: Allamuchy FD Truck Bursts Into Flames On I-80: Allamuchy FD
Truck Bursts Into Flames On I-80: Allamuchy FD A truck fire sent smoke billowing into the sky on I-80 in Warren County on Sunday, April 7, authorities said. At 11:30 a.m., first responders arrived tat I-80 West by Exit 19 and confirmed the fire, the Allamuchy Fire Department said in a release.  Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, bringing it under control within minutes, fire officials said. Firefighters remained on scene until 12:30 p.m., fire officials said. There were no reports of any injuries.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 78 In Springfield A tractor trailer overturned in a crash with a passenger car early  morning, Monday, April 8 on Route 78 in Springfield, police said. The Freightliner and Toyota passenger car were heading east when the tractor trailer struck the back of the Toyota and overturned near milepost 47.4 at 5 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital. There were no other injuries reported. The accident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Jackknifes On Route 78 Tractor Trailer Jackknifes On Route 78
Tractor Trailer Jackknifes On Route 78 A truck jackknifed on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 2, authorities said. The tractor trailer jackknifed west of Exit 11 at County Road 614 and Pattenburg Road in Union Township, 511nj said.  The right lane is closed, 511nj said. 

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: NJSP Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: NJSP
Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: Njsp A 27-year-old Rockaway man was seriously injured after a two-car crash caused his vehicle to overturn on Route 80 on Thursday, March 21, authorities said. At 7:34 p.m., on Route 80 west in Roxbury Township, a Ford vehicle collided with the back of a Dodge, ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned, Troy McNair, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Ford suffered serious injuries and was medevacked to an area hospital, McNair said. No other injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation, McNair said. 

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Snarls Traffic On Route 287 In Morris County Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Snarls Traffic On Route 287 In Morris County
Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Snarls Traffic On Route 287 In Morris County A truck has jackknifed on Route 287 in Morris County on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. The incident occurred north of Exit 34 in Morris Township, the DOT said. All lanes were closed as of 11 a.m., the DOT said. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County
Crash Backs Up Route 80 In Essex County A crash backed up Route 80 early Monday, April 3 in Essex County. The incident occurred on the eastbound side of the highway in Fairfield as of 8 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale
Crash Sends Pickup Through Residential Fences, Knocks SUV Into Driveway In Montvale A pickup truck plowed through the fences of two different homes while an SUV got knocked into a driveway in a Monday afternoon collision in Montvale. The female driver of the Hyundai Sante Fe was taken to the hospital by Tri-Boro Ambulance with injuries that didn't appear serious following the Feb. 20 crash in the 300 block of West Grand Avenue. The Ford F150 driver was OK. The Hyundai Santa Fe ended up in the driveway of a West Grand Avenue home while a pickup truck plowed through two fences in the Monday afternoon crash in Montvale.Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were towed. Montvale p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d
SEE Anything? Pedestrian, 83, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Glen Rock ID’d UPDATE: A 24-year-old factory worker from Paterson was charged Wednesday with the hit-and-run death of an 83-year-old Hawthorne woman as she crossed a Glen Rock street two days earlier. The 2007 Honda CRV that David Romero was driving when he was stopped by Glen Rock Police Sgt. Michael Trover around 6:45 a.m. Feb. 1, not only has a dented hood. Tape also remained on an apparently new replacement windshield and bits of clothing were found in the grill. Romero was pulled over on Lincoln Avenue near northbound Route 208 -- less than a block up and easily visible from the spot where Angelina…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84
Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 A scooter driver from Northvale was seriously injured when he was struck in Norwood by a sedan driven by an 84-year-old borough woman, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on Tappan Road when the driver of a 2003 Acura TL made a left in front of him onto Kensington Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Norwood Police Capt. Sal Russino said. He sustained a serious leg injury and cuts on his head, Russino said. A medevac was requested but was disabled, the captain said. Police in towns along the route to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road
Stuck Truck Blocks NW Bergen Road A struck delivery truck blocked a northwest Bergen County artery for more than an hour. The driver had been turning into a Ho-Ho-Kus resident's driveway on East Saddle River Road near Fox Run when the mishap occurred on Saturday, May 14. The driver and his helpers weren't injured. A heavy-duty wrecker from City Wide Towing removed the vehicle while borough police detoured traffic at either end. No damage was reported to either the truck, driveway, or street. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. To the rescue: City Wide Towing removes the struck truck on Eas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine
Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine A major Ridgewood thoroughfare was closed for more than an hour after a delivery driver's truck got stuck in the middle of a U-turn. The driver told village police his brakes locked up as he headed down Garber Square and realized the truck wouldn't clear the railroad bridge off North Broad Street around 8 a.m. Friday, April 29. The FreshPro Distributors truck out of West Caldwell ended up stuck on the median, blocking traffic in both directions. All Points Towing got the driver out of his predicament while police detoured motorists coming off Franklin and West Ridgewood avenues. No injur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Stolen Scooter Rider Mounts Sidewalk, Heads Straight For Crowd Watching Leonia House Demolition Stolen Scooter Rider Mounts Sidewalk, Heads Straight For Crowd Watching Leonia House Demolition
Stolen Scooter Rider Mounts Sidewalk, Heads Straight For Crowd Watching Leonia House Demolition A small crowd was watching the demolition of a house to make way for a new Leonia police headquarters on Friday when a man on a scooter suddenly mounted the sidewalk. Trying to bypass stopped traffic, the rider headed straight toward those gathered – including Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny. The chief stepped out front and stopped the rider, who was taken into custody with the assistance of backups. The scooter, it turns out, was stolen out of New York City, Tamagny said. Musa Kaira, 28, of the Bronx was charged with receiving stolen property and issued several summonses after the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup A pedestrian suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a pickup truck before dawn Monday on Route 46 in Elmwood Park, authorities said. The 51-year-old victim from Paterson was crossing the highway at Mola Boulevard when he was hit by a 2008 Dodge Ram shortly after 5:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was taken to St. Joseph's with the broken femur and a cut lip, the chief said. Any summonses or charges against the 60-year-old driver from Riverdale were pending the results of an investigation, he said. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass
SUV Rolls Into Hackensack Auto Shop In Cut-Off Crash, Customer Hit By Flying Glass An SUV slammed into the front of an auto shop in Hackensack after the driver cut off another motorist, authorities said. The 67-year-old Honda Pilot driver made a right turn from University Plaza onto River Street, cutting off a 2008 Nissan Altima that was headed south from Hackensack Avenue, around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The Altima, driven by a 76-year-old River Edge man, clipped the rear bumper of the Pilot, Foley said. The Pilot driver apparently panicked and hit the gas, sending her vehicle off the road and onto its side into the front window of the Firestone dealers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus UPDATE: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus
Update: Woman, 18, Struck, Killed On Route 17 In Paramus An 18-year-old woman was struck and killed early Saturday on southbound Route 17 in Paramus, responders said. "The victim was walking in right lane of the highway" when she was struck around 5:30 a.m. near the Garden State Parkway overpass and Midland Avenue, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. Furious efforts to save her life failed. The driver remained at the scene as the victim was taken to a nearby hospital.  No other information about the crash was immediately available. The highway remained closed at Midland Avenue for nearly four hours before reopening. CHEC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup PHOTOS: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup
Photos: Lodi Woman, Boy Extricated In Route 17 Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Sedans, Pickup UPDATE: A woman and teenage boy from Lodi had to be cut from their sedan after it was smashed in a multi-vehicle pileup involving a tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon on Route 17, authorities said. Members of the Paramus Volunteer Rescue Squad extricated the 27-year-old woman and 14-year-old boy after the crash closed the northbound highway around 1:45 p.m. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. It began when a Hyundai Sonata rear-ended the victims’ Nissan Sentra in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 Truck Crash Jams Route 17
Truck Crash Jams Route 17 A driver escaped serious injury when a box truck crashed early Friday on Route 17 in Paramus. The driver got out under his own steam after the truck hit a pole and a tree, landing on its side on the northbound highway outside the Trader Joe's near the Midland Avenue exit shortly before 6:30 a.m. The right and center lanes were temporarily closed as a heavy duty wrecker righted and removed the truck. Traffic stretched for miles. All lanes were reported reopened at 8:44 a.m. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 A medical assistant from Harlem sped off after she struck and seriously injured a man with her car in broad daylight near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee last month, said authorities who arrested and charged her. Fatou Diaby, 25, stopped at first and got out of her Honda Accord after she hit the 23-year-old victim at the intersection of Hudson Terrace and Myrtle Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. She then "got back in her vehicle and left the scene prior to police arrival," he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack Univers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Backs Up Route 287 In Parsippany Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Backs Up Route 287 In Parsippany
Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Backs Up Route 287 In Parsippany Traffic backed up along the northbound side of  Route 287 in Parsippany-Troy Hills due to a jackknifed tractor trailer Tuesday morning. The truck was blocking the highway just north of Exit 40, according to 511nj.org. Three left lanes were currently closed, causing a five to 10 minute delay, . This is a developing story. Check back for more details.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car
Palisades Park Pedestrian, 70, Struck By Car A 70-year-old pedestrian was struck by a turning vehicle Thursday afternoon in Palisades Park. The 27-year-old borough driver was making a left from East Edsall Boulevard when his Volkswagen Jetta struck the woman, also from Palisades Park, as she crossed Bergen Boulevard, responders said. She sustained minor injuries, they said. The driver received summonses, including for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash
Hackensack PD: Traffic Light Toppled In Red Light Rollover Crash A crash caused when a driver ran a red light toppled a traffic light Tuesday morning in Hackensack, authorities said. The 50-year-old Nissan Pathfinder driver from Hackensack was headed south on Summit Avenue when he ignored the red light at Central Avenue, Lt. Anthony Natale said. The 2007 Pathfinder collided with a 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection and rolled onto its roof, knocking down the light pole, he said. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, Natale said, adding that they and the other driver refused medical attention. Police issued summonses to the Pathfinder…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus ALERT: Route 17 was expected to remain closed in both directions past 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury Wednesday after his rig hit a fire hydrant and utility pole, then burst into flames at an exit ramp off southbound Route 17 in Paramus. One of several civilians who stopped gave the driver his coat after the crash at the Ridgewood Avenue exit downed utility lines across the highway -- knocking out power and cable to several area customers -- shortly after 2:30 p.m. "He's shaken up," the good Samaritan's boyfriend told Daily Voice from the scene. "He d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County VIDEO: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County
Video: State Police Pull Man From Blazing Truck Seconds Before Explosion In Somerset County The moment a New Jersey State trooper and lieutenant rescued a man from a burning truck on Route 287 in Bridgewater Township was captured in an action-packed video (scroll to watch). State Trooper Robert Tarleton had been involved with a driver in a traffic stop on Route 287 northbound near milepost 20 shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday when a nearby tractor-trailer ran off the right side of the road in the express lanes, NJSP said in a news release. The trailer burst into flames after striking the guardrail and bridge abutments, authorities said. After witnessing the crash, Tarleton immediat…

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by Valerie Musson