Passaic Driver, 66, Trapped After High Winds Topple Tree

The 66-year-old wagon driver was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after the mishap at Passaic Avenue and Boulevard shortly after 10 a.m.

Electric saws, a wood chipper and other equipment were summoned as firefighters extricated him.

Passaic Avenue was closed between Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue throughout the job.

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