Update: Sedan Crashes Off Route 17

A sedan flew over a guardrail on Route 17, sending its driver to the hospital.

The BMW ended up in a wooded area on the southbound side near Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13.
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The BMW ended up in a wooded area on the other side of the guardrail on southbound Route 17 in Waldwick.
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Waldwick police, firefighters and EMS responded to the crash off southbound Route 17 late Friday, Jan. 13.
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Responders at the scene of the crash off southbound Route 17 in Waldwick late Friday, Jan. 13.
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01/14/2023 12:00 p.m.

The 2013 BMW ended up in a wooded area just past a bus shelter on the southbound side near Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said.

Waldwick firefighters freed the 48-year-old driver from Newark, who suffered a suspected head injury, the lieutenant said.

He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Waldwick police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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