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The Narcotic Task Force investigators tried stopping the white Dodge Durango on the Turnpike in Carlstadt shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, but the driver hit the gas and apparently headed for the George Washington Bridge.
The SUV then crashed on a service road outside the rest stop in Ridgefield.
The driver, 27-year-old Carvell G. Matthews, didn’t have a driver’s license, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Neither he nor his passenger, Taylor L. Bryce, 30, had any outstanding warrants.
Matthews had a small amount pot and Bryce some Ecstasy, for which both were charged and must appear in court, Musella said.
Matthews also was charged with eluding, the prosecutor said.
A second passenger was released without charges.
No serious injuries were reported.
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