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"When is enough enough?" Mahwah Mayor Jim Wysocki asked.
It was around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 15 when the Target rig went wrong on northbound Route 287 near mile marker 64.
The rain-slicked roadway once again had to be closed so the tractor-trailer could be removed and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit could handle the fuel spill.
No injuries were reported.
Mahwah firefighters responded along with New Jersey State Police, who are investigating the cause, and the state Department of Transporation, which temporarily closed all northbound lanes and detoured traffic onto Route 208.
The crash follows another in almost the exact same spot this past weekend.
SEE: Yet Another Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 287 Near NJ/NY Border
Nonstop crashes -- mostly involving tractor-trailers as well as trucks -- have plagued the stretch of highway for years while bringing unheeded pleas for relief from area residents and commuters.
Authorities say slick conditions from road repaving have ironically made matters even worse.
Combine that with what the locals say is unsafe speed and it adds up to a sizable amount of stress -- not to mention the risk of injury or even death -- for responders and civilians alike.
There was another crash up the road overnight Tuesday involving a vehicle that went down an embankment near Hamburg Turnpike about a half hour later.
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