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DETOUR: Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Rockaway Roadway DETOUR: Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Rockaway Roadway
Detour: Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Rockaway Roadway A tractor trailer that overturned Tuesday morning in Rockaway shut lanes into the afternoon. Green Pond Road was closed in both directions -- just north of Jacobs Road -- as of 4 p.m., authorities said. Motorists were urged to seek alternate routes.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn
Route 17 Reopens Shortly Before Dawn Route 17 in Saddle River finally reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, more than 14 hours after utility lines fell across the roadway, closing it. A utility pole "just snapped on its own," a responder told Daily Voice -- beginning a rush-hour nightmare that became an hours-long annoyance. Traffic choked roads in several towns while crews from Orange & Rockland and Verizon made repairs. The pole "just snapped on its own," a responder said.Contributed photo Contributed photo (above) Police say it'll be awhile before things get moving again.COURTESY: Allendale PD PHOTO (above): Court…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront
Lyndhurst Building In Danger Of Collapse After Pickup Slams Into Storefront A Lyndhurst building was deemed in danger of collapse after a pickup truck slammed into a storefront Saturday night. "We're concerned about a possible collapse," Police Chief James O'Connor told Daily Voice.  "The building was evacuated of all tenants, all utilities have been cut and the road has been closed until a structural engineer can inspect it," the chief said. The 43-year-old Lyndhurst driver told police he looked down at a piece of paper for a moment as he headed south on Stuyvesant Avenue around 9:40 p.m., O'Connor said. The pickup crossed over, mounted the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park
Falling Tree Hits Car, Blocks River Road In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- The driver was OK after a falling tree struck a vehicle in Elmwood Park during Thursday night's rainstorm, authorities said. Borough firefighters and EMS workers cut up the tree and cleared River Road at Martha Avenue after the tree fell just before 9:30 p.m. Police Chief Michael Foligno said. River Road traffic in both directions was temporarily diverted, the chief said. The driver escaped without injury, but the vehicle had to be towed, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River
Update: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A box truck slammed into a utility pole on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River early Saturday night, igniting a chain reaction that kept the highway closed for hours. The pole snapped in half, downing wires across the highway -- which fell onto a tour bus and Jeep in the southbound lanes. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the crash near Lake Street, which also involved a tractor-trailer jack-knifing. Traffic remained detoured at Allendale Avenue past 10:30 p.m., more than 5½ hours after the incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash
Stretch Of Bergen Boulevard Closed All Day Tuesday After Hit-Run DWI Crash FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A stretch of Bergen Boulevard in Fairview and Ridgefield was expected to be closed all day Tuesday after a hit-and-run drunk driver downed a utility pole overnight, police said. Both directions were closed from Walker Street to Park Avenue after the white Ford Escape crashed near Jersey Avenue around 5 a.m. The southbound lanes were closed from Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield to Park Avenue. The 45-year-old driver from North Bergen "tried to get away, but we caught him," Police Chief Martin Kahn said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco