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NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police
NJ Man Killed By Tractor Trailer On NY State Thruway: Police A 42-year-old Union County man was killed after he was struck by a tractor trailer on the New York State Thruway on Wednesday, Jan. 10, authorities said. At 12:10 a.m. New York State Police responded to I-87 in Orange County for a crash between two trucks, officers said. A Peterbilt tractor trailer traveling southbound sideswiped a Volvo truck which was stopped on the right shoulder, police said. Jose Payano, the driver of the Volvo, was standing outside the vehicle and was struck by the tractor trailer, police said. Payano was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the P…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer 4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer A New Jersey family of nine was heading to Niagara Falls over the weekend when their motorhome was struck by a tractor-trailer at full speed, leaving two injured and stranding four children on a New York highway, authorities said. Deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on State Route 20A at State Route 238 in the Town of Orangeville around 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and found that a full sized tractor trailer had collided with a full sized motorhome occupied by a New Jersey family comprising four adults and five children on their way to Niagara Falls. It …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
WILD CRASH: Tractor-Trailer Splits In Pieces, Lands On Car On Route 17 WILD CRASH: Tractor-Trailer Splits In Pieces, Lands On Car On Route 17
Wild Crash: Tractor-Trailer Splits In Pieces, Lands On Car On Route 17 UPDATE: Northbound Route 17 in Mahwah was reopened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday following a wild tractor-trailer crash earlier in the day. Only one lane of the southbound highway was open during the evening rush. There miraculously were no serious injuries in the crash, which left the rig scattered across both sides of the highway near the New York State border around 10 a.m. Aug. 2, Mahwah Mayor Jim Wysocki said. The rig had split into pieces, with a huge container landing on a passing SUV on the other side of the divider and thousands of lemons spilling onto the highway. An overhead sign …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208
Driver Hospitalized After Rig Rear-Ends Sedan On Route 208 A driver from Oradell was hospitalized after her sedan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on Route 208, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on the highway when her Honda Accord was struck by a Kenworth 310 cab just south of Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1. The 44-year-old Passaic trucker apparently was checking his speedometer when the crash occurred, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the female driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, Eleshewich said. Her condition…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Tips Across Route 17 Tractor-Trailer Tips Across Route 17
Tractor-Trailer Tips Across Route 17 A tractor-trailer tipped across the entire southbound side of Route 17 early Saturday, closing the highway coming down from Route 287. The rig ran up the grassy curb outside Jack Daniels Porsche in Upper Saddle River, took down a sign and pitched onto its side, leaving it lying across both shoulders and all three lanes, shortly before midnight April 29. The road remained closed while heavy-duty wreckers from Big Tows righted the rig. Big Tows Inc. righted the rig following the late-night mishap on southbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River.Ramsey Rescue There were no other vehicles invo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Photos Show Responders Lifting Tractor Trailer Driver 75 Feet To Roadway After Route 202 Crash Photos Show Responders Lifting Tractor Trailer Driver 75 Feet To Roadway After Route 202 Crash
Photos Show Responders Lifting Tractor Trailer Driver 75 Feet To Roadway After Route 202 Crash The driver of a tractor trailer was flown to the hospital after apparently being cut off by a vehicle then crashing on Route 202 last week, responders said. The northbound passenger car apparently pulled in front of the tractor trailer, which veered to the right side of the roadway in an attempt to avoid collision near Countryside Funeral Home in Readington Township, around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 , the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad said. Serious Motor Vehicle Crash - U.S. Route 202 Readington Township - 17 February 2023 Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and R…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach
Tractor-Trailer Marble Load Shifts, Thickens Traffic On GWB Approach Route 46 traffic headed toward the George Washington Bridge got sludgy after a load of marble shifted on the back of a tractor-trailer. Fort Lee police summoned ABC Towing after the slabs cut through the improperly-attached straps holding the load shortly before 5 p.m. Traffic was down to a single lane passing the Dunkin Donuts and Wendy's as heavy-duty wreckers righted the load. No injuries were reported. Two heavy-duty wreckers from ABC Towing secured the load before the tractor-trailer driver went on his way.Greg Makroulakis ABC Towing corrected the situation after the slabs cut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Banana Load Shifts, Tractor-Trailer Tips Exiting Route 80 Banana Load Shifts, Tractor-Trailer Tips Exiting Route 80
Banana Load Shifts, Tractor-Trailer Tips Exiting Route 80 A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after his rig tipped coming off Route 80 with a load of bananas, responders said. The driver climbed out of his cab after the rig landed on its side at the Green Street exit off the westbound highway in Hackensack shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered serious. Hackensack firefighters cleaned up a minor fuel spill. New Jersey State Police responded and are investigating the cause.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Flying Tire Slams Into House Below Route 17 Bridge Flying Tire Slams Into House Below Route 17 Bridge
Flying Tire Slams Into House Below Route 17 Bridge A dislodged tractor-trailer wheel bounded off a Route 17 bridge and into a house below, authorities said. No one was injured, Rochelle Park Police Lt. James DePreta said following the morning mishap on Tuesday, Sept. 27. "Luckily there was only minor damage to the house," he said. The tire popped off the cab of a tractor-trailer on the bridge just past Cabinets to Go at the Maywood border, then bounded over the side and into the Central Avenue home.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Overturns On Route 80, Causes Massive Delays (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Overturns On Route 80, Causes Massive Delays (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Overturns On Route 80, Causes Massive Delays (Photos) A tractor-trailer overturned and shut down multiple lanes of Route 80 in Morris County, authorities said. The trailer overturned in the median of the eastbound lanes near exit 25 in Mount Olive before dawn on Friday, July 15, according to the Byram Township fire department and 511NJ. Delays on I-80 eastbound West of Exit 25 - US 206 (Mt Olive Twp) to West of Exit 25 - US 206 (Mount Olive Twp) current travel time is 10-15 minutes https://t.co/ZgZPZvP8yA — 511NJ I80 (@511nji80) July 15, 2022 The two left lanes were shut down during the crash cleanup, the department said. The closures la…

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by Valerie Musson
News
U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant
U-Turning Tractor-Trailer Rips Utility Lines From Popular Bergen County Restaurant Business at a popular Bergen County restaurant was disrupted when a tractor-trailer driver making a U-turn ripped down utility lines. No injuries were reported in the 11:45 a.m. crash outside Nellie's Place in Waldwick on Wednesday. Owner Chris Roche, who was forced to close the popular Franklin Turnpike eatery during the noontime rush, said he expected to reopen on Thursday. The Pace Motor Lines tractor-trailer out of Stratford, CT, ripped the power lines from Nellie's Place on Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick.Boyd A. Loving Police and PSE&G responded. The mishap forced Nellie's …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed'
Driver Killed In Horrific Turnpike Crash Was 'Determined To Succeed' The death of a 41-year-old Bayonne woman who was ejected then run over by a tractor trailer last weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike has left those who knew her reeling. Olga Armijo was heading north in a Toyota Corolla when she was struck by a Honda Accord around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, April 24 near milepost 105.9 in Newark, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The impact caused the Toyota to cross the roadway and strike the right guardrail. As a result of the crash, Armijo was ejected then struck by a tractor trailer, Marchan said. Those who knew Armijo said she was full of li…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80
All That Was Missing Was RC Cola: Tractor Trailer Hauling Moon Pies Rolls Off Route 80 A tractor-trailer hauling moon pies rolled off a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson late Friday morning, responders said. The driver got out OK after the load of popular confections shifted, tipping the trailer and Freightliner tractor, coming off the westbound highway at Madison Avenue, they said. The exit was closed while Classic Towing used heavy wreckers to right and remove the rig. City firefighters and police responded, along with New Jersey State Police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
NY Trucker Crushed, Critically Injured In Hackensack Mishap NY Trucker Crushed, Critically Injured In Hackensack Mishap
NY Trucker Crushed, Critically Injured In Hackensack Mishap A tractor-trailer driver was critically injured when he was pinned between his cab door and a bollard during a delivery in Hackensack, authorities said. The 52-year-old driver from the Douglaston-Little Neck section of Queens had gotten out after backing the rig down a slight slope into the furniture warehouse on McKinley Street shortly after 7 a.m. Monday, Hackensack Police Lt. Anthony Natale said. He either forgot to put on the brake or it failed and the rig rolled, squeezing him between the driver's side door and the bollard, Natale said. A worker at another site called 911 while anothe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash
NY Woman Dead In I-280 Crash One person died and another was injured in a crash on Route 280 in Essex County Tuesday evening, authorities said. A tractor trailer, a Scion, Hyundai SUV, Toyota Camry, and a Honda Accord were traveling west when the tractor struck the back of the Scion, causing a chain reaction with the other two cars around 3:30 p.m. near milepost 12.6, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Scion driver, Nicole A. Greco, 51, of Chester, NY, was killed. The Hyundai driver, Daniel Clark, 36, of Scotch Plains, suffered moderate injuries. The crash remains under investigation and there …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB
Trucker Gets 4 Years In Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Woman, 21, Near GWB A Florida trucker was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years in state prison for fleeing a tractor-trailer crash that killed a 21-year-old Teaneck native on Route 95 in Fort Lee last year. Joel Lasanta, 39, was captured by New Jersey State Police two days after the June 4, 2020 crash, authorities said at the time. Jada Smith had been headed back to Teaneck from Brooklyn with fellow family members in two vehicles when she was involved in another accident in the southbound express lanes of Route 95 shortly before 10:30 p.m. Smith's mom and dad were in a car behind hers coming off the Georg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Rt 46 Carrying Thousands Of Pounds Of Bananas Tractor-Trailer Tips On Rt 46 Carrying Thousands Of Pounds Of Bananas
Tractor-Trailer Tips On Rt 46 Carrying Thousands Of Pounds Of Bananas A cleanup was required after a tractor-trailer toting thousands of pounds of bananas tipped over the Route 46 (Routes 1&9) median Thursday near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. Only it wasn’t the fruit that spilled. It was a large amount of fuel from the saddle tanks. The highway was closed in both directions following the 11:30 a.m. crash. The driver was climbing the incline that leads toward the GWB between the Wendy's on one side and Plaza West below the other when the mishap occurred. The cargo had to be off-loaded onto another trailer following the mishap on Route 46…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJSP: Tractor Trailer Seriously Injures Dover Man In Route 80 Hit-Run NJSP: Tractor Trailer Seriously Injures Dover Man In Route 80 Hit-Run
Njsp: Tractor Trailer Seriously Injures Dover Man In Route 80 Hit-Run A 54-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being struck by a tractor trailer that fled the scene early Friday morning on Route 80 in Parsippany, authorities said. The Dover man was taken to Morristown Medical Center after being struck near milepost 42.3 on the westbound side of the highway around 3:05 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The incident remains under investigation by New Jersey State Police.

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by Cecilia Levine