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Truck Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion ID'd, 29 NJ Transit Passengers Escape Injury Truck Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion ID'd, 29 NJ Transit Passengers Escape Injury
Luis Santiago ID'd As Driver Killed In Route 3 Explosion Authorities have identified the truck driver killed in the crash and explosion earlier this week on Route 3 in Clifton. Luis Santiago, 55, of Linden, was operating the commercial truck that clipped an NJ Transit bus carrying 29 passengers in the eastbound lanes Monday morning, July 22, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Santiago's truck then crashed into a barrier near Valley Road and Grove Street, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames. Santiago's body was found after firefighters put out the blaze.  There were no …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Fair Lawn Crash Dumps Load Of Lumber Driver Hospitalized After Fair Lawn Crash Dumps Load Of Lumber
Driver Hospitalized After Fair Lawn Crash Dumps Load Of Lumber A driver was injured when his truck slammed into a guard rail, dumping a load of lumber near a busy Fair Lawn intersection. The Blue Ridge Lumber driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by a Fair Lawn EMS ambulance following the crash on Plaza Road near Berdan Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. A team of co-workers from the Fair Lawn lumber company brought a huge forklift and cleaned up the mess. A heavy-duty wrecker removed the truck. Fair Lawn police are investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home
Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home  A single-axle tanker truck filled with heating oil sideswiped a utility pole, crashed through a chain link fence and finally stopped short of hitting a house near a Garden State Parkway overpass in Elmwood Park on Monday. No injuries were reported in the Nov. 20 mishap in the 900 block of River Drive near the Garden Drive intersection. No oil leaked from the Fairclough fuel truck out of Paterson, either. River Drive was closed in both directions between the Garden State Parkway and Route 46 overpasses while a PSE&G crew replaced the pole. Boyd A. Loving Power was knocked out only …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Teen Zach Foster Fatally Struck By Truck On Way To School, Loved Ones Say South Jersey Teen Zach Foster Fatally Struck By Truck On Way To School, Loved Ones Say
South Jersey Teen Zach Foster Fatally Struck By Truck On Way To School, Loved Ones Say Support was surging for the family of a 17-year-old boy who loved ones say was fatally struck by a truck on his way to school in South Jersey. A GoFundMe launched for Zach Foster's family says he was crossing the street on his way to school Sept. 14 in Collingswood, when he was hit by a 16-foot-long truck. Police in Collingswood said only that the accident remains under investigation and were not at liberty to release details. "Zach was so bright and made a great impression on everyone he met," reads the GoFundMe for Zack's family. "Zach loved listening to music, singing, making TikTok vid…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass
Box Truck Being Towed Tips Beneath Route 80 Overpass A box truck tipped while being towed beneath a Route 80 overpass in Elmwood Park, jamming area traffic early Friday afternoon. Another tow was needed to straighten and remove the truck owned by Salerno's Custom Cabinetry in Saddle Brook from the corner of River Road and Market Street shortly after 1 p.m. No injuries were reported. Elmwood Park police and firefighters responded. Jo Fehl took the photos and contributed to this story. No injuries were reported.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trucker Killed In I-95 Wreck Was A Father And Veteran, Loved Ones Say Trucker Killed In I-95 Wreck Was A Father And Veteran, Loved Ones Say
Trucker Killed In I-95 Wreck Was A Father And Veteran, Loved Ones Say Nate Moody, the New Jersey truck driver who died in the Philadelphia I-95 wreck that collapsed a portion of the highway on Sunday, leaves behind a family, loved ones say.  Moody was driving under a highway overpass in Tacony early on June 11 when his truck caught fire, causing the roadway above to buckle, Daily Voice reported. His remains were pulled from the wreckage the following day.  Now, loved ones and community members are raising money to assist the wife and children he left behind.  "Nate was a father of three, a veteran, and a hardworking devoted family man," s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS) Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (PHOTOS)
Man Killed In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash On Rt. 23 In Pequannock (Photos) UPDATE: The 45-year-old dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter as authorities say he was on his phone at the time of the accident. A man was killed in a fiery crash with a garbage truck before dawn on Monday, May 8, Pequannock Police have confirmed. The crash occurred on Route 23 north near the intersection of Alexander Avenue just before 5:20 a.m. The victim was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse when he collided with a garbage truck, police said. The garbage truck driver worked alongside a Good Samaritan to remove the unconscious man from the Chevy before police arriv…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (Photos) An overturned tractor-trailer caused a massive diesel spill on Route 80, authorities said. The Allamuchy Fire Dept. responded to the accident in the westbound lanes near milepost 19 in Allamuchy around 12 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews found the trailer on its side with a ruptured fuel tank leaking diesel fuel onto the highway. The HazMat team and Hope Fire Department was called to the scene due to the size of the spill, AFD said. Crews worked together to investigate the trailer’s contents to ensure there was no active fire. The remaining fuel was siphone…

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by Valerie Musson
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MORNING MESS: Dump Truck Tips On Route 46 MORNING MESS: Dump Truck Tips On Route 46
Morning Mess: Dump Truck Tips On Route 46 Two tow truck operators came to rescue of a dump truck driver who was trapped when his rig rolled during the morning rush on Route 46. Edward Spina Jr. from ECRB Towing & Recovery in Bloomfield and JT Sagun from Nick’s Towing Service in Rutherford were both headed to work when the trucker's brakes locked up ahead of them around 7:45 a.m. Friday. The tri-axle vehicle loaded with fill tipped onto the driver's side in the eastbound fast lane at the Totowa/Little Falls border just past the McBride Avenue exit. Spina was driving a wrecker with a dash cam that recorded the accident. “The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Over 100 Gallons Of Oil Spilled From Truck In Massive Sussex County HazMat Incident (PHOTOS) Over 100 Gallons Of Oil Spilled From Truck In Massive Sussex County HazMat Incident (PHOTOS)
Over 100 Gallons Of Oil Spilled From Truck In Massive Sussex County HazMat Incident (Photos) More than 100 gallons of cooking oil were spilled from a truck in a massive HazMat incident in Sussex County, authorities said. The Newton Fire Department responded to the spill alongside local police and the county HazMat team on Wednesday, June 22, the department said. Upon arrival, crews confirmed the leak and immediately worked to prevent the oil from spilling into a storm drain. It took several hours to fully clean up the leak, though between 140 and 150 gallons were estimated to have spilled from the truck in total, the fire department said. The cause of the leak was not immediatel…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
North Carolina Man Killed When Tractor-Trailer Crashes On Turnpike North Carolina Man Killed When Tractor-Trailer Crashes On Turnpike
North Carolina Man Killed When Tractor-Trailer Crashes On Turnpike A tractor-trailer driver from North Carolina was killed in a fiery crash on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, June 14, authorities said. Randy Wayne Morgan, 59, of Biscoe, NC was driving north on the highway approaching the Interchange 1 toll plaza in Carneys Point Township around 3:20 a.m. when he struck a concrete barrier that separates the first and second toll lanes, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. That's when the tractor-trailer caught fire, trapping Morgan, the trooper said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles or passengers were involved, p…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood
Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood A truck snapped a utility pole in half, downing wires and temporarily blocking access to a Ridgewood school on Monday. The crash occurred on East Glen Avenue near Quackenbush Place just off northbound Route 17 shortly after 9:30 a.m. The driver wasn't injured. Access to the nearby Glen School was temporarily cut off while repairs were being made. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a PSE&G crew. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this report. East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood was closed near the Glen School until repairs could be made.Boyd A. L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Medical Episode Sends Truck Off Route 17 Medical Episode Sends Truck Off Route 17
Medical Episode Sends Truck Off Route 17 A delivery truck barreled off Route 17 in Paramus when its driver had a medical emergency, responders said. The Ski Barn truck ended up in a water detention area on the southbound highway just past the Garden State Parkway around 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 17. The condition of the hospitalized driver couldn't immediately be determined. Belfi's Towing removed the truck as rubberneckers thickened the already-busy highway. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down
Traffic Nightmare: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down UPDATE: A notorious stretch of southbound Route 17 remained closed after a tractor-trailer knocked a box truck onto its side at the border of Paramus and Rochelle Park. So was the exit from eastbound Route 4 onto 17. An International tractor-trailer hauling cases of prosecco was in the left lane at the bottleneck headed into Rochelle Park when it was clipped on the right by a Freightliner around 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The impact knocked the International into the median and onto its side, gashing a saddle tank that wound up spilling …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Contractor's Truck Splits Utility Pole On Busy Northwest Bergen Road Contractor's Truck Splits Utility Pole On Busy Northwest Bergen Road
Contractor's Truck Splits Utility Pole On Busy Northwest Bergen Road A stretch of Wyckoff Avenue was indefinitely closed Friday afternoon after a contractor's truck snapped a utility pole. The driver of the Louis Lee and Son asphalt paving truck out of North Haledon apparently wasn't injured seriously in the noontime-hour crash, which also downed wires, between Fardale Avenue and Lehmann Street in Mahwah. The road was closed in both directions while a crew from Orange & Rockland Utilities replaced the pole. Township police responded and were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DEVELOPING: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway DEVELOPING: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway
Developing: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway One person was airlifted after a truck overturned and shut down Route 80 westbound in Rockaway Wednesday afternoon, initial reports say. The truck overturned and trapped the victim in the westbound lanes near Exit 35 in Rockaway around 3:20 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The victim was extricated from the vehicle and was being airlifted by Atlantic Air to Morristown Medical Center, the initial report said. The westbound ramp to Exit 35 near Mount Hope Avenue remained closed following the crash and investigation, according to 511nj. Crash investigation on I-80 west…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne
Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne UPDATE: A driver was hospitalized after the raised bed of his roll-off truck struck a railroad bridge and landed on its side Monday morning in Hawthorne, authorities said. The driver apparently had just delivered a trash container and drove off without lowering the bed before it struck the nearby Wagaraw Road bridge at Lincoln Street at 6:49 a.m., said Nancy Snyder, NJ Transit's chief media relations and communications officer. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, she said, adding that he also received a sum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Truck Tips Off Route 208 Truck Tips Off Route 208
Truck Tips Off Route 208 A driver escaped injury when his truck tipped Monday morning at the Glen Rock-Fair Lawn border just off Route 208. The Harristown Road entrance ramp to 208 was closed at Elm Avenue after the box truck crashed outside Fair Lawn Fire Company 2 around 7:30 a.m. The driver for the Bright Panel Solar Company of Auburn, Massachusetts, which installs solar panels, climbed out and was waiting when responders arrived. One lane was opened a couple of hours later as debris was removed. Fair Lawn police and Glen Rock firefighters assisted Glen Rock police. The crash occurred right at the Fair La…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street
Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street An overturned truck closed a North Bergen street Wednesday afternoon.  The truck appeared to have lost control making a righthand turn from Westside Avenue onto 69th Street, bringing a tow truck and ambulance to the scene as of 12:40 p.m. Injuries were unknown and no other vehicles were involved. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn
Truck Topples Utility Pole, Hits Tree In Fair Lawn A box truck toppled a utility pole and then slammed into a tree on a Fair Lawn resident's lawn Friday afternoon. The driver wasn't seriously injured in the crash on River Road near Chittenden Road. Fair Lawn police, firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded. PSE&G was summoned to replace the pole and transformer. Boyd A. Loving took the photos. PSE&G was called to replace the pole.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned
Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned A Hudson County man on Friday admitted to causing the death of a 51-year-old Sussex County dad when he crashed a dump truck full of sandstone that he was operating without a commercial license. Angel Hernandez, 35 -- who had his commercial license suspended after failing to pay a Florida speeding ticket -- was heading down a steep hill and knew he was about to crash Oct. 22, 2019, according to NorthJersey.com. In an attempt to avoid hitting Robert Murray in the SUV in front of him, Hernandez changed lanes, his lawyer Brian DiGiacomo said. But Murray changed lan…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck Traffic backed up on Route 80 westbound Wednesday morning due to an overturned dump truck in Denville. The truck apparently collided with a mail truck around 6:45 a.m., which had veered off to the side of the highway near milepost 38.1, State Police said. Both drivers suffered non life-threatening injuries, police said. Sand was spread across the roadway and the left and center lanes were closed between exits 37 and 39. Traffic was backed up to exit 43 as of 9 a.m., with an hour of delays. Photos courtesy of OmarJosue El Cariduro with permission: dump truckOmarJosue El Cariduro

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by Cecilia Levine