Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park
Bergen County Worker, 75, Hospitalized After Heart Attack At Darlington Park A 75-year-old Bergen County employee who had a heart attack behind the wheel of a county vehicle Thursday afternoon at Darlington County Park in Mahwah was later revived at the hospital, authorities said. The New Milford man was driving a pickup truck that "went off the path and into some brush" on a road along the golf course just after 3 p.m., township police Capt. Stuart Blank said. Responders said they conducted CPR, administered several shocks from a defibrillator and continued to do so while taking the victim to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. The victim's daughter and …
PHOTOS: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road PHOTOS: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road
Photos: Commercial Van Splits Utility Pole, Closes Busy Fairview Road A commercial van shattered a utility pole Tuesday afternoon in Fairview, closing a busy thoroughfare. The driver walked away unscathed after his van split the pole -- downing wires along with the transformer -- on Fairview Avenue near the Bergen Boulevard underpass around 2:30 p.m. Fairview Avenue remained indefinitelky closed in both directions while PSE&G made repairs, Police Capt. Vincent Bellucci said. The van, owned by a South Hackensack marble and granite company, sustained front-end damage.
VIDEO: Hit-Run Route 17 Pickup Loses Two Wheels, Causes Extensive Damage VIDEO: Hit-Run Route 17 Pickup Loses Two Wheels, Causes Extensive Damage
Video: Hit-Run Route 17 Pickup Loses Two Wheels, Causes Extensive Damage Police on both sides of the state border were looking for the owner of a white pickup truck that they said lost two wheels on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River near Rockland County -- one of which smashed into a store window and the other which caused two minor vehicle crashes. Surveillance video (above) shows one of the tires flying through the air into a front window at the AutoSport store just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Soon after, the pickup driver rushes into the frame, retrieving the wheel from outside Salvatore Marsilla's auto body and detailing shop. USR and Ramsey police also…
Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah
Authorities Try To ID Victim In Fiery Overnight Route 287 Crash In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- One person was killed when a Jeep plowed into a parked tractor-trailer overnight Sunday on Route 287 in Mahwah near the New York State line, authorities said. Authorities were trying to identify the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene after the fiery 2:30 a.m. crash on the northbound highway melted even the license plates of the Cherokee, which struck a parked rig hauling cases of water. Mahwah Fire Companies 1, 2 and 4 responded and extinguished the flames. Franklin Lakes provided mutual aid. New Jersey State Police were investigating.
Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman
Harrington Park Police Hunt Hit-Run Driver Who Injured Northvale Woman HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- The hunt was on for a Central Jersey resident whose minivan sped off from a hit-and-run crash in Harrington Park that sent a Northvale woman to the hospital, authorities said Friday. The blue vehicle sped off following the crash just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Closter and Schraalenburgh roads at the Closter border near the Oradell Reservoir, Police Chief Albert Malouf said. The woman in the other car was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that the chief said didn't appear life-threatening. Witnesses included the husband of state Assemblywo…
Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver
Police: Shooting Outside Englewood Elks Club Spooks Driver ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Gunfire caused a late-night car crash outside the Elks Lodge in Englewood over the weekend, police said. No one was injured just after midnight Saturday, either by the shot or the minor collision -- which occurred when an anxious motorist tried to speed out of the Elks Lodge #470 parking lot on Bennett Road, Capt. Timothy Torell said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected ballistic evidence that was being examined, Torell said. Meanwhile, city detectives were seeking area surveillance video. "We are looking for help from witnesses …
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Utility Pole Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Utility Pole
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Ridgewood Utility Pole RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A young driver was hospitalized Monday afternoon after her new sedan slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood. An ambulance took the woman to Hackensack University Medical Center after the crash in the 400 block of Linwood Avenue. Her injuries didn't appear life-threatening. The 4-door 2018 Hyundai Elantra Limited had to be towed. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and a PSE&G crew that assessed damage to the pole. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.
One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
One Charged, One Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash IRDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized and one summonses after a crash in Ridgewood early Friday. One of the motorists was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after the crash at Kenilworth Road and Spring Avenue. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The vehicles were removed on a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.
Driver Flips Car In Ridgewood Driver Flips Car In Ridgewood
Driver Flips Car In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- A driver declined to be taken to a hospital after she rolled her car in downtown Ridgewood early Thursday. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded to the rollover at Garber Square and West Ridgewood Avenue. The flipped 4-door passenger sedan was righted and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.