SUV Crashes Off Route 17 In Ho-Ho-Kus (Photos)

One of three occupants in an SUV that slammed through a fence and into a wooded area off Route 17 early Monday afternoon was hospitalized, witnesses said.

The crash occurred off northbound Route 17 at Racetrack Road in Ho-Ho-Kus shortly before 1:30 p.m. April 8.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

The BMW took out a stretch of fence and a wooded area off Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

One of the occupants was hospitalized with an injury that wasn't considered life-threatening.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Ho-Ho-Kus police were investigating the crash off Route 17 at Racetrack Road on Monday, April 8.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Jerry DeMarco

04/08/2024 2:23 p.m.

A Paramus police officer spotted the BMW X5 speeding but didn't pursue it, contrary to media reports, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said.

The officer alerted area law enforcement to the vehicle and was turning around when he came upon the crash at Racetrack Road in Ho-Ho-Kus shortly before 1:30 p.m. April 8.

A man who was in the SUV was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center.

A man and woman who were with him remained at the scene while Ho-Ho-Kus police investigated.

Belfi's Towing removed the BMW.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.

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