Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne
Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne No injuries were reported after a garbage truck caught fire and a driver trying to move his SUV away from it crashed in Wayne late Monday morning. The fire, which ignited on Robin Hood Way near Longell Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. April 10, not only destroyed the truck's cab, witnesses said. It caused a crash when a driver tried to move a white Explorer that was parked nearby, they said. Garbage truck goes up in flames in Wayne.DAILY VOICE The driver had to go in through the passenger side of the Explorer because of the extreme heat, witnesses said. "In doing so as he reversed the t…
Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
Teen Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash A young teen was hospitalized on Saturday after the SUV he was driving slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood. The Audi Q7 took out the pole in the April 8 noontime crash on West End Avenue near Orchard Street. The 17-year-old driver was taken to The Valley Hospital nearby with injuries that responders said weren't considered life-threatening. The Audi Q7 SUV shattered the utility pole on West End Avenue in Ridgewood around noon Saturday, April 8.Peter Cahill for DAILY VOICE The vehicle had to be towed and PSE&G had to dispatch a crew to repair the pole. ALL PHOTOS: Peter Cahill…
Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities
Wayne Teens Killed In Crash Were Fleeing Cops In NY: Authorities A pair of Wayne Hills High School students who died in a crash last week had been trying to flee from police during a traffic stop in New York, authorities announced. Christian A. Enrico, 17, was heading north on Route 8 in Guilford, NY when a Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull him over around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, March 31, according to a release from New York State Police. Enrico failed to comply, continuing into the Otsego County Town of Butternuts, where he left the roadway and struck several trees, police said. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Route…
WILD ONE: Jeep Hits Three Homes, Rolls, Lands Sideways, Driver Survives: Hasbrouck Heights PD WILD ONE: Jeep Hits Three Homes, Rolls, Lands Sideways, Driver Survives: Hasbrouck Heights PD
Wild ONE: Jeep Hits Three Homes, Rolls, Lands Sideways, Driver Survives: Hasbrouck Heights PD A 46-year-old driver from Lodi survived what responders called a "wild" crash Thursday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights. Her Jeep veered off the road, hit three homes, then rolled and landed on its side in a private Passaic Avenue driveway off Wood Street around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John Behr said. Borough police officers assisted the driver from the vehicle before she was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that the lieutenant said weren't life-threatening. There were no aggravating factors in the crash -- no pursuit or substanc…
Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver
Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver HEROES: An unconscious 28-year-old driver from East Rutherford was revived by Waldwick police after overdosing and crashing his car into a median on Route 17, authorities said. It was moments after midnight when the crash occurred near Sheridan Avenue early Wednesday, March 22, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said. Sgt. Michael Sinclair and Officers Tom Zachmann and Anthony LoPrinzi had to break a window to get to the unresponsive driver and pull him out, Seifert said. He regained consciousness after they administered Narcan, then was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood by the Waldwick Volun…
Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
Passaic County Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash A 62-year-old Passaic County man was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike Saturday, March 18, authorities said. Scott Locicero was heading north on the outer roadway in a Chevrolet Silverado, when he struck the left guardrail, traveled across the lanes, and struck the right concrete barrier around 7:05 p.m. in Milltown, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Locicero died as a result of the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Bronco Driver Injured In Paramus Crash Says Box Truck Hit, Split Bronco Driver Injured In Paramus Crash Says Box Truck Hit, Split
Bronco Driver Injured In Paramus Crash Says Box Truck Hit, Split An injured driver told police her Ford Bronco was struck Friday morning in Paramus by a large box truck that kept going. The driver, 60, walked to a Paramus EMS ambulance after the crash at South Paramus Road and Mack Center Drive just off the Garden State Parkway at 10 a.m. March 17. The Bronco had to be towed with a severely damaged front end. Paramus police are investigating. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help identify the truck or driver is asked to contact the Paramus PD: (201) 262-3400. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this…
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames
Vehicle In Route 17 Crash Bursts Into Flames A driver refused medical attention for a hand injury following a fiery crash that jammed a busy stretch of Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights. A Dodge Neon caught fire after colliding with a Toyota Camry at the jughandle in front of the White Castle shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Borough firefighters doused the flames and the Neon was towed. Witnesses said the Camry driver ran the light at the jughandle and T-boned the southbound Neon into the northbound lane. Borough police said they're investigating. They handled traffic control and summoned the state Department of Transportation b…
Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash
Passenger Freed By Police, Others By Firefighters Following Horrific Overnight Ridgewood Crash A rear passenger got thrown onto the front seat in a horrific overnight crash in Ridgewood at the Glen Rock border, responders said. Police from the village and the borough teamed up to pry open a rear door and free the severely injured passenger, who was initially unconscious but breathing, following the crash at Rock Road and Lincoln Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, March 3. The victim, who was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, had gotten bounced around when the vehicle hit several trees and multiple airbags deployed, responders said. The driver and fron…
NOT A PRETTY SIGHT: '97 Porsche Boxster Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood NOT A PRETTY SIGHT: '97 Porsche Boxster Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood
NOT A Pretty Sight: '97 Porsche Boxster Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood No injuries were reported after a 1997 Porche Boxster skidded head-on into a tree Saturday afternoon in Ridgewood. All Points Towing removed the convertible following the crash on West Glen Avenue just after the railroad bridge headed toward Upper Boulevard. Ridgewood police are investigating the cause. 1997 was the first model year for the Boxster, which seats two, has its engine in the back and is one of Porsche's simplest and most affordable vehicles even today. Built to last, it was also Porsche's most popular car for more than a decade. Today it can fetch anywhere from $10,000 to $…
State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (PHOTOS) State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (PHOTOS)
State Police Cruisers, Ambulance Crushed By Truck On Route 80 (Photos) A truck that failed to move over at an active police scene struck three state police vehicles and an ambulance on Route 80 in Warren County Thursday night, Feb. 23, responders said (scroll for photos). The police vehicles had activated their lights and were closing off the roadway at mile marker 17.4 to assist with a separate crash when a rotator truck towing a refrigerated box truck struck them and an Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad ambulance around 11:15 p.m., State Police and Allamuchy firefighters said. The police vehicles, blocking the left and center lanes, were seriously damaged whi…
18-Year-Old Driver Ejected, Seriously Hurt In Route 287 Crash 18-Year-Old Driver Ejected, Seriously Hurt In Route 287 Crash
18-Year-Old Driver Ejected, Seriously Hurt In Route 287 Crash An 18-year-old driver from Rockaway was seriously hurt in a crash on Route 287 overnight in Somerset County, authorities said. Kamil D. Nowak was heading south in the express lanes when his Infiniti ran off the road to the left and struck multiple trees around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in Bridgewater, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. He was ejected and seriously injured. The crash remains under investigation and no additional information was available.