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Diesel fuel spill

North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Diesel Tank Dislodges, Hits Car In Messy Crash That Closed Route 80 For Hours: Police Diesel Tank Dislodges, Hits Car In Messy Crash That Closed Route 80 For Hours: Police
Diesel Tank Dislodges, Hits Car In Messy Crash That Closed Route 80 For Hours: Police A Freightliner driver was hospitalized after being rear-ended by an SUV in a crash that closed a portion of Route 80 closed for several hours on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, state police said. The crash occurred on the westbound side near milepost 22.4 in Allamuchy just before 8 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair told Daily Voice. A Chevy SUV lost control and rear-ended the tractor-trailer, causing its tank, which was carrying diesel fuel, to come loose and hit a Subaru passenger vehicle, McNair said. The Freightliner driver was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. T…

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by Valerie Musson
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford A tractor-trailer rollover proved extra messy when the vehicle began leaking diesel fuel into a river underneath a highway in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 4 around 9:30 a.m., when the Katonah Fire Department responded to Interstate 684 Northbound in the area of Exit 6 in Bedford, where a tractor-trailer had rolled over.  Arriving crews soon realized that the truck was leaking fluids, including diesel fuel, and called for help from the Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Yorktown Heights Fire Departments, in addition to state police, Westchester County Departme…

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by Ben Crnic
Bowie, MD
News
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as the investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County continues. New Jersey native Delando Woody, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on I-95 near College Park after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the interstate. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park barrack were called to a stretch of I-95 near Maryland Route 212 in Beltsville. The initial investigation…

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by Zak Failla
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours 150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours
150 Gallons Of Fuel Spilled Onto Route 80 After Crash That Jammed PA, NJ Border For Hours Route 80 was jammed for hours after a truck carrying hazardous materials crashed, authorities said. This crash occurred at mile marker 1.2 on Route 80 eastbound in Hardwick Township at about 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. No hazardous material leaked from the jackknifed tractor-trailer, but there was a 150-gallon diesel fuel spill, Knowlton firefighters said. No one was hurt. Fire crews immediately began deploying absorbent pads and booms to keep the flowing fuel from the storm drains that empty to the adjacent Delaware River.  Station 22 Warren Co HAZMAT was requested as well to help wi…

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk
Lanes Reopen After I-95 Crash In Norwalk This story has been updated. Lanes on a stretch of I-95 have reopened after being closed most of Saturday morning, June 18 following a tractor-trailer crash. The crash happened southbound between exits 14 and 13 at 5 a.m.  A tractor-trailer truck in the breakdown lane was waiting to have a tire repaired when another tractor-trailer struck it, Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief Edward Prescott said.  The crash ruptured the diesel saddle tank of the disabled truck and spilled the vegetable contents of the other truck across the highway, Prescott said. The two drivers were uninj…

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by Joe Lombardi
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
40-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash 40-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash
40-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash A man from the region was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place in Ulster County in Kingston on Route 28 around 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 26. An investigation revealed that a 2006 Subaru Legacy, driven by Ulster County resident Tramayne Holmes, age 40, of the hamlet of Milton, was traveling eastbound on Route 28 when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed over into the westbound lane, and struck a 2022 Peterbilt tractor-trailer head-on, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene, Nevel said. The driver of the Peterbilt, Daniel Warn…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83 Sends 5K Lbs. Of Plastic Rolling Along Highway (Photos) Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83 Sends 5K Lbs. Of Plastic Rolling Along Highway (Photos)
Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-83 Sends 5K Lbs. Of Plastic Rolling Along Highway (Photos) A tractor-trailer hauling 5,000 lbs. of rolled plastic crashed on I-83 in Cumberland County on Tuesday night, according to West Shore Bureau of Fire. The tractor-trailer carrying eight rolls of plastic crashed between exits 41B to Lemoyne and 40B to New Cumberland around midnight. One of the rolls hit an SUV head-on-- totaling the vehicle, according to West Shore Bureau of Fire. Another roll of plastic traveled about 1,000 feet away from the scene of the crash, down the southbound lane. “As a train was passing through town, a very loud noise was heard by the members,"  said West Shore B…

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by Jillian Pikora
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Police ID Driver, 28, Killed In Head-On Gloucester County Crash With Tractor-Trailer Authorities have identified the driver of an SUV killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer late Wednesday in Gloucester County. Carl E. Cheeseman Jr., 30, of Vineland, was driving westbound on Route 40 near Rosemont Avenue and Harding Avenue in Newfield about 11 p.m. when police think he swerved to avoid a deer. His SUV entered the eastbound lane striking the truck, which was driven by a 28-year-old Vineland man, according to Franklin Township Police. Cheeseman was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated w…

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by Jon Craig
Paramus, NJ
News
School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17 School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17
School Mini-Bus Catches Fire On Route 17 Paramus firefighters doused a small blaze on a school mini-bus on Route 17 late Thursday afternoon. No children were aboard the bus when the interior fire broke out on the southbound highway near Midland Avenue. The driver wasn't injured. Police also responded along with a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit, which cleaned up a diesel fuel spill. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Route 17 traffic wasn't affected.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Bear Mountain Bridge Road Crash With Fuel Spill Brings Hazmat Response Bear Mountain Bridge Road Crash With Fuel Spill Brings Hazmat Response
Bear Mountain Bridge Road Crash With Fuel Spill Brings Hazmat Response A dump truck collided with a driver over the weekend, causing a diesel fuel spill in the area that required a hazmat response and temporary road closure. Members of the Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps., paramedics from Cortlandt and Peekskill and the Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department received a report on Sunday, Sept. 29, where there was a report of a crash that left a truck left disabled off the side of Bear Mountain Bridge Road in Cortlandt. According to officials, first responders were dispatched to the scene quickly, and found that the dump truck had struck a car, crashi…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Tanker Rollover Closes Northbound Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: Tanker Rollover Closes Northbound Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights
Update: Tanker Rollover Closes Northbound Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights UPDATE: Northbound Route 17 remained closed indefinitely after a tanker truck struck a sedan and rolled over Monday afternoon near the Bendix Diner on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, spilling fuel across the roadway. The 53-year-old tanker driver was taken to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center with knee pain and a cut on his finger, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. told Daily Voice. He was carrying 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel when he apparently swerved to avoid a Mercedes sedan driven by a 17-year-old Rutherford boy and struck its rear passenger side fender, the lieutenant said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles
Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles Three tractor-trailers were involved in a pileup that temporarily closed northbound Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus Friday morning. Traffic was backed up to Paramus after the crash near Hollywood Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. One rig jackknifed across the center and right lanes, and a significant amount of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway when a saddle tank on one of the other tractors ruptured.  Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters responded along with an emergency response crew from the NJ Department of Transportation. The highway was cleared and reopened after nearly half an hour. Boyd A. Lovi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus
Tree Service Truck Tips Near BCC In Paramus A driver escaped unscathed after a tree service truck rolled over near Bergen Community College in Paramus late Monday afternoon -- as borough firefighters and EMS were responding to a house fire three miles away. The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and Rochelle Park firefighters responded to the mishap in front of 387 Paramus Road. A hazardous materials response unit also was summoned to attend to a diesel fuel spill. Nutchie's Service of Lodi righted the rig and handled the tow. ****** ALSO SEE: Paramus firefighters put down a smoky blaze that blew through a house Monday afternoon. https://par…

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by Jerry DeMarco