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Utility Damage

Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Downs Live Wires On Route 4 In Teaneck, Captured Nearby After Fleeing, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Downs Live Wires On Route 4 In Teaneck, Captured Nearby After Fleeing, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Downs Live Wires On Route 4 In Teaneck, Captured Nearby After Fleeing, Sheriff Says An intoxicated driver who crashed into a utility pole and bus stop on Route 4 in Bergen County on Sunday evening, March 30, was arrested and charged with after fleeing the scene, authorities said. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. on Route 4 East at River Road, Bergen County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Kyra Pazant said. The vehicle struck a utility pole, a guardrail, and a NJ Transit bus stop, snapping the pole on impact and sending live wires across the River Road on and off ramps, Pazant said. The right lane of Route 4 East and both ramps were shut down. PSE&G, NJ Transit, t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Quarryville, PA
Traffic
Tanker Truck Overturns, Closes Route 501 In Lancaster County Tanker Truck Overturns, Closes Route 501 In Lancaster County
Tanker Truck Overturns, Closes Route 501 In Lancaster County A tanker truck hauling liquid asphalt oil overturned, shutting down a stretch of Route 501 in Lancaster County on Friday, Feb. 7, emergency dispatchers said. The crash happened around 11:04 a.m. in the 1900 block of Furnace Hills Pike/Route 501 near Route 322 in Elizabeth Township, according to dispatch reports. The 18-wheeler flipped onto its side, and a utility pole and wires were knocked down, blocking the roadway, officials said. No injuries were reported. Photos from the scene show the tanker overturned in the grass along the highway. Route 501 remains closed from Route 322 to Fox R…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ridgewood, NJ
Police & Fire
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes
Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes UPDATE: An out-of-control sedan crashed into a guard rail, transformer and utility pole on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes after it clipped the back of a van, police said Tuesday. The 79-year-old Westwood driver appeared OK but was taken to The Valley Hospital as a precaution after Monday’s crash on the highway’s northbound side near Ewing Avenue, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Neither the 75-year-old van driver nor his passenger -- both from Haledon -- were injured, police said. The driver of the 2019 Subaru Legacy told police he was headed north on Route 208 shortly before 11 a.m. and tried to ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahopac, NY
Traffic
Crash With Downed Pole, Wires Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 52 Crash With Downed Pole, Wires Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 52
Crash With Downed Pole, Wires Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 52 A stretch of Route 52 is closed in both directions following a crash with a downed pole and wire in Putnam County. The closure is between Route 311 and Horsepound Road in Kent, with traffic backed up to Dykeman Road at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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