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Ho-Ho-Kus Fire with the Aid of Waldwick and Ridgewood Fire Departments Clear Route 17 Vehicle Fire in 45 Minutes

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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, on Tuesday May 10th the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department around 6:40 was dispatched to Route 17 southbound near Racetrack Rd. for a reported vehicle fire. Engines 733 & 731 arrived to find a fully-involved utility van on the shoulder. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, assisted by Waldwick Fire Engine 633 and Ridgewood Fire Engine 35. There were no injuries and all units cleared the scene within 45 minutes.

 

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Home Break in leads Paramus Police on High Speed Pursuit

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Paramus NJ, according to Paramus Police a home invasion led to one arrest after a daughter woke to find three individuals ransacking the home. On Monday, May 16, at approximately 4:44 a.m., the police responded to a Henry Street home on the reports of a burglary in progress.

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Box Truck Ends Up on Grassy Divider after Medical Episode on Route 17 south in Paramus

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Ridgewood Nj, a medical episode may have been the cause of a Tuesday morning, 05/17, crash involving a fully loaded box truck on Route 17 southbound near the Garden State Parkway in Paramus. The truck veered off of the highway and came to rest in a storm water retention basin. Despite the mishap, no damage was visible on the vehicle. Paramus Police, Paramus EMS, and New Jersey State Police Troop “D” Garden State Parkway Patrol, Bloomfield Barracks units and personnel responded to the incident. An employee of the truck’s owner drove it away after a heavy duty tow truck removed it from the retention basin. Police at the scene provided no information regarding the condition of the truck’s original driver.

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Driver Takes Out Utility Pole on Route 17 South in Waldwick

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Waldwick NJ , a young male driver and his passenger escaped injury when the driver’s 4-door BMW sedan slammed into a utility pole and two (2) street signs on Route 17 southbound at Summit Avenue, Waldwick on Thursday afternoon, 03/17. Waldwick Police responded to the incident, which did not hamper traffic flow on either side of Route 17. A flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged sedan from the scene. Police on location did not indicate what may have caused the crash.

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Thief Caught in Stolen Driving School Vehicle after Failed Ridgewood Car Theft

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police captured an individual who allegedly tried to steal a Honda Odyssey from the driveway of a home in the 300 block of Gilbert Street, Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, 02/09. After being confronted by the Honda’s owner, the suspect fled Gilbert Street in a vehicle reportedly stolen from a Queens, NY based driving school, but not before leaving a bottle of liquor inside of the Honda. He was subsequently spotted driving through several Ridgewood and Glen Rock residential neighborhoods after leaving Gilbert Street, but was eventually captured in the parking lot of a Dunkin’ Donuts illegally parked at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and Route 17 southbound in Ridgewood. The stolen driving school vehicle was impounded by Ridgewood Police and transported to their headquarters by a tow truck. The suspect was also transported to Ridgewood Police for processing. No injuries nor motor vehicle crashes were reported in connection with the incident.

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Multi Vehicle Accident Closes Route 17 South early Saturday Evening in Ramsey

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Ramsey NJ, Multiple ambulances were dispatched to aid the victims of a two (2) vehicle, early Saturday evening, 07/10, crash on Route 17 southbound near Franklin Turnpike, Ramsey. Both vehicles were heavily damaged and removed from the scene by separate flatbed tow trucks. Ramsey Police, Ramsey EMS, Ramsey Rescue, and Ramsey Fire department responded to the incident. Ramsey Police implemented a full closure of Route 17 southbound immediately following the crash, then opened a single travel lane after all victims and one (1) vehicle were removed from the highway. The highway was completely re-opened within 60 minutes of patrol officers’ arrival at the scene.

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Multi-vehicle Crash, Early Sunday Evening Sends Minivan into Sunoco Station in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, The impact of a multi-vehicle, early Sunday evening, 05/30, collision on Route 17 southbound near the Garden State Parkway in Paramus sent a minivan careening off of the highway into the front wall of a nearby gas station. Paramus EMS transported one (1) crash victim to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. The victim’s injuries were believed to be non-life threatening. Paramus Police and Paramus Fire Department also responded to the incident.

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Waldwick Police Arrest Stolen Motorcycle Operator After He Was Clocked Traveling at 130 mph on Route 17

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Waldwick NJ, a Waldwick Police patrol officer observed a stolen motorcycle traveling at 130 mph on Route 17 southbound late Saturday afternoon, 04/24, and pursed the bike and its adult male operator into Paramus, where heavy highway traffic forced the operator to exit onto West Ridgewood Avenue. A successful traffic stop was then initiated, and the operator was taken into custody. A tow truck was summoned to remove the impounded motorcycle from the roadway. No injuries were reported in the incident. Paramus Police officers assisted at the arrest scene until back up Waldwick Police units arrived.

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Slippery Roadway Sends One Victim to the Hospital in “off the roadway” crash, near East Allendale Avenue in Saddle River

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Saddle River NJ, Route 17 southbound was the scene of another rainy Sunday, 03/28, “off the roadway” crash, this one occurring in Saddle River, near East Allendale Avenue. What appeared to have been a Toyota pick up truck wound up in a wooded area between a highway entrance and exit ramp. One (1) victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A significant fuel spill was associated with the mishap according to a police supervisor at the scene. Two (2) tow trucks were required to remove the vehicle from the wooded area and haul it from the scene. Saddle River Police was assisted by Upper Saddle River Police and Allendale Police at the scene. Saddle River Fire department also responded along with Allendale EMS.

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Backhoe on Truck Transport Strikes Linwood Avenue Overpass Route 17 Southbound in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, a backhoe being transported on a flatbed tractor trailer struck the Linwood Avenue overpass of Route 17 southbound in Ridgewood on Wednesday afternoon, 01/27 before falling to the highway and blocking two (2) southbound travel lanes. A southbound passenger vehicle was damaged by resultant debris, but no injuries were reported in the incident. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, and NJDOT personnel responded to the scene. A heavy duty tow truck righted the flipped backhoe, which was removed from the highway by the flatbed tractor trailer that it had fallen from.

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Truck Flips on Route17 Southbound Exit Ramp in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, A fully loaded commercially owned refuse truck flipped on its side while exiting Route 17 southbound to Linwood Avenue westbound, Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, 10/14. The truck’s driver sustained moderate injuries and was transported by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. A traffic control sign and utility pole were damaged in the mishap. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, Ridgewood EMS, Paramus Police, Paramus Fire Department, and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital responded to the incident. A heavy duty tow truck was summoned to right the vehicle and remove it from the roadway. The exit and entrance ramps to Route 17 southbound at Linwood Avenue were closed for an extended period of time to facilitate vehicle removal and debris clean up.

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No Injuries Reported in Connection with a Monday Evening Rollover Crash on Route 17 southbound

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Ridgewood NJ, no injuries were reported in connection with a Monday evening, 09/14, single vehicle rollover crash on Route 17 southbound near Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, and Ridgewood EMS responded to the incident. A light pole was knocked over by the vehicle as it careened off the highway.

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Minivan Slides off Rain-covered Route 17 Temporarily Shutting Down Southbound Traffic in Ho-Ho-Kus

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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, Ho-Ho-Kus Police responded to a Wednesday morning, 09/02 crash in which a minivan slid off of rain-covered Route 17 southbound near Hollywood Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus into an adjacent wooded area. The vehicle’s adult male driver was uninjured in the mishap. A flatbed tow truck winched out of its predicament and towed it away. The on ramp from Hollywood Avenue to Route 17 southbound was closed while police and tow truck operators worked at the location.

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Monday Morning Crash Blocks Garden State Parkway Exit Ramp to Route 17 in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, A rolled over truck blocked the exit ramp from the Garden State Parkway southbound to Route 17 southbound in Paramus during rush hour on Monday morning, 07/06. The truck’s driver self extricated prior to the arrival of emergency responders. Injuries were reported to be non life threatening in nature; one (1) person was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus. Paramus Police, Paramus Fire Department, and Paramus EMS assisted NJ State Police Bloomfield Barracks troopers at the scene. The truck appeared to have been larger than the Parkway’s current weight limit for commercial vehicles; police at the scene did not say whether any summonses would be issued to the driver.

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Tuesday afternoon Collision Shuts Down Route 17 South Bound

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Saddle River NJ, Saddle River Police investigated a Tuesday afternoon, 10/16, three (3) vehicle crash that resulted in the temporary closure of two (2) travel lanes on Route 17 southbound near East Allendale Avenue, Saddle River. Two (2) occupants of a white colored 4-door sedan were transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital with non life threatening injuries. The drivers of a box truck and tractor trailer involved in the collision were uninjured. All three (3) damaged vehicles were removed from the scene by separate tow trucks.