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Wharton NJ, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is exploring a potential crossover lane to restore two-way traffic on Route 80 after a massive sinkhole forced the closure of all eastbound lanes in Wharton on February 10, 2025.
Continue reading NJDOT Considers Crossover Lane to Ease Route 80 Traffic Amid Sinkhole Repairs
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Hackensack NJ, on Friday morning around 7 AM, emergency responders were called to the intersection of Polifly Road and Route 80 due to a serious motor vehicle accident involving a rollover. Engine 2, Rescue 1, and Deputy 3 promptly responded to the scene.
Continue reading Morning Accident Causes Traffic Disruption at Polifly Road and Route 80
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Hackensack NJ, early on the morning of June 26th, at approximately 5:30 AM, emergency responders were called to the scene of an overturned tractor trailer on the Route 80 on-ramp from Route 17 south.
Continue reading Overturned Tractor Trailer on Route 80 Ramp Spills Peat Moss in Hackensack
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In the early hours of this morning, at approximately 3:30 AM, first platoon firefighters from the City of Hackensack were dispatched to Route 80 in response to a serious motor vehicle crash. The incident involved a passenger vehicle that had rear-ended a truck, resulting in the vehicle operator being pinned inside.
Continue reading Early Morning Crash on Route 80 in Hackensack
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Hackensack NJ, a major accident occurred on Interstate 80 near Exit 65, involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer that led to a multi-vehicle collision. The incident resulted in a significant fire and multiple individuals being trapped in their vehicles.
Continue reading Tragic Accident on Interstate 80 Near Exit 65 in Hackensack
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Hackensack NJ, on Wednesday afternoon City of Hackensack Fire Department Deputy 4, Rescue 1 and Engine 1 were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident under an overpass off an exit from Route 80. The exact exit was unclear, units investigated until the accident was found off of exit #62 in Lodi. Construction Workers using a lift truck were struck from behind by a truck. At least one injury was reported as well as a minor fluid spill.
Continue reading Construction Lift Vehicle Struck at Route 80 Overpass in Lodi
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Hackensack NJ, a substantial project with an estimated cost of $900 million is in the works to replace bridges and expand lanes along Route 80 westward from Totowa to Hackensack.
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Teaneck NJ, a tragic accident occurred on Route 80 in Teaneck early Saturday morning, claiming the life of a 38-year-old man from Hillsdale, according to New Jersey State Police.
Continue reading Route 80 Accident in Teaneck Leaves One Dead and One Seriously Injured
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Ridgefield Park NJ, a late Friday morning, 11/04, motor vehicle crash in the local lanes of Route 80 westbound at Mile Marker 67.0 in Ridgefield Park resulted in the temporary closure of all westbound local lanes while emergency crews worked to aid crash victims and to position a flatbed tow truck to remove a heavily damaged SUV.
Continue reading Friday Morning Crash Shuts Down Westbound Route 80
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Paramus NJ, With U.S. traffic congestion costing U.S. drivers $88 billion in 2019 but driving reduced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst States to Drive in, as well as accompanying videos.
Continue reading New Study : New Jersey Is 9th Worst State to Drive In
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Lodi NJ, in what appears to be an act of “road rage”, gunfire killed one person and wounded another in an incident shortly after midnight on Route 80 in Lodi, New Jersey.
Continue reading NJ State Police Report Alleged “Road Rage” Shooting on Route 80 ,Lodi
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NOVEMBER 23, 2015, 10:19 AM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2015, 2:03 PM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Troy, N.Y., Monday morning was arrested several hours later following a chase on the Palisades Interstate Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said.
David Campos, 45, allegedly killed Denise Gely, 44, with whom he once had a romantic relationship, around 5:45 a.m., Troy Police Capt. Daniel DeWolf said.
The couple had a history of “domestic issues,” DeWolf said, but Campos had never been arrested in Troy previously. At one time they lived together in Troy, but they were not at the time of her death, he said.
One of the couple’s three children called police to report the alleged attack, DeWolf said. Two were home at the time.
Troy is about 150 miles north of New York City along the Hudson River and authorities sent police departments a description of his vehicle, a black Chrysler 200, and his license plate.
Officers on the New York side of the Palisades Interstate Parkway discovered the car and a chase ensued into New Jersey around 9:40 a.m.
Officer Donald Liu, a Palisades Interstate Parkway cop in New Jersey, joined the pursuit at Interchange 5, Chief Michael Coppola said in a statement. Coppola, Detective Lt. Roman Galloza, Lt. Jesse Cohen and Officers Travis Philhower and Timothy Conboy jumped in as the chase continued south on the parkway.
