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Paramus High Speed Chase end in Crash
February 4,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, A high speed overnight police pursuit that began in Paramus ended when the fleeing driver crashed into a concrete divider on Route 17 northbound in Waldwick. The crash occurred just after 1 AM on Thursday, 02/04 near the on ramp to Route 17 northbound from East Prospect Street, Waldwick. Police officers from Waldwick, HoHoKus, and Ridgewood assisted Paramus officers at the scene.
At least one (1) individual was taken into custody. No police officers were injured in the chase. However, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene and it transported a crash victim, believed to have been the crashed vehicle’s driver, to the Bergen Regional Medical Center. A police officer was observed riding in the back of the ambulance with the victim. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked car from the roadway. Two (2) lanes of Route 17 northbound were shut while the investigation and debris clean up took place.
Driver arrested. Update with photo:
https://www.northjersey.com/news/brooklyn-man-arrested-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-route-17-car-crash-in-waldwick-1.1506151
Brooklyn man arrested after police pursuit ends in Route 17 car crash in Waldwick
February 4, 2016, 9:46 AM Last updated: Thursday, February 4, 2016, 1:23 PM
By STEFANIE DAZIO, STAFF WRITER, The Record
A 36-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested early Thursday morning after he allegedly led police on a car chase on Route 17 north that ended when he crashed into the highway’s wall in Waldwick.
Hasean Wyche is charged with eluding police, possession of crack cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said in a statement. He also received summonses for driving with a suspended license and driving under the influence.
Officer Gil Maynard saw the silver 2012 Infiniti G37 on Route 17 northbound just north of Ridgewood Avenue around 1:15 a.m., Ehrenberg said. The car had “extremely tinted” windows and a license plate was not visible. Maynard tried to stop the car but Wyche allegedly continued driving at a high rate of speed.
Wyche lost control near Hollywood Avenue in Waldwick, swerved and hit the wall on the east side of the highway, the chief said. Maynard and officers from Paramus and Waldwick arrested him. When asked if he had any weapons, Wyche allegedly said he “was only smoking some weed.”
Maynard smelled burnt marijuana inside the car and officers found burnt marijuana and two plastic bags of suspected crack cocaine, Ehrenberg said.
Wyche said he had low blood sugar and was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center. He was later taken to the Bergen County Jail on $25,000 bail, the chief said.
Email: dazio@northjersey.com