Route 17 Road Rage Crash Sends Pole Into Highway, Driver Charged In Hasbrouck Heights: PD
A road rage incident on Route 17 led to a three-vehicle crash and criminal charges after two drivers initially fled the scene Thursday, Jan. 8, authorities said.
Mohamad Hammouda, a 28-year-old man from East Rutherford, was in an Acura TL when he tried to ram the victims’ vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, causing it to swerve off the roadway and strike a utility pole in the southbound lanes of Route 17 just before Williams Avenue at approximately 9:40 a.m., according to Lt. John Behr.
The pole came down into the roadway and caused significant damage, at which point a third vehicle, a Tesla…
