Bergen Quartet OK After Sedan Crashes In Front Of Multi-Million-Dollar Home Bergen Quartet OK After Sedan Crashes In Front Of Multi-Million-Dollar Home
Bergen Quartet OK After Sedan Crashes In Front Of Multi-Million-Dollar Home Four occupants escaped serious injury when their sedan crashed Sunday night in front of a Saddle River home, authorities said. A 17-year-old Saddle River boy was driving a BMW M5 with three passengers when the crash occurred in front of a home on East Saddle River Road just south of East Allendale Road around 8 p.m., according to a police report. With him were his 21-year-old sister, an 18-year-old woman from Washington Township and a 17-year-old girl from Westwood, it says. The $5.7 million home is just minutes off Route 17. All of the occupants got out under their own steam, responders …
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood
Prank Call Of Man Who Shot Cheating Wife Brings Police, SWAT To Maywood Neighborhood The latest in a growing number of "swatting" incidents unnecessarily brought a squadron of police and tactical team members to an otherwise quiet Maywood neighborhood just off Route 17. A phony caller told police he had just shot his wife twice in the chest and was holding his neighbor at gunpoint after finding them having an affair shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Borough police converged on West Magnolia Avenue with their colleagues from Rochelle Park. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned. Police got the shocked residents out unharmed, …
Support Surges For Family Of Football Player Cy Menard Killed In Route 17 Crash Support Surges For Family Of Football Player Cy Menard Killed In Route 17 Crash
Support Surges For Family Of Football Player Cy Menard Killed In Route 17 Crash Support was surging for a 19-year-old football player killed in a crash last week on Route 17.  More than $12,700 had been raised as of Sunday, May 8 on a GoFundMe campaign for Cyrenius "Cy" Menard, who died when he was ejected Friday's a crash with a tractor trailer in the southbound lanes in Saddle River. "We know everyone is in shock and may not be able to physically be here to say goodbye or see him for the last time," writes campaign founders Soeurette Badio and Kesnel Menard. "We know he is smiling and laughing with everyone and he would say Thank you." Cy, who played football for S…
Football Player Killed In Route 17 Crash Was 'Larger Than Life' Football Player Killed In Route 17 Crash Was 'Larger Than Life'
Football Player Killed In Route 17 Crash Was 'Larger Than Life' Magnetic. Charismatic. Larger than life. That was Cyrenius "Cy" Menard, those who knew him say. The 19-year-old football player, who graduated from St. Joseph's Regional High School, died when he was ejected in a crash with a tractor trailer in the southbound lanes of Route 17 on Friday, May 6. Just two weeks ago, Cy announced he'd committed to playing for Sacred Heart University. That Instagram post had nearly 1,500 comments — mainly condolences — and more than 3,600 likes as of Saturday, May 7. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Two Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Two Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
Two Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Two occupants were hospitalized with minor injuries after their vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 17, authorities said. The first victim was out of the car and the second was extricated by firefighters following the crash on the northbound highway near Mountainside Avenue in Mahwah around 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, Mayor Jim Wysocki said. The driver of the rig kept going, apparently unaware that it had been hit, the mayor said. Both victims were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, responders said. No other information was immediately available. ANYONE with additio…
TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down
Traffic Nightmare: Truck Hauling Prosecco Knocked Over, Southbound Route 17 Shut Down UPDATE: A notorious stretch of southbound Route 17 remained closed after a tractor-trailer knocked a box truck onto its side at the border of Paramus and Rochelle Park. So was the exit from eastbound Route 4 onto 17. An International tractor-trailer hauling cases of prosecco was in the left lane at the bottleneck headed into Rochelle Park when it was clipped on the right by a Freightliner around 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 11, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The impact knocked the International into the median and onto its side, gashing a saddle tank that wound up spilling …
Teen Driver Slams New BMW Into Pole Off Route 17 Teen Driver Slams New BMW Into Pole Off Route 17
Teen Driver Slams New BMW Into Pole Off Route 17 A teenage boy and his friend escaped serious injury when a new BMW he was driving slammed into a utility pole off Route 17. The crash occurred on the southbound side at the Summit Avenue exit early Thursday afternoon, March 17. It took out a stop/one way sign. The sedan had to be towed. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Severly damaged BMW following the crash on southbound Route 17 in Waldwick.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE
Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17
Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported On Route 17 A multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 injured at least one driver. The left lane remained open immediately after the crash on the southbound highway at the Essex Street exit in Rochelle Park shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Two cars and a tractor-trailer were involved, witnesses said. The injured driver climbed out before being taken to the hospital, they said. Rochelle Park and Maywood police, as well as medics and an ambulance, both from Hackensack University Medical Center, were among the first responders.
Trucker Freedom Convoy Passes Through Bergen County (PHOTOS) Trucker Freedom Convoy Passes Through Bergen County (PHOTOS)
Trucker Freedom Convoy Passes Through Bergen County (Photos) If a planned massive convoy of trucks turns into mostly cars, SUVs and pickups honking clown horns, does it make a sound? Parts of Route 17 were briefly closed as the North Jersey leg of a "freedom" convoy rolled through the area Saturday, March 5, as part of a national protest headed to the nation's capital. Throngs of supporters lined up along the highway and stationed on overpasses. Some waved flags or gave the thumbs up with one hand and held a cellphone in the other, recording the speedy procession. The trucker convoy drew the young and old to Bergen County vantage points.Boyd A. …
Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17 Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17
Overnight Tractor-Trailer Crash Ties Up Route 17 A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized following an overnight crash on Route 17, authorities said. Traffic was initially limited to one lane in each direction after the northbound rig hit the center median around 2 a.m. near the Valero gas station, leaving the tractor on one side of the divider and the trailer on the other. The driver, 47, was taken to The Valley Hospital with a back injury, Upper Saddle River Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Ramsey Auto removed the rig and the scene was cleared in about an hour, the lieutenant said. Members of the New Jersey departments of environ…
Pedestrian, 24, Struck, Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver On Route 17 Overpass Pedestrian, 24, Struck, Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver On Route 17 Overpass
Pedestrian, 24, Struck, Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver On Route 17 Overpass A 24-year-old Maywood man was struck and seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver on a Route 17 overpass early Wednesday, authorities said.  Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office later located the driver, who faces charges, they said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck on the Lodi side of Essex Street around 6:45 a.m. Responding with Lodi police and the prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit were the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. Daily Voice will follow up wit…
Fiery Crash Closes Route 17 Fiery Crash Closes Route 17
Fiery Crash Closes Route 17 A driver escaped serious injury after an SUV struck a pole and burst into flames Monday morning on Route 17. Route 17 was initially closed in both directions just past the Bottle King on the northbound side in Ramsey after the crash downed power lines shortly after 8:30 a.m. The southbound lanes were reopened an hour later. Witnesses said the driver got out under his own steam. Ramsey firefighters doused the blaze. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit cleaned up a fuel spill. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic. The SUV struck a pole and burst into flames.Kelly Fitzgera…