Two Critical After Serious Multi-Vehicle Crash On Northbound NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Two Critical After Serious Multi-Vehicle Crash On Northbound NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield
Two Critical After Serious Multi-Vehicle Crash On Northbound NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Two victims reportedly were in critical condition and several others seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday night on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield. At least four other occupants also were hospitalized after the crash, which occurred just before 7 p.m. along the stretch near the Route 80 and 95 merge that heads toward the Route 46 exits. Involved were a small Land Rover, a Honda Odyssey minivan and a Dodge Durango. Most of the injured were in the minivan, responders said. A medical chopper was canceled, given that an ambulance was able to get the most critical…
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver
Westwood Police Chase End With Crash, Paramus Arrest Of Teaneck Driver A 26-year-old Teaneck man led police on a chase from Westwood to Paramus -- exceeding 100 mph and one point and nearly ramming a police cruiser -- before he crashed and was taken into custody, authorities said. Westwood Police Chief Michael Pontillo said his department got a 911 call around 11:50 p.m. Saturday of someone trying door handles trying to get into a residence. David Corredor-Echeverry sped off, with Westwood police in pursuit, Pontillo said. His officers broke off the chase a short time later because of the risk to the public, and Paramus police picked it up, eventually stoppin…
Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot
Leonia PD: Ex-Englewood Driver Found With 4 Pounds Of Pot LEONIA, N.J. -- A Leonia police officer who stopped a Pennsylvania driver found him carrying four pounds of pot, authorities said. Kellem Pretlor, 34, also had $1,200 in suspected drug proceeds when Officer Raymond Forsdahl stopped his unregistered blue Nissan as it headed north on Broad Avenue near Route 95, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Fordahl immediately smelled the marijuana when he approached the car, Tamagny said. It was found in four large vacuum-sealed plastic bags, he said. Pretlor, a former Englewood resident whose family still lives there, was once employed as a food service handl…
Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked
Leonia Road Closures: Both Legal And Guess What? They Worked LEONIA, N.J. -- Leonia Police Chief Thomas Rowe was headed to work Tuesday morning in yet another George Washington Bridge-bound traffic jam when he checked Waze -- which told him NOT to take a borough side street but to stay on Route 95 instead. In only its second day, Leonia's internationally-publicized rush-hour street closing initiative was working. The key: Navigation companies are programming the "Do Not Enter" restrictions on five dozen local streets into their GPS apps. "For four or five years now, the apps told you to come directly through Leonia," Rowe said. &…