Teaneck Police Respond To 28 Crashes Amid Icy Road Conditions

TEANECK, NJ — Local police responded to more than two-dozen crashes Wednesday morning as icy road conditions caused accidents, including one which injured multiple passengers aboard an NJ Transit bus, Teaneck officials said.

Teaneck police said icy road conditions caused "various crashes" in Teaneck on Wednesday morning. Township Manager Dean Kazinci expanded on those statistics, noting that police officers in the township responded to 28 crashes between 6 and 10:30 a.m.

Among those crashes were:

• A hit-and-run against an NJ Transit bus near police headquarters. No injuries were reported, and the driver was located and cited, as his license plate was left at the scene due to the impact with the bus, officials said.
• An NJ Transit bus lost control due to icy conditions and struck a tree with 10 passengers on board at Teaneck Road and Tryon Avenue. Three Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps units responded to transport six of the passengers to Holy Name Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center with various injuries including a chipped tooth, concussion and possible broken leg. All injuries were none life-threatening.
• A Teaneck Board of Education school bus was involved in a minor crash at River Road and West Englewood Avenue. Three high school age students were on-board with no injuries.
• At DeGraw Avenue and Teaneck Road there was a five car crash with no injuries.
• At River Road and Maple Avenue, a vehicle struck a utility pole, taking wires down.

The Teaneck Police Department assisted the Bergen County Sheriff with various crashes on Route 4 throughout the morning as well, Kazinci said.

In addition to the crashes, officials responded to six medical calls and one disabled vehicle.

Police asked drivers to stay off the roads as freezing rain has made morning driving "very difficult," but Kazinci said road conditions have improved after Department of Public Works employees spread salt in the township.

On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory statewide as freezing rain fell on slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges.

"Temperatures are warming across the area. There may still be lingering ice patches overuntreated surfaces," the weather service said. "Travel with caution the rest of the morning."

Speed limits on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway have been reduced to 45 mph due to slippery conditions as crews salt the roads, according to 511nj.org.

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