Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer, Minivan On Route 17 In Ho-Ho-Kus (Update
A wrong-way driver fleeing police slammed into multiple vehicles on Route 17 late Friday, Aug. 22, injuring four people, authorities said.
At approximately 10:54 p.m., a 64-year-old man from New City, NY, entered Route 17 North from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus by traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said.
Near Race Track Road in Ridgewood, the Honda HR-V collided with a tractor trailer and a Honda Odyssey van, among other vehicles. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to break through the concrete center median.
Four people sustained non…
Exploding Bottles Sold Nationwide Recalled Over Safety Fears
More than 110,000 carbonation bottles are being recalled after some have exploded, causing several injuries.
Drinkmate is recalling about 106,200 of its one-liter carbonation bottles, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 14. About 5,000 bottles were sold in Canada.
According to the CPSC, Drinkmate has received eight reports of bottles exploding while in use. Four cases resulted in injuries such as cuts, impact trauma, and hearing damage.
The recall affects certain clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles with red, blue, white, or black plastic caps and b…
