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Toppled Tractor Box Snarls Traffic On Route 17 In Ridgewood

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. – A box rolled off its trailer on the northbound Route 17 exit ramp to East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, toppling a light pole, knocking down a sound barrier and snarling traffic on both sides of the highway.

An overturned tractor-trailer tied up traffic on Route 17 Tuesday morning.

An overturned tractor-trailer tied up traffic on Route 17 Tuesday morning.

Photo Credit: Ridgewood Police
An overturned tractor-trailer tied up traffic on Route 17 Tuesday morning.

An overturned tractor-trailer tied up traffic on Route 17 Tuesday morning.

Photo Credit: Ridgewood Police

Neither the driver nor a passenger was injured in the 6:30 a.m. crash, police said.Officers issued the driver summonses, they said. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill.

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