Criminal Charges Not Filed Against Truck Driver In Fatal Route 3 Container Crash

Police have issued multiple summonses to a Clifton truck driver, and his employer, following the crash that led to a driver being crushed by a container that fell on top of his car on Route 3 earlier this month.

Mutakabbir Ali, 50, was issued summonses for careless driving, carrying cargo exceeding the height limit, “loading to spill”, and obstruction of view, Rutherford police told Cliffviewpilot,com.

Mutakabbi was driving a 1992 Peterbilt truck carrying a shipping container on Route 3 west when the container hit the overpass and fell onto the 2014 Honda James Hart III, 39, was driving, killing him.

Police are trying to determine why the truck Mutakabbi was driving hit the overpass in the first place, authorities told the website.

The crash closed Route 3 west for hours. Traffic was diverted onto Route 17 south to Rutherford and then back onto Route 3 west.