TEANECK, NJ — One person was injured in a car crash on Sunday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chased a suspect through Teaneck, forcing an uninvolved car into a pole, police said.
Teaneck police said that around 11:21 a.m. Sunday, they received several 911 calls reporting a crash at Queen Anne Road and Walraven Drive. One of the callers identified himself as an ICE agent.
Police responded and found two damaged vehicles and a
snapped utility pole with wires on top of the street and several cars. One person was trapped in a car because of the wires, police said.
An investigation determined that ICE agents were pursuing someone in a 2017 Toyota Tacoma on Walraven Drive.
The Toyota driver crashed into an occupied 2026 Nissan Rogue parked near a utility pole. The Nissan then smashed into the pole, which snapped in two.
The occupant of the Nissan had to remain in the car for an hour while PSE&G responded to safely remove the wires, police said.
The suspect in the Toyota complained of head pain at the scene and was treated by the Teaneck Fire Department and Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, police said.
Nobody else was injured, said Police Chief Andrew McGurr.
McGurr told Patch that the police did not arrest the driver, and he referred questions about the charges to ICE. He said that the department will summons the driver for reckless driving and driving on the sidewalk.
He also confirmed that ICE did not notify local officials of their presence in town that day.
Earlier this year, Teaneck officials had criticized ICE after, they said, agents questioned a man taking his niece to school. RELATED: Teaneck Officials Respond To ICE Activity Near School
Patch has reached out to ICE for more details. This story will be updated when more information is available.
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