Crime & Safety

4-Year-Old Taken To Hospital After Rt. 208 Crash: Police

A car went airborne, struck 2 trees and rolled over, police said. Another car also rolled over.

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — A 4-year-old was taken to the hospital after two vehicles collided and crashed on Route 208 North Wednesday morning, police said.

Jackie Nam of Leonia was driving when she changed lanes to avoid Stacie Geffner-Attiya, of Fair Lawn, who was in the middle lane, said Capt. John Bakelaar.

Geffner-Attiya's Dodge Caravan ran off the side of the highway after making contact with Nam's Honda Odyssey, Bakelaar said. The Dodge went over a curb, across some grass and over a boulder, going airborne, he said.

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The Dodge struck two trees, rolled over and knocked down a light pole before coming to a stop, the captain said.

Nam's vehicle also ran off the roadway, over a curb and rolled over, hitting the Caravan before coming to a stop, Bakelaar said.

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Nam, Geffner-Attiya and a 4-year-old in the Dodge Caravan were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.


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