Truck Slams Hackettstown Underpass: Police

Hackettstown NJ

11 February, 2021

11:30 AM

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HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - Those stuck in traffic on Grand Avenue during rush hour Feb. 3 have a misunderstanding between a truck and an overpass to blame, according to the Hackettstown Police Department. Shortly after 8 a.m. the Hackettstown police responded to Grand Avenue for a report of a tractor-trailer that struck the underpass. Police said that 58-year-old Walter Jones of Florence, SC, was travelling south and mistook the 10'-8" sign as reading 19'-8". Grand Avenue was closed between College View Drive and Allen Road for approximately 1 hour. Assisting at the scene were the New Jersey State Police and Mansfield Township Police. No injuries were reported. Thanks for reading! Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Have a news tip you'd like to share? Got photos? Please include express written permission from the photographer for us to use them. Or maybe you have a press release you would like to submit or a correction you'd like to request? Send an email to [email protected] Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. You can also have them delivered to your phone screen by downloading, or by visiting the Google Play store.