APRIL 2, 2015
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ
A late-afternoon car crash into the Woodcliff Lake Train
Station Saturday left significant damage to the building.
According to authorities, a 17-year-old Hillsdale boy was
driving across the causeway before 5 p.m. headed eastbound toward Broadway when
he lost control of his vehicle and drove straight into the station building's
waiting area, located at the intersection of Broadway and Woodcliff Avenue.
The train station was boarded up following the accident that
left significant damage to the building.
Woodcliff Lake Police Chief Anthony Jannicelli said the boy,
who is a newly-licensed driver, told police he had fallen asleep when he
crossed into the westbound lane of traffic, hitting the Train Station instead
of continuing onto Broadway into the bend where the train tracks meets the
roadway.
There was no oncoming traffic and the boy was unharmed,
police said.
The building was unoccupied at the time of the crash, Nancy
Synder, senior director of public information and corporate communications at
New Jersey Transit, said.
Both the Woodcliff Lake Volunteer Fire Department and the NJ
Transit Police Department were at the scene. The Pascack Valley line rail
service was not impacted by the accident, Synder said.
The boy was issued a summons for careless driving by the NJ
Transit Authority.
Saturday's accident wasn't the first of its kind at the
Woodcliff Lake Train Station. Jannicelli said about a decade ago, a Park Ridge
resident had a similar accident at the scene while driving under the influence.
The estimated cost of the damages was not available at press
time
Source: www.northjersey.com