Police identify driver killed in truck crash
MAHWAH, NJTownship police identified the truck driver killed in a single-vehicle wreck Friday as a 62-year-old Passaic County man.
Glenn Slater, of Hewitt, was driving his 2005 Sterling truck on Stag Hill Road, toward Route 17, when he lost control of the vehicle at a curve, according to police Chief James Batelli.
The truck, which was carrying a dumpster with a truck bed water tank inside, left the roadway, hit several small trees and flipped over onto the driver's side, Batelli added. Slater was partially ejected from the rig and pronounced dead at the scene.
The dumpster came off the truck and ended up in the middle of the two lane roadway, according to police.
Officers rushed to the scene after a call from a passing motorist around 6:35 a.m., the chief said.
It remained unclear why Slater lost control of his truck, Batelli said. Slater had just filled up the water tank before the wreck and police were looking to speak with anyone who saw him earlier.
Township police, firefighters, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office fatal accident unit, sheriff's department and State Police truck inspection unit responded to the deadly crash.
Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Eric Larsen of the Mahwah Police Department at 201-529-1000.