By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Thursday, October 18, 1990
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A Teaneck man was killed and four others were injured Wednesday morning in a spate of accidents that snarled rush-hour traffic along Routes 4 and 95.
“It was a mess,” said Sgt. Scott Storms of the Bergen County Police Departmnent. “We had multiple accidents on two of the main arteries going up to the George Washington Bridge. “
Authorities said Route 4 east was not completely reopened for about two hours after a 6:30 a.m. accident near Grand Avenue in Englewood in which a motorcyclist identified as Charles A. Getler died.
Shortly after the eastbound lanes were reopened, three accidents occurred within 15 minutes in westbound lanes, injuring one person.
Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy said Getler was eastbound on Route 4 when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle. It slid along the road about 30 feet and ended up wedged under a disabled car, Fahy said. Getler was declared dead at the scene.
The Route 95 accident, at about 7:30 a.m., sent 50-year-old Victor M. Rivera of Perth Amboy to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck with a neck injury and cuts on his forehead. He was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit Wednesday.
New Jersey State Police Trooper Antonio Nunez said Rivera was northbound in a local lane of I-95 when his pickup truck was struck from the rear by a van driven by Hyun K. Shin, 42, of Elizabeth.
The pickup truck spun around into the center lane, facing oncoming traffic, and was struck head-on by a car driven by Anthony Pepe, 33, of Staten Island. Shin and a passenger in his van were treated at Holy Name Hospital and released. Pepe was uninjured.
Nunez said it took about three hours to reopen I-95 completely.
“Rubberneckers, that’s what delayed traffic more than anything else,” he said. “Plus, we had the emergency vehicles. “
About 20 minutes after Route 4 east was cleared of the motorcycle accident, at about 8:50 a.m., four westbound cars on the highway collided near Wilson Avenue in Teaneck. An unidentified motorist was sent to the Holy Name Hospital for treatment.
Two cars collided near the Route 4 intersection with River Road in Teaneck eight minutes later. Then, at 9:05, two cars collided on Route 4 in Hackensack, a short distance from the two accidents in Teaneck. There were no injuries reported in the last two accidents.
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