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By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, April 28, 1991

The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A04

Two men were arrested on drug charges and a third led police on a 100-mph chase in three unrelated incidents on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, parkway police said.
In the first incident, police saw motorcyclist Charles Cherry, 25, of Manhattan traveling at a high rate of speed in Englewood Cliffs about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, said parkway Police Chief Vincent Arfuso, who gave this account of the incidents:
After a five-mile chase at speeds reaching 100 mph, Officer Vincent Cammarata stopped Cherry in Alpine. Cherry was issued several traffic summonses, including one for reckless driving, and released on $4,000 bail.
In the second incident, Officer James Paul stopped a car near Tenafly for a broken headlight about 1:50 a.m. Friday. A passenger, Juan Rodriguez Jr., 37, of Newburgh, N.Y., was charged with possession of about an ounce of cocaine and four small packets of marijuana. He was being held in Bergen County Jail on $11,000 bail.
The driver was issued traffic summonses and released.
Ariel Torres, 31, of the Bronx, was arrested about 2:50 a.m. on a charge of illegal possession of a weapon and drugs.
Officer Charles Jones stopped Torres northbound car in Alpine because of broken taillights. When Torres was unable to produce a valid license, Jones ordered him out of the car. Inside the auto, the officer found a loaded, 20-shot 9mm automatic pistol, 10 packets of heroin, and a small amount of cocaine and marijuana.

Keywords: DRUG; POLICE; ROAD; MOTOR VEHICLE; ALPINE; ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS; TENAFLY

By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, September 14, 1990

The Record (New Jersey) | Four Star | NEWS | Page B03

Two motorists were hospitalized and a section of Route 208 in Franklin Lakes was closed for more than four hours Thursday morning after a rush-hour accident.

Police said a rear-end collision between two cars in a northbound lane sent one of the cars careening into two vehicles in the southbound lanes.

Franklin Lakes traffic officer William Colligan said the accident occurred at about 7:15 a.m. He described the scene as a “mess.”

“Route 208 is a major highway and it occurred at rush hour, so you can imagine how backed up traffic was,” Colligan said. “But we had sufficient police to divert the traffic to county roads” and get motorists “to where they wanted to go.”

Three of the four drivers were injured, and two were hospitalized.

Carl Bayer, 47, of Ringwood suffered multiple fractures and was in stable condition at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and Frank Miller, 22, of Dumont was in good condition at Hackensack Medical Center with minor injuries.

A 26-year-old woman police did not identify was treated at The Valley Hospital and released. The fourth motorist, George Frey, 34, of Hewitt, was not hurt.

Authorities said the woman was driving a Chevette that struck Miller’s Lincoln Continental as it was traveling north near Ewing Avenue.

The Lincoln went across the grassy median, struck Bayer’s Ford Thunderbird, spun around, and was struck by Frey’s Chevrolet Blazer.

Colligan said Route 208 around the Ewing Avenue exit was closed to traffic until 11:30 a.m. so investigators could gather evidence.

Two police officers from Oakland, three from Wyckoff, and members of the Bergen County Police Department helped divert traffic.

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the county police, and the Franklin Lakes detective bureau are investigating.

Colligan said that although investigations were still at a preliminary stage, he did not expect criminal charges or summonses to be issued.

Caption: PHOTO – PETER MONSEES / THE RECORD – Wreckage blocking the southbound lanes of Route 208 in Franklin Lakes on Thursday. Three of the four drivers involved were injured.

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100-MPH CHASE, DRUG ARRESTS REPORTED BY PARKWAY POLICE

4-CAR COLLISION SHUTS ROUTE 208