Passaic County Crash Report: 2-vehicle crash kills 1, hurts 2 in Clifton

Crash Report – Garden State Pkwy near MM 155.7, Clifton, NJ

Report ID: 2023 December 3

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Dodge minivan

Traffic Unit 2: Dodge pickup

Occupants: 1 in the minivan; 2 in the pickup

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): rear-end

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

CLIFTON, NJ – One person died, and two went to the hospital Sunday after a two-vehicle collision along the Garden State Parkway in Clifton.

The incident happened around 3:47 a.m. near mile marker 155.7, which is west of Dundee Lake.

Police say that a northbound Dodge pickup truck collided with a Dodge minivan that was parked on the shoulder of Garden State Parkway.

The driver of the minivan, identified as 33-year-old Andres Valencia-Castano, died from injuries sustained in the accident.

Medics transported the driver of the pickup truck, identified as 22-year-old Joel Hernandez, and with his 22-year-old passenger to the hospital with injuries of moderate severity.

A full investigation is underway.

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