Motorcycle crash causes heavy traffic on Route 3

Heard on: East Rutherford Fire and Police

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(unit_identifier not masked) EMS on scene.

00:09

(unit_identifier not masked), I don't know if you have or not, but you dispatch next for motorcycle.

00:25

Hey, let's one up three days traffic.

00:29

00:31

you're able to communicate with your officers, can you have them try to pull traffic? We are in gridlock and can't advance forward because we're in the regular Route 3 traffic.

00:45

(unit_identifier not masked).

00:47

Is it possible you can clear some lanes and get that traffic out of there? ALS and BLS is stuck way back and they said they're not sure if they can get to you.

00:58

All right, ALS is just pulling up now.

01:00

They're right behind us now.

01:02

Okay.

01:04

Right now Route 3 is two lanes.

01:06

Going up to one lane for the bridge.

01:09

There's a parking lot here.

5/18/2026 08:13 PM

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NJ-3, East Rutherford, NJ

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders attended a motorcycle-related incident on Route 3 near East Rutherford. The accident caused heavy traffic congestion, delaying both advanced and basic life support units as they attempted to reach the scene.

Motorcycle crash causes heavy traffic on Route 3

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