Truck knocks down traffic light and leaves scene

Heard on: Montclair NJ Law Dispatch

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Grove and Watchung.

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It's Grove and Watchung.

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We're going to be a tractor trailer just took out a traffic signal there.

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Just be advised, motorist reporting the tractor trailer actually a flatbed truck is heading north on Grove Street from that intersection.

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Sorry, did you repeat that?

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Flatbed truck is reported to be what hit them at the light and is traveling north on Grove Street.

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Two hundred and four.

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traffic lights are out here.

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Where is he?

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If we can have someone bring down stop signs.

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Two hundred and 15 .

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Yeah.

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Switch by headquarters and get some stop signs.

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We're overwatch.

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Where is it?

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What's the description of the trailer?

2026-10-28 16:03 UTC

Traffic

Grove St & Watchung Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported hit-and-run traffic hazard near Grove Street and Watchung Avenue, where a tractor trailer or flatbed truck reportedly struck a traffic signal and then continued north on Grove Street. The traffic lights were out, and officers requested stop signs for traffic control.