New York man charged with assault by auto in wrong-way Paramus crash on Route 4
A New York man has been charged in a wrong-way Paramus crash that left multiple people injured, authorities said Monday.
Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison, New York, faces charges of assault by auto and various summonses in the weekend crash, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.
The crash occurred Saturday around 2:28 a.m. on Route 4 west, near the intersection with Paramus Road. Authorities said Villanueva was traveling east in the westbound lanes of Route 4 in a 2008 Toyota when it collided head-on with another vehicle.
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Five victims were taken to nearby hospitals with various degrees of injuries, including one victim with serious injuries, officials said.
Villanueva is scheduled to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on April 12.
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