Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Hasbrouck Heights Motorcyclist

Although no criminal charges were immediately filed, an investigation into the death Monday of Nuri Kaloshi was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday.

Jonathan D. Lacher, 50, of Nanuet was driving the truck that collided with Kaloshi’s Kawasaki ZX-14 motorcycle on southbound Route 17 as it turned onto the highway from westbound Franklin Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, Musella said.

The prosecutor didn't say who it was determined had the green light and who had the red at the intersection when the collision occurred.

A dashcam video posted on YouTube by a driver who had the green light on eastbound Franklin Avenue shows the garbage truck headed directly into crossing traffic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34BZDULswKE

Kaloshi was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, he said.

A funeral was scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Albanian American Islamic Center, 43 Monroe Street in Garfield.

Visiting hours were scheduled from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the center.

Lacher, who Musella said remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, was released pending an appearance on the two summons in Hasbrouck Heights Municipal Court.

Borough police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit -- which is leading the investigation -- and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.

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