I don't believe that 5 juveniles in a vehicle after a certain hour is legal. The provisional licenses under the age 18 do not allow it. Glad that no one was seriously hurt even though the car flipped over. That spot on Alps is a tough curve if you are going too fast for it (even if you are under the speed limit).

http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Licenses/gdl_definitions.htm
NJ Driver's License Rules for 17 year olds:

GDL definitions
RELATED LINKS
FAQs- Kyleigh's Law [pdf]
Parent Guide [rev 6/2010, pdf]
GDL changes eff. 5/1/10
Updated May 1, 2010-new GDL requirements

Special learners permit driving restrictions
Display a reflectorized decal on each license plate (front/back); decals available at motor vehicle agencies, $4 per pair
No driving after 11:01 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m.
You must be accompanied in the front seat by an adult supervising driver who is at least 21 years of age and who possesses a valid New Jersey driver license and has a minimum of three years driving experience
Parent(s), guardian(s) or dependant(s) are allowed as passengers. A dependant is a permit or probationary driver's child, not siblings
Only one additional passenger is allowed unless accompanied by a parent or guardian
You can't use cell phones, hand held video games or any other hands-free interactive, wireless communication device
Seat belts must be worn at all times

Thanks Albert. I didn't note the time of the accident in the article. I feel for the parents of the driver and occupants. This is awful.

eyeswideshut..the article does not state the time of the accident. Albert made the comment.

Thank you I am the parent of the injured passenger who remains in the hospital and he is in surgery as of 10 am

Dorothy, my prayers are with you and your son. I cannot begin to imagine the pain that you must be feeling right now. I pray that the surgery is successful and your son's recovery is quick and speedy.

TO ALL PARENTS & GUARDIANS: These driving rules/restrictions are incredibly important and cannot be scoffed at or "blown off" as pain-in-the-neck police intrusions. Some parents don't even bother to learn about the restrictions ... treating them more like "suggestions." Unnecessary scare tactics are not something I generally embrace but in this case I would beg you to frighten the living poop out of your children when it comes to the reasons for the regulations that limit the "privilege" of driving if you're young and inexperienced. When your kids are out "hitchin' rides" with pals, tell them they don't get into any car until they check in and give you a rundown on the driver and all potential passengers. Acknowledge and empathize that, yes, these rules/regs are, indeed, a massive drag for a 17-year old and, yes, you never had to deal with them as a teenager in the Jurassic Era but now we know more. Show them, tell them, scream ... use puppets, hand shadow theater, ketchup packets, flipcharts, screeching tires sound effects, ouija boards, the disembodied voices of James Dean & Jackass' Ryan Dunne (too soon?) ... DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to get through. Point your finger - tell them they don't know what a "massive drag" is until they try to have fun cruising around on a Friday night with an amputed right leg & the horrible remnants of a traumatic brain injury they sustained when they hopped in a kid's car with 4 other teens and veered off the road into an unforgiving oak. So sad.

"The remaining three occupants were not available for comment."

Editor: I don't understand the meaning of the sentence above. Should it instead read: "the remaining three occupants were uninjured," or "information regarding injuries sustained by the remaining three occupants was unavailable?"

D, I honestly can not thank you and the neighbors enough...
If at all possible can you private message me. Ddipiazza@corpjetsupport.com
Thank you again

On February 4 2012 an aspiring 21 year old 2008 graduate from Wayne Valley was killed on Parish Drive. He was a passenger of a speeding vehicle that hit a tree. The driver and nother passenger were uninjured. He would have graduated Rutgers next month.
In April, 6 occupants/ athletes from Wayne Valley sustained minor injures in a motor vehicle accident in Clifton. The driver had a provisional license.
On May 5 2012, 5 occupants from Wayne Valley are involved in yet another accident only a block away from the death that occured on February 4th, and yet another incident involving a driver with a provisional license.
The coincidence in all 3 of these accidents is SPEEDING and RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.
We need to invest more money into educating the young driver that the automobiles built today are not designed to speed on the roadways the way they might think they are. The suspensions and chasis do not perform that well on on surfaces with 4 inches of pavement and road conditions that involve hills, bumps, pot-holes and cornering turns that aren't banked like what they see when watching NASCAR. The automobiles are made of light weight metals, plastics and fiber glass. They don't have roll cages, kill switches, or suspension monitoring systems.
Before speeding please consider the agony you will endure if you have an accident that kills your passenger. Do you really want to live with that for the rest of your life...if your the "lucky one" that lives ???

Remember the accident in Panacak Lake that cost the life of a girl on the blue an white team? That was back in the early 1990's This was on a 25 mph town road.

Yes I do. I believe her uncle is/was a Wayne Police Officer. Extremely tragic.

Bob,I remember the accident in packanack.The girls were riding around the lake when they were hanging out on the window ledge when they overturned on top of the girl killing her.Parents need to be more strict with their kids.Seen too many kids seriously injured or killed in this town.EDUCATE!EDUCATE!EDUCATE!

There are several Alps Road residents who have pleaded with the Wayne Police Traffic dept to put up a digital speed monitor. Drivers come off of Rt. 23 and speed up Alps Road at what must be 50mph. It is a residential road; children, pets, etc. Perhaps now they will respond to our request!

Unfortunatly,alps road is a county road. Alps road has a sign warning drivers of the curve,plus a recommended safe speed to travel around the bend. There is also a reflective arrow on the curve warning drivers of the sharp curve in the road. I have seen way to many accidents on that curve and the one by Doremus (1Fatal). Dorothy, I hope your sons surgery went well and Wish Him a speedy recovery.

Thank you. I appreciate the kind words from everyone. I honestly wish people would think twice before leaving some of these comments. Please have some respect for the families that will never recover from their nightmares!

Dorothy, I do not see any insensitive comments. If anything, the statements enlighten the public as to the rules regarding underage drivers. Let's not forget, that this vehicle could have also destroyed the lives of innocent people that just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, had there been other vehicles involved. Now, that would be an unfortunate nightmare. Would you have objected to these same comments had alcohol or drugs been involved? The law was broken.

When driving,you have to be 110% focused on the road.Thank God nobody was seriously hurt.Lessons are learned by these accidents.Five boys driving around having a good time not getting into trouble and this happens.That's why they call them accidents.