This Day in History: 1961-08-06
The driver of a Pied Piper Ice Cream truck escaped serious injuries when his brakes failed on Geiger Road. He was attempting to make a sharp curve on the steep road 1000′ above Route 17 when the brakes failed to hold. The truck overturned and only a very small tree stopped it from plunging down the steep embankment onto the highway. The driver William G. Aielio, of Paterson, was not injured but his truck was a total wreck. (Bristow)