>> reporter: the driver who lost his life in this intense crash yesterday identified tonight as dalip kumar, a man who lived in newark and had driven for his company for nine months. tonight the company, transport inc. released this statement "all of us are deeply saddened by dn' he loss of our friend and employee dalip kumar. dash cam video seen from wednesday's crash shows the tanker swerving to avoid an suv. that suv was trying to avoid mattresses and box springs that fell off of a van. today we obtained new video of the van moments before driving by. you can see the mattresses on the roof. tonight, no charges for that driver. police identified as 26-year-old from linden. i went to a duplex listed as his his address and no one answered. as for how secure the mattresses were that is unclear. we checked with the state turnpike regulations. it is a violation to improperly secure loads of allow any part of your load to be scattered on the roadway. >> don't have time to think. just hang on. that's all you can do. >> reporter: many say they would have run the mattresses over. >> no time to sto

dalip kumar's ashes will be sent to losing control after swerving to avoid vehicle. no one else was injured in that crash. >>> traffic is moving again tonight along a stretch of the long island expressway after two accidents snarled the commute. both accidents happened between was closed for several hours in hauppauge where a motorcyclist was seriously hurt after a crash. a suffolk county police cruiser was involved in a separate crash. >>> check out this motorcycle crash in new jersey caught on camera. instead of stopping to find the car's owner, at least leaving a note, he just took off. police are now looking for him. >>> best of five baseball series and the mets taking it to the last game. mets and dodgers, both teams with roots in new york squaring off in los one team goes the division series. the other watches it on television. for fans the drama just doesn't get much better than this. sports anchor rob powers is here with what the met players are telling us tonight. >> the mets season does pick up tomorrow. fans at home hope it doesn't end tomorrow, between th

. >>> new york city police commissioner dalip kumar doing the job of a police officer, catching a girl smoking marijuana on the speed. he spoke about it today. -- new york city police commissioner, bill bratton, catching a girl smoking marijuana on the street. >> i tapped her on the shoulder. i wish i had a photograph of that face. she instantly recognized me. we politely removed the marijuana and to it in the sewer and suggested she may have a better day without the influence of marijuana. >> the commissioner says he could have had her arrested but his current policy is to use discretion. >>> a somber anniversary inspiring a march for safety in queens this week. it has been two years since the disappearance of a young boy. he was found dead several months later. the marches intended to educate the public about a school safety. in south park in long island city. >>> a community a community in new jersey stepped on the pedals today for the ride of a new bike share program. hoboken mayor cut the ribbon at the first station. there will be 29 stations in all. you will -- membership starts

jsk transport says dalip kumar crashed wednesday in kearny after swerving to avoid mattresses that fell from the roof of another vehicle. that driver stayed on the scene and has not been charged. >>> 6:33. five new york city firefighters were injured battling an apartment fire in the bronx. the fire in the longwood section spread to three alarms between the top floor and the roof. investigators say they think it may have been caused by an electrical short. about 20 residents had to be forced from their units. >>> if you happen to rely on the air train service at kennedy airport, you're going to face major disruptions starting tonight. service being suspended each night between jamaica and federal circle stations from 9 p.m. until 2 p.m. the next afternoon. the disruptions will continue until next wednesday october 14th. free shuttle bus service will be available, but you know the buses are going to be taking a lot longer to where you're going to be going. >> oh yeah. >>> and it's been a long drought for mets fans, but tonight their playoff hopes are going to be realized. >> mets with ar