Police: Crash at New Jersey Wendy's related to two carjackings

HACKENSACK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A car crash at a Wendy's in New Jersey blew the lid off a wild chain of events, including two carjackings.

Police say Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, slammed into the restaurant on Route 46 in Hackensack just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday had stolen the vehicle at knifepoint a short time earlier.

After the crash, police say Gonzalez carjacked a second vehicle in order to get away.

Officers found the second car abandoned on the George Washington Bridge and then located Gonzalez nearby. He is also accused of trying to steal a squad car after he was being arrested.

Gonzalez was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault.

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