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Pedestrian Struck, Road Closed In Ridgewood Pedestrian Struck, Road Closed In Ridgewood
Pedestrian Struck, Road Closed In Ridgewood A pedestrian was struck and severely injured outside the Ridgewood Public Library late Monday afternoon. Police found the male victim bleeding from the head near the crosswalk following the crash on North Maple Avenue near the Village Shopping Center shortly before 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30. A medical chopper was placed on standby, but the victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center by ambulance. The driver of the Volvo S60 remained at the scene. Village police closed the entire road in that area as they and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Unit investigated, assisted b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash
Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Sparks flew after an unlicensed Ridgewood hit-and-run driver struck a utility pole in Glen Rock with his muscle car and sped off on three wheels and a rim, authorities said. Christopher Loehwing, 49, parked the smashed-up Charger in a shopping center lot outside his apartment more than a mile away following Wednesday night’s crash, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Loehwing told officers who found him that he’d hit the pole after swerving to avoid a fox. He said he’d planned to call them about it before they showed up. Moments earlier, a group of witnesses reported seeing Loehwing’s 2010 …

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by Jerry DeMarco