The extent of injuries couldn't immediately be determined after the hospitalized driver's older-model Toyota Highlander collided with a Ford Explorer at the corner of Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Stree.
A Ridgewood Emergency Services ambulance took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
Both vehicles were towed after firefighters disconnected both of their batteries. They also cleaned up a fuel spill.
Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.
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