DUI Benz Driver Found Unresponsive, Lying Outside Car Following Multiple Glen Rock Crashes: PD

A 53-year-old Paramus man found lying outside of his vehicle has been charged with DUI after police said he struck multiple vehicles including a Glen Rock DPW truck then struck multiple utility poles in Ridgewood Tuesday, Feb. 11.

A DUI driver was found lying outside of his vehicle after crashing into a pole in Ridgewood, police said.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

A bottle of what appears to be John Walker & Sons liquor was captured on top of the vehicle.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

The driver also struck multiple vehicles in Glen Rock, including a DPW truck, police said.
Photo Credit: *Glenn Bookbinder*

Cecilia Levine

02/11/2025 11:50 a.m.

The unidentified Paramus man was behind the wheel of a 2018 blue Mercedes Benz AMG when he collided with the DPW truck and two other vehicles at Maple and Ackerman avenues in Glen Rock around 10:30 a.m., Ridgewood Police Lt. John Chuck said.

The driver fled northbound on Maple Avenue and struck multiple utility poles on the 300 block, Chuck said.

Responding officers found the driver unresponsive and lying face down outside the vehicle, according to Chuck. Immediate life-saving measures were taken, including the administration of Narcan. The driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was rushed by Ridgewood Fire and Valley Paramedics to Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center (HUMC) for further treatment.

The driver has been issued multiple motor vehicle summonses, including charges of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) and Possession of an Open Container. The incident is currently under investigation by the Ridgewood Traffic Safety Unit, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit (BCPO FAIU), and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit (BCSD BCI).

Glen Rock Police and Ridgewood Emergency Services also assisted.

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