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Pedestrian, 57, Struck, Injured Crossing Street In Midland Park
A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a car crossing a street in Midland Park. The 57-year-old man was in the crosswalk on Paterson Avenue at Goffle Road when he was struck around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, Midland Park Police Chief Michael Powderley said. The driver remained at the scene and was given a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the chief said. The pedestrian was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with pains in his ribs and a cut on his face, responders said.
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'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say
A Midland Park man could consider himself fortunate after a vehicle fell on him while he was changing a tire, authorities said. The jack "may not have been placed in the strongest locations to hold the weight of the car," borough Police Chief Michael Powderley said after the 58-year-old resident was injured on Erie Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment and released the same day, the chief said. "Lucky guy," he said. Midland Park police and firefighters responded along with the Midland Park Ambulance Corps and Wycko…
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Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect
A Midland Park police officer required hospital treatment after a disturbed man bit him and hit him with a metal laundry basket, authorities said. The officer and his colleagues were trying to speak with Richard Harris, 30, when he became violent, Police Chief Michael Powderley said. Harris then took off running and was grabbed outside Park Laudromat on Godwin Avenue, the chief said. He then resisted attempts to subdue him, sending one of the officers to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Powderley said. Officers charged Harris with three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement o…
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Pickup Driver In Horrific Head-On Ridgewood Crash With 80-Year-Old Motorist Was DWI: Police
A driver from Hawthorne was drunk when his pickup truck slammed head-on into an SUV driven by an 80-year-old Waldwick woman in Ridgewood, authorities charged. Thomas Michalski, 59, was headed south on North Monroe Street when his Chevy Silverado crossed the double-yellow line Fairmount Road and collided with a northbound Honda CRV around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Both drivers were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. What was left of the Chevrolet Silverado.Boyd A. Loving Michaski was charged with DWI, making an unsafe l…
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Horrific Head-On Crash In Ridgewood Leaves Twisted Wreckage
A driver from Hawthorne was drunk when his pickup truck slammed head-on into an SUV driven by an 80-year-old Waldwick woman in Ridgewood, authorities charged. Thomas Michalski, 59, was headed south on North Monroe Street when his Chevy Silverado crossed the double-yellow line Fairmount Road and collided with a northbound Honda CRV around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Both drivers were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Michaski was charged with DWI, making an unsafe lane change and not wearing a seat belt, she said. Ridgewoo…
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Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag
Two occupants sustained injuries that weren't considered serious when their hatchback split a utility pole before dawn outside the Midland Park Post Office.Utility wires were downed across Godwin as the Hyundai continued into the corner of a building housing an embroidery shop just up the street around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Godwin Avenue was temporarily closed while a utility crew replaced the pole. No power outages were reported. Midland Park police were investigating the cause. Borough police and firefighters were assisted with traffic by Ridgewood police. Boyd A. Loving took …
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SUVs Collide, Topple Traffic Light In Midland Park
A driver was hospitalized after two SUVs collided at a Midland Park intersection, taking out a traffic light in the process. A Chevy Tahoe slammed into the light pole in the collision with a Dodge Durango at the corner of Erie and Franklin avenues around 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. The Midland Park Ambulance Corps took the female driver of the Toyota to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. All Points Towing removed both vehicles. Midland Park police and firefighters responded, along with members of the borough DPW. Borough police were inv…
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: Hit-Run Driver Gets 364 Days In Death Of Hawthorne Grandpa In Glen Rock
UPDATE: It may be difficult for many to believe, but a 67-year-old driver who sped off after a crash that killed a Hawthorne grandfather as he crossed a Glen Rock street was sentenced to a plea-bargained 364 days in the Bergen County Jail. A clerk with the Criminal Division of Superior Court in Hackensack incorrectly reported a three-year state prison sentence for Marina Lee of Hawthorne earlier Monday. It's actually less than a year in the county lockup in Hackensack, those who attended her Zoom-conferenced sentencing hearing on Friday. Lee was driving a Chevy Tahoe that struck Biagio Lem…
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Glen Rock Police Officer Helps Ridgewood Colleagues Nab Vehicle Burglary Suspect
A man suspected of burglarizing a vehicle in Ridgewood Sunday morning was captured by a Glen Rock police officer who spotted him hiding behind a bank. A witness dialed 911 and gave village police a detailed description of a man who broke into a vehicle parked at the intersection of Passaic and South Broad streets. Darrell Rude, 32, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a court hearing. He’s charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Midland Park police also assisted. Boyd A. Loving reported this story and shot the photos.
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Multi-Vehicle Collision At Troublesome Midland Park Intersection Sends Two To Hospital
Three vehicles collided Wednesday morning at a troublesome intersection in Midland Park, sending two occupants to the hospital, after one ran a stop sign, authorities said. Midland Park police, firefighters and EMS responded to the crash at Franklin and Erie avenues near the Ridgewood border. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, Police Chief Michael Powderley said. Two summonses were issued, he said. Tow trucks removed two vehicles. Borough officials have been wrestling with how to make the intersection safer, recently holding a public discussion on the subject. …
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: Two Hospitalized, RR Sign Smashed In Midland Park Crash
Two victims were hospitalized and a railroad crossing sign was flattened in a Thursday afternoon crash in Midland Park. Both were taken by ambulances to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that responders said weren’t life-threatening after the cross at Goffle Road and Lake Avenue. Midland Park, Wyckoff and Ridgewood police responded, along with Midland Park firefighters and EMS and Wyckoff EMS. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks from the scene. A railroad crossing signal belonging to the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway was obliterated. Boyd A. Loving cont…
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Three-Vehicle Collision Sends Car Crashing Into Midland Park Home
MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- A three-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon sent a sedan crashing into a Midland Park house. Damage to the single-family home at the corner of Franklin and Vreeland avenues initially appeared minimal. Midland Park EMS personnel tended to at least two of the drivers. All three vehicles were towed. Responders included Midland Park police, firefighters and EMS units. Ridgewood police helped direct traffic. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.
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