Lunching Couple Escape Injury When Unoccupied Car Rolls Into Raymond's In Ridgewood

It was a typical crisp but sunny afternoon outside Raymond's Restaurant in Ridgewood on Monday -- until an unoccupied car suddenly came rolling its way.

There hadn't been this much excitement at Raymond's -- across from Van Neste Square Park -- since Jerry Seinfeld brought Tracy Morgan as part of a “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” episode in 2017.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

The hood and front bumper of the Yaris got a bit banged up.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

Toyota discontinued the Yaris after 2020.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

Jerry DeMarco

10/09/2023 3:51 p.m.

A couple having a sidewalk lunch at the popular eatery narrowly missed serious injuries when a Toyota Yaris that had been parked nearby rolled into the front of the restaurant.

The subcompact swiped another car, as well, before upending a table and scattering some items on the Oak Street side of the East Ridgewood Avenue restaurant around 1 p.m. Oct. 9.

The couple refused medical attention at the scene.

The Yaris, which was missing both a front license plate and an inspection sticker, wasn't damaged enough to be disabled.

The driver, who'd been nearby, received a summons, although it wasn't initially clear for what.

There hadn't been this much excitement at Raymond's -- across from Van Neste Square Park -- since Jerry Seinfeld brought Tracy Morgan to shoot a scene for an episode of his “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” in 2017.Boyd A. Loving took the photos and reported the information in this article.

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