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The worker had just visited a patient at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood when the crash occurred Sunday night, her brother said.
The Chevy Blazer was headed eastbound on Linwood Avenue when it was rammed by a Jeep Wrangler headed south on Walthery Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8. The collision sent the county vehicle crashing head-on into a utility pole.
Witnesses said the Jeep driver blew a stop sign, but that couldn't immediately be confirmed by police.
Ridgewood firefighters used a battery-operated hydraulic rescue tool to extricate the victim, whose injuries didn't appear life-threatening.
She was taken to Valley.
All Points Towing removed the SUV on a flatbed.
The Jeep had minimal damage.
An investigation by Ridgewood police was continuing.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.
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