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Scooter Accident

Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Vehicle In Demarest: Police Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Vehicle In Demarest: Police
Scooter-Riding Youngster Struck By Landscaping Vehicle In Demarest: Police A youngster was hospitalized after being struck by a landscape vehicle while riding a scooter Friday morning in Demarest, authorities said. The crash occurred at the corner of Prescott Street and Hardenburgh Avenue around 9 a.m. May 26. A medical chopper was summoned at first. That was canceled, however, and Cresskill Fire Department EMS members took the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said the minor was in serious but stable condition. His department's Traffic Unit was investigating, he said. The chief corrected a mistaken report that was be…
Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84
Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 A scooter driver from Northvale was seriously injured when he was struck in Norwood by a sedan driven by an 84-year-old borough woman, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on Tappan Road when the driver of a 2003 Acura TL made a left in front of him onto Kensington Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Norwood Police Capt. Sal Russino said. He sustained a serious leg injury and cuts on his head, Russino said. A medevac was requested but was disabled, the captain said. Police in towns along the route to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center…
Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective
Victim Of Startling Road Rage Incident Gets Helping Hand From Paramus Detective Eric Lopez was riding his scooter to work at Stop & Shop in Paramus earlier this month when a driver cut him off, yelled at him and then threw something at him, authorities said. Startled and shocked, Lopez lost control of the scooter, hit a curb and toppled over. The front wheel of the scooter was broken and Lopez’s knee was bruised. He limped the scooter over to his job and worked the entire shift -- in pain, worried about how he would get himself to and from work and how much money the repairs would cost. Lopez’s case hit home for the Paramus police detective assigned to it, Mark Pi…