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Edgewater Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ

'Vibrant Spirit': Death Of Ridgefield Girl, 15, Leaves 'Profound Void' In 2 Communities 'Vibrant Spirit': Death Of Ridgefield Girl, 15, Leaves 'Profound Void' In 2 Communities
'Vibrant Spirit': Death Of Ridgefield Girl, 15, Leaves 'Profound Void' In 2 Communities UPDATE: The death of a 15-year-old Ridgefield girl who was struck while riding a scooter near her home leaves a "profound void," said the schools chief in Clifton, where her father works. Serenity Law was struck at the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, the prosecutor said. Although Musella referred to the incident as a "pedestrian death," law enforcement sources confirmed that the teen was…
Girl, 15, Killed In Ridgefield Crash Girl, 15, Killed In Ridgefield Crash
Girl, 15, Killed In Ridgefield Crash UPDATE: The death of a 15-year-old Ridgefield girl who was struck while riding a scooter near her home leaves a "profound void," said the schools chief in Clifton, where her father works. Serenity Law was struck at the intersection of Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue in Ridgefield shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later, the prosecutor said. Although Musella referred to the incident as a "pedestrian death," law enforcement sources confirmed that the tee…
ICE Seizes Guatemalan Driver From Bergen Charged With Hitting Pedestrians While Drunk ICE Seizes Guatemalan Driver From Bergen Charged With Hitting Pedestrians While Drunk
ICE Seizes Guatemalan Driver From Bergen Charged With Hitting Pedestrians While Drunk A Guatemalan national living in Dumont who authorities said was drunk when he hit two pedestrians with his sedan at a busy Ridgefield intersection  – seriously injuring one of them – was seized by ICE, records show. Responding officers seized Esvin Duarte-Simon, 33, at the scene of the crash at Bergen Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. last Friday, July 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Duarte-Simon, who lives on East Madison Avenue and works as a laborer, had struck the two pedestrians with his 2013 Subaru Impreza, the prosecutor said. One was ta…
UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks
Update: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks A suspected arson fire consumed the cabs of four box trucks and multiple stacks of large tires in an industrial area along Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield, responders said. Billowy black smoke could be seen from the nearby New Jersey Turnpike to the west and Route 46 to the north after the fire broke out on Bell Drive -- off Edgewater Avenue and Bergen Turnpike -- shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Temperatures that broke 90 degrees required additional manpower supplied by firefighters from Fort Lee, Palisades Park and Ridgefield Park. Their colleagues from Cliffside Park and Fairview prov…
Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash
Motorcyclist Pursued By Police Charged With Reckless Driving In Cliffside Park Crash UPDATE: A motorcyclist who was severely injured when he slammed into a sedan in Cliffside Park following an aborted police pursuit in a neighboring town was charged with reckless driving, authorities said. Kyle J. Rodriguez, 23, of Jersey Avenue was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg, among other injuries, following the Tuesday afternoon crash. An officer in Ridgefield initially reported seeing Rodriguez "recklessly" operating a 2019 Kawasaki on Bergen Boulevard more than 10 minutes earlier, according to a police report in that town. The officer reported trying to catch up but said he …
Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash
Cliffside Park Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash A motorcyclist who was severely injured when he slammed into a sedan in Cliffside Park following an aborted police pursuit in a neighboring town was charged with reckless driving, authorities reported Thursday. Kyle J. Rodriguez, 23, of Jersey Avenue was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg, among other injuries, following the Tuesday afternoon crash. An officer in Ridgefield initially reported seeing Rodriguez "recklessly" operating a 2019 Kawasaki on Bergen Boulevard more than 10 minutes earlier, according to a police report in that town. The officer reported trying to catch up but sai…
Ridgefield Pedestrian Struck By Van From Palisades Park Ridgefield Pedestrian Struck By Van From Palisades Park
Ridgefield Pedestrian Struck By Van From Palisades Park A 45-year-old Ridgefield pedestrian was struck in the crosswalk by a left-turning van Monday night, authorities said. The borough resident was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life threatening after he was struck by a 2016 Ford Traverse shortly after 8 p.m. as he crossed Broad Avenue at Edgewater Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. The 50-year-old Palisades Park driver remained at the scene, Meurer said. An investigation was continuing. Left turns are responsible for a quarter of all pedestrian crashes, police say. In most c…
Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House
Driver, Resident Hospitalized After Pickup Crashes Into Ridgefield House UPDATE: A pickup driver from North Bergen and a Ridgefield resident were both hospitalized with minor injuries after the truck slammed into a house, authorities said. Ridgefield detectives were trying to determine why the 2019 Dodge 1500 crossed over Edgewater Avenue from southbound Oak Street and barreled into the home just before noon on Monday, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Both the truck and the house sustained significant damage, the deputy chief said. The 47-year-old driver and the resident, 49, both were treated at local hospitals, he said. No summonses were immediately i…