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Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood
Pickup Collides With Wagon, Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood A pickup truck slammed into a tree following a collision with a wagon Friday morning in Ridgewood. One of the drivers was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening. The Toyota Tundra and Subaru wagon collided at Godwin Avenue and South Monroe Street shortly before 9 a.m. The Toyota was severely damaged.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report
Man Gets $1M To Settle Lawsuit Against Union Liquor Store: Report A man who slipped on the ice in front of a Union liquor store and was hit by a vehicle has settled a lawsuit filed against the business for $1 million, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. Ciriano Tene-Garcia fell in front of Aarti’s Liquors Jan. 25, 2015 and ended up in the roadway on Vauxhall Road, where he was struck by a vehicle. An attorney for Tene-Garcia said he suffered serious injuries that have permanently affected his concentration and memory. He also has some difficulty walking as a result of the accident, his attorney said. In his suit, Tene-Garcia said the sidewalk in front o…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice 90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice
90-Year-Old Driver Runs Over 80-Year-Old Washington Township Man's Leg Twice An 80-year-old Washington Township man was knocked down and had his leg run over twice by a car driven by a 90-year-old Ho-Ho-Kus woman in the parking lot of a township supermarket. The victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what possibly is a compound fracture, Capt. Richard Skinner said. The victim was walking along a row of cars to the right of the 2016 Kia Soul outside the Foodtown off Pascack Road when he was struck around 12:15 p.m., Skinner said. The driver "apparently thought she had room to pass him," the captain said. Instead, he was knocked down and run over …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida
North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida A 28-year-old Cliffside Park college student and his girlfriend are facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Florida earlier this month. Joseph "Joey" Finnegan was transported to the hospital in serious condition with a multitude of broken bones, as was his girlfriend Kristina Dennis of Fair Lawn, who suffered a fractured neck and injured hip that requires surgery. More than $13,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Finnegan --  attending film school at Full Sail University -- as of Monday evening. "Anyone who knows our brot…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical? Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical?
Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical? SEEN IT? Authorities on Tuesday released a photo of the type of vehicle that they said struck a local teen on his skateboard, severely injuring him, before the driver sped off. Officers found Cristian Valdez, a Dwight Morrow High School freshman, in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place around 9:50 p.m. June 11. Cristian, 15, who'd been riding his skateboard when he was struck, was recently moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a room at Hackensack University Medical Center, friends said. His injuries reportedly include brain trauma, a collapsed lu…

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by Jerry DeMarco