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North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ

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Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood
Driver Seized After Sunday Morning Crash Splits Utility Pole In Ridgewood A driver was taken after custody following a Sunday morning crash that snapped a utility pole in Ridgewood, causing scattered power and communications outages in the area. The uninjured driver was brought to Glen Rock police headquarters for a blood-alcohol test and then to village headquarters after the Acura RLX slammed into the pole on North Van Dien Avenue shortly before 8:30 a.m. March 3. A flatbed tow truck removed the sedan. PSE&G and Verizon were summoned to tend to the damaged pole and equipment. Members of Ridgewood Emergency Services assisted with traffic control. Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Takes Out Traffic Light Frame In Ridgewood Crash Car Takes Out Traffic Light Frame In Ridgewood Crash
Car Takes Out Traffic Light Frame In Ridgewood Crash A driver was slapped with a summons after a crash that took out the frame of two traffic lights in Ridgewood Sunday. Ambulances traveling to and from The Valley Hospital's emergency room were re-routed until the stanchion at the intersection of North Van Dien and Linwood avenues was replaced. No injuries were reported in the two-car crash around 3 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide
Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide Two Ridgewood police officers escaped serious injury Sunday after their patrol vehicles collided while both were responding to a CPR call. Both were taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for evaluation after the crash involving a marked SUV and sedan at East Glen Avenue and North Van Dien Avenue, one of which snapped a utility pole. Responders included village firefighters, EMS and Emergency Services members. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco