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Cliffside Park Construction Worker Struck By Own Van In Ridgewood

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- An employee from a Cliffside Park-based construction company was seriously injured Wednesday night after he tried to stop a runaway van.

The driver tried jumping into the driver's seat but fell from the moving vehicle, police said.

The driver tried jumping into the driver's seat but fell from the moving vehicle, police said.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben.

The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben.

The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben.

Photo Credit: Boyd A. Loving
Jerry DeMarco

The driver tried jumping into the driver's seat but fell from the moving vehicle around 5:15 p.m. on North Maple Avenue, Police Chief John Ward told Daily Voice.

The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben.

An ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with the assistance of a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital.

The van was removed from the scene by a tow truck.

Village police were investigating.

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