The driver quickly got out and wasn't seriously injured in the crash on Teaneck Road near Barnes Drive around 3:30 a.m. Friday, responders said.
Ridgefield Park firefighters doused the blaze within minutes.
Flames singed the pole and part of a resident's lawn.
A PSE&G crew was summoned for repairs.
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