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Motorized Bicycle Rider, 64, Seriously Injured In Rutherford Crash

A 64-year-old Rutherford man was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was struck on a motorized bicycle Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Rutherford police

Rutherford police

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A 62-year-old male driver hit the victim in a borough crosswalk while turning at West Passaic and Mortimer avenues shortly before 5 p.m., Police Chief John Russo said.

The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with significant lower leg injuries that Russo said weren't considered life-threatening.

Borough firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, the chief noted.

The driver was cited for failing to stop, he said.

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