Woman, 77, Severely Injured By 81-Year-Old Escalade Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot

A woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of the Paramus ShopRite on Labor Day.

The victim was struck by the Cadillac Escalade with New York plates in this photo.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

Paramus police and EMS workers in the parking lot of the Shop Rite after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

A crowd had gathered around the woman shortly after the crash on Labor Day, Sept. 4.
Photo Credit: *Daily Voice*

by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine

09/04/2023 1:11 p.m.

UPDATE: Woman, 77, Dies After Being Struck By 81-Year-Old Driver In Paramus ShopRite Parking Lot

** Original story continues below **

The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket, just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.

Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries.

The driver of the Cadillac, an 81-year-old man from Tappan, NY, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian, Guidetti said.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was summoned to collect evidence.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was expected to dispatch its Fatal Accident Investigations Unit given the severity of the victim's injuries.

Guidetti urged drivers to drive slowly, scan for pedestrians, and back out slowly in parking lots. He also urged drivers not to drive the wrong way down aisles, and, most importantly, "Put down your phone."

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