The Honda CRV rammed the pole in front of a Berkshire Road home near Grove Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to The Valley Hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.
A PSE&G crew was summoned to replace the pole. The vehicle was towed.
Borough police responded with a Ridgewood Emergency Services unit.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.
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