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Family Of Ridgefield Mom Killed By Pickup Settles Lawsuit Against Driver For $1.25 Million Family Of Ridgefield Mom Killed By Pickup Settles Lawsuit Against Driver For $1.25 Million
Family Of Ridgefield Mom Killed By Pickup Settles Lawsuit Against Driver For $1.25 Million The family of a Ridgefield mom who was struck and killed by a pickup truck has settled a wrongful death suit against the driver for $1,250,000, their attorney said Monday. The driver of a 2016 Dodge Ram was turning left from northbound Shaler Boulevard onto westbound Banta Place last Feb. 15 when the pickup struck Maria Gabriela Andino as she crossed a street near the supermarket where she worked . The mother of two remained at Hackensack University Medical Center before loved ones made the agonizing decision to remove her from a respirator on Feb. 17, a day before her 40th birthday. A wro…

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VIDEO: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool VIDEO: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool
Video: Black Bear Takes Dip In Resident's Pool A young black bear first spotted atop the Palisades in Cliffside Park on Tuesday made his way to neighboring Ridgefield, where he took a dip in a resident's pool Wednesday morning. Officials from the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife said they won't come unless the baby bruin heads up a tree. The youngster became a local sensation while toddling through a Cliffside Park neighborhood atop the Palisades Tuesday night after becoming separated from his mom. PHOTOS/VIDEO: Black Bear Visits Cliffside Park Neighborhood Overlooking NYC Neighbors in the area of Esplanade Place atop Oxen H…

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Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies
Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies A Ridgefield woman who was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street near the supermarket where she worked was declared brain dead by doctors on Monday, loved ones and authorities confirmed. A Dodge Ram was turning left from northbound Shaler Boulevard onto westbound Banta Place when it struck Maria Gabriela Andino, a mother of two, in the crosswalk early Saturday afternoon, they said. The driver, who is in his mid 20s, said he didn't see the victim. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where doctors pronounced her brain dead at 5:25 p.m. Monday, a day before her…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies
Pedestrian Struck In Ridgefield Dies A Ridgefield woman who was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street near the supermarket where she worked was declared brain dead by doctors on Monday, loved ones and authorities confirmed. A Dodge Ram was turning left from northbound Shaler Boulevard onto westbound Banta Place when it struck Maria Gabriela Andino, a mother of two, in the crosswalk early Saturday afternoon, they said. The driver, who is in his mid 20s, said he didn't see the victim. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where doctors pronounced her brain dead at 5:25 p.m. Monday, a day before her…

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by Jerry DeMarco