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Violent Crash Traps Driver Outside Ridgewood Grade School Minutes Before Dismissal Violent Crash Traps Driver Outside Ridgewood Grade School Minutes Before Dismissal
Violent Crash Traps Driver Outside Ridgewood Grade School Minutes Before Dismissal Pupils at a Ridgewood elementary school were minutes from dismissal on Wednesday when a violent collision outside destroyed the front of one SUV and flipped another, trapping the driver inside. Village firefighters quickly extricated the young female driver of a Nissan Rogue that landed on its roof after being T-boned by a Subaru Outback at the corner of Fairfield and East Glen Avenue at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 20. She was conscious and alert as a Ridgewood EMS ambulance took her a half-dozen blocks to The Valley Hospital. Citywide Towing removed the vehicles from the intersection outside the K-5 T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash
Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash A driver escaped serious injury in a multi-vehicle crash late Friday afternoon in Ridgewood. Village firefighters popped a door to free him from his Mercury Mountaineer after it collided with a Toyota Rav4 hybrid at the corner of Fairmount and Hillcrest Road, outside the Upper Ridgewood Community Church, around 4:30 p.m. A Ridgewood EMS unit took him to The Valley Hospital as a precaution. Village police also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home
One Hospitalized After SUV Barrels Into Paramus Home An occupant was seriously injured Sunday when an SUV slammed into a Paramus home near the Ridgewood border. Unconfirmed reports were that another vehicle may have been involved in the afternoon crash with the Honda CR-V just off Route 17. A Ridgewood EMS ambulance that was first at the scene took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Paramus and Ridgewood police and Ridgewood firefighters also responded. 34 West Linwood Avenue, ParamusBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station A lamp post held up when a sedan slammed into it near the Ridgewood train station. Both occupants of the Volkswagen refused medical treatment after Sunday afternoon's crash along Garber Square near the underpass for New Jersey Transit's Bergen/Main Line. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, along with loose wiring from the damaged street lamp. Police were investigating the cause of the crash and hadn't immediately issued any summonses. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A flatbed tow truck rem…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes
Three Injured In Separate Route 17 Crashes Three people were injured in separate Thursday morning crashes on either side of Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus. The first occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. and the next about a half-hour later, both near Hollywood Avenue. Two people were taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Their conditions couldn't immediately be determined. Traffic was jammed on either side of the highway. Responding were Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood and Saddle River police, Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters and Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood EMS. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and provided the information.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Medical Episode Sends Sedan Barreling Into Ridgewood Backyard Medical Episode Sends Sedan Barreling Into Ridgewood Backyard
Medical Episode Sends Sedan Barreling Into Ridgewood Backyard A driver was hospitalized with injuries that responders didn’t consider life-threatening after his sedan barreled into a Ridgewood backyard Monday night. Village firefighters used a chain saw to create an opening so that a flatbed tow truck could remove the four-door Buick from behind the Rock Road home. An ambulance took the driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Assisting were police from Fair Lawn, Glen Rock and Hawthorne, along with Ridgewood EMS.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels A Jeep remained true to its brand when it landed on its wheels after being T-boned Monday afternoon by a FedEx truck in Ridgewood. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with a hand injury following the collision at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue around 2:30 p.m.  Her Jeep 4x4 has a damaged windshield, broken mirror, blown tire and several dents and scratches. The fender of the FedEx truck was slightly damaged. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Jeep was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed …

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by Jerry DeMarco