42°
The 2011 Kia Sportage split the pole into pieces, then rolled onto the driveway of a Lincoln Avenue residence just north of Isabella Place shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
Good Samaritans helped open a hole in the windshield and, with the help of a blanket to cover some of the jagged edges, got the Hawthorne driver out as police pulled up.
She was conscious and alert but wincing in pain as members of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps put her into a neckbrace and gingerly assisted her onto a gurney, witnesses said.
They then took her to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, Ackermann said.
Glen Rock and Hawthorne firefighters stabilized the vehicle while awaiting a tow truck.
A PSE&G crew responded to replace the pole, which had fallen into the street, tugging wires down with it.
The block remained closed to through traffic while they worked.
Glen Rock police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Paterson and receive free news updates.
