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The victim was headed north on Forest Avenue in a 2020 Ford Ranger when the crash occurred near Filippe Court around 5 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.
The Suez Water backhoe driver, 40, from Elmwood Park, told police he'd swerved to avoid a deer who darted across the road, Ehrenberg said.
Responding officers removed the unresponsive victim from the Ford and conducted CPR, among other life-saving measures, the chief said.
Paramus EMS took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, he said.
The backhoe driver wasn't injured, the chief added.
An investigation was continuing, he said.
ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has other information that could assist police in the case is asked to call Paramus Police: (201) 262-3400.
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