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Child Hospitalized, Driver Extricated In Ridgewood T-Bone Crash (PHOTOS) Child Hospitalized, Driver Extricated In Ridgewood T-Bone Crash (PHOTOS)
Child Hospitalized, Driver Extricated In Ridgewood T-Bone Crash (Photos) Three people, including a young child, were injured and taken to Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center following a serious crash in Ridgewood on Monday morning, Jan. 27, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. Photo(s) of the day, 01/27/2025: Two (2) ambulances were required to transport three (3) trauma victims to Hackensack... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Monday, January 27, 2025 Photo(s) of the day, 01/27/2025: Two (2) ambulances were required to transport three (3) trauma victims to Hackensack... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Monday, January 27, 2025 Ridge…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cops Identify DUI Driver With Missing Wheel Arrested In Ridgewood Cops Identify DUI Driver With Missing Wheel Arrested In Ridgewood
Cops Identify DUI Driver With Missing Wheel Arrested In Ridgewood Ridgewood police have released the name of a 65-year-old New York man arrested for DUI after they said he was spotted driving erratically in a heavily damaged pickup truck. Thomas Delaney, of Valley Cottage (Rockland County) was charged with driving while intoxicated and under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance on Wednesday, Jan. 14 in Ridgewood, Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Ridgewood police were notified by responders in Paramus of an erratic vehicle on Linwood Avenue coming from Route 17 with heavy from end damage, Capt. Glenn Ender said. Officers located the truck …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cadillac Flips On Route 208 Sending One Person To Hospital (PHOTOS) Cadillac Flips On Route 208 Sending One Person To Hospital (PHOTOS)
Cadillac Flips On Route 208 Sending One Person To Hospital (Photos) Traffic on Route 208 was slowed on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, after a Cadillac SUV rolled onto its roof, sending at least one person to the hospital, incident reporter Boyd A. Loving says. Photo(s) of the day, 12/11/2024: Traffic on Route 208 through Hawthorne and Glen Rock was slowed early Wednesday... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 The white Cadillac SUV traveling south overturned near the Lincoln Avenue and Harristown Road exits in Glen Rock and Hawthorne, Loving said. Emergency crews from Glen Rock and Hawthorne, including police, fire, and EMS, re…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Crashes Into Embankment Outside Paramus Chick-fil-A, Rushing to Beat Closing Time Driver Crashes Into Embankment Outside Paramus Chick-fil-A, Rushing to Beat Closing Time
Driver Crashes Into Embankment Outside Paramus Chick-fil-A, Rushing to Beat Closing Time A driver rushing to grab a late-night meal at the Chick-fil-A on Route 17 in Paramus crashed their white Hyundai Tucson SUV into an embankment just before the restaurant’s 10 p.m. closing time Monday night, Nov. 25, incident reporter Boyd A. Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 11/25/2024: The famished driver of a white colored Hyundai Tucson SUV was so eager to arrive at... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Monday, November 25, 2024 The mishap occurred at approximately 9:50 p.m. as the driver entered the parking lot too quickly, according to Loving. Neither the driver nor the passenger re…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SUV Launched Onto Ridgewood Lawn In Crash, 1 Hospitalized SUV Launched Onto Ridgewood Lawn In Crash, 1 Hospitalized
SUV Launched Onto Ridgewood Lawn In Crash, 1 Hospitalized One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash that sent an SUV careening onto a lawn in Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. The collision, which occurred near a residential and commercial structure at South Maple Avenue and Dayton Street, left one victim with a non-life-threatening back and neck injury. Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS responded to the scene, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The victim was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for treatment. A tow truck later removed the heavily damaged SUV from the property. Photos from the cra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Parked Sedan In Fair Lawn Mishap SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Parked Sedan In Fair Lawn Mishap
SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Parked Sedan In Fair Lawn Mishap A wild parking mishap left a black SUV perched on top of an unoccupied blue sedan in Fair Lawn Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, incident reporter Boyd A. Loving said from the scene. Fair Lawn police were flooded with 911 calls around 4 p.m., reporting the bizarre crash on Langan Court. The SUV was attempting to park when it suddenly went airborne, landing squarely on top of the parked sedan. Emergency crews from the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad stabilized the precariously positioned SUV, allowing its shaken driver to safely exit. Fortunately, she was unharmed and evaluated on the scene by the Fair La…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released
ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released A tow truck operator was killed by a passing vehicle on Route 19 over the weekend, authorities said. Manuel Perez, 64, was trying to hook another vehicle to his truck on the southbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Toyota sedan that then struck the tow truck and overturned around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at milepost 2-3,  Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Perez was pronounced dead and the driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released when…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prius Crashes Through Fence Behind Japanese Ridgewood Restaurant Prius Crashes Through Fence Behind Japanese Ridgewood Restaurant
Prius Crashes Through Fence Behind Japanese Ridgewood Restaurant Firefighters were called to Ridgewood on Friday evening, Sept. 13 where a black Toyota Prius crashed through a chain link fence, over a retaining wall, and into the back of a restaurant, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. No injuries were reported in the incident, which left little to no damage to the building itself, Loving said. The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. behind Sakura Bana at 43 Franklin Ave., according to Loving. A flatbed tow truck winched the Toyota from the scene and, following a safety inspection from police, the Prius owner was permitted to drive off. Click he…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17
Paramus Sanitation Truck, Jeep Collide Just Off Route 17 A Jeep crashed through a fence and landed on its side after a collision Tuesday morning with a Paramus sanitation truck just off Route 17. The 23-year-old Jeep Compass driver climbed out on the passenger side with what responders described as a minor hand injury following the crash on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. March 7. He was taken to a nearby hospital by a Paramus EMS unit. Paramus police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning crash on East Ridgewood Avenue just off Route 17.Boyd A. Loving None of the borough workers were injured in the collision, which on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Steering Wheel Came Off Driver's Brand New Tesla On NJ Roads, He Says Steering Wheel Came Off Driver's Brand New Tesla On NJ Roads, He Says
Steering Wheel Came Off Driver's Brand New Tesla On NJ Roads, He Says The expression, "Here, take the wheel," took on a whole new meaning for a Tesla driver who said his vehicle's steering wheel came off on New Jersey roads. Prerak Patel was driving on Route 1 through Woodbridge during the "horrific" incident last weekend, he said in a series of tweets calling out Elon Musk and Tesla. He had owned the car for only six days, he said. @elonmusk @TeslaOwnersWW @BLKMDL3 Family was excited to receive Tesla Y delivery on 1/24/2023. Was driving on highway and all the sudden steering wheel fall off, was lucky enough there was no car behind and I was able to pull …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn No injuries were reported after a van slammed into a utility pole Friday afternoon in Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash at Plaza Road and Berdan Avenue. A flatbed tow truck removed the van. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and provided this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SUV Crashes Into Fence On Route 17 In Ridgewood SUV Crashes Into Fence On Route 17 In Ridgewood
SUV Crashes Into Fence On Route 17 In Ridgewood A Mercedes SUV ended up atop a chainlink fence between a tree and a highway sign after a two-vehicle Wednesday morning rush-hour crash on northbound Route 17 in Ridgewood. No injuries were reported. Tow trucks were summoned to removed both wrecks. Village police responded. AftermathBoyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls 1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls
1 Extricated In Route 208 Wyckoff Rollover, Traffic Crawls Traffic was at a stand-still along Route 208 northbound after a car veered off the roads and into the woods during Thursday. The incident occurred between Russel and Ewing avenues around 5 p.m.  The road reopened about an hour later but drivers reported slow-moving traffic. The victim was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries and the car was removed by a tow truck. Michael Jannicelli also contributed to this story.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Crane Needed In Paramus Rollover Crane Needed In Paramus Rollover
Crane Needed In Paramus Rollover A heavy-duty tow truck with a crane was needed to remove an SUV that took out a couple of traffic signs when it tumbled down an embankment Monday afternoon in Paramus. No one was injured in the Paramus Road rollover onto Bergen County parks property just after noon. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: SUV Plows Through Front Of Edgewater Store PHOTOS: SUV Plows Through Front Of Edgewater Store
Photos: SUV Plows Through Front Of Edgewater Store EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Somehow no one was hurt when an SUV plowed through an Edgewater store on Saturday. The driver got out after crashed through the front of the Charming Charlie store at City Place off River Road just after 11:30 a.m. A tow truck removed the SUV.

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by Jerry DeMarco