Hudson Valley Resident Ticketed After Woman Struck, Severely Injured In ShopRite Parking Lot

A Hudson Valley resident was ticketed after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV in the parking lot of a ShopRite in northern New Jersey.

The victim was struck by the Cadillac Escalade with New York plates in this photo.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for Daily Voice*

Paramus police and EMS workers in the parking lot of the Shop Rite after a woman was knocked unconscious by an SUV.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for Daily Voice*

A crowd had gathered around the woman shortly after the crash on Labor Day, Sept. 4.
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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine

09/04/2023 3:00 p.m.

New update: Woman Dies After Being Struck In ShopRite Parking Lot By Driver From Hudson Valley

The incident happened around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 in Bergen County in the lot of the eastbound Route 4 supermarket in Paramus.

The 77-year-old Hackensack woman was unresponsive after being struck by a Cadillac Escalade, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.

Police and members of Paramus EMS arrived and attempted life-saving measures before she was rushed by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries.

The driver of the Cadillac, an 81-year-old Rockland County man from Tappan, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian, Guidetti said.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification was summoned to collect evidence.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was expected to dispatch its Fatal Accident Investigations Unit given the severity of the victim's injuries.

Guidetti urged drivers to drive slowly, scan for pedestrians, and back out slowly in parking lots. He also urged drivers not to drive the wrong way down aisles, and, most importantly, "Put down your phone."

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