PHOTOS: Truck Slams Into Utility Pole In Hawthorne PHOTOS: Truck Slams Into Utility Pole In Hawthorne
Photos: Truck Slams Into Utility Pole In Hawthorne A driver was hospitalized after his truck slammed into a utility pole Tuesday morning in Hawthorne. His injuries weren't life-threatening, responders said after the crash in the 500 block of Goffle Hill Road. Hawthorne EMS was assisted with patient evaluation by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital, wher the driver was taken for treatment. A PSE&G crew was summoned to repair the damaged pole and a broken guy wire. A PSE&G crew was summoned to repair the damaged pole and a broken guy wire in the Hawthorne crash.Boyd A. Loving Wyckoff police assisted their Hawthorne colleag…
New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby
New Milford Man Charged With Assaulting 4-Month-Old Baby An unemployed New Milford man was charged with assaulting a 4-month old infant who was unresponsive when rushed to the hospital with head injuries, authorities said. Travis Weber, 28, remained held in New Bridge Medical Center in police custody for psychological treatment since his arrest last Thursday, eight days after the infant was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. An investigation produced charges of aggravated assault and child endangerment against Weber, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A first appearance had yet to be scheduled in Central Judicial Proce…
Healthgrades: Morristown Medical Center Among America's 50 Best Hospitals Healthgrades: Morristown Medical Center Among America's 50 Best Hospitals
Healthgrades: Morristown Medical Center Among America's 50 Best Hospitals The only New Jersey hospital recognized among the top 50 best in the U.S. by Healthgrades was Morristown Medical Center. The award puts the hospital in the top one percent for clinical performance nationwide. The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood was named among Healthgrade's top 250 best hospitals in the U.S. Healthgrades looks solely at clinical quality outcomes for 32 conditions and procedures.  Patient safety ratings from MMC: 82%: patients who would recommend this hospital 79%: patients who said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well 78%: patients w…
Fair Lawn Police Officer Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Jeep Fair Lawn Police Officer Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Jeep
Fair Lawn Police Officer Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Jeep A Fair Lawn police vehicle rear-ended a Jeep that was stopped in traffic Saturday night, sending the officer to the hospital, authorities said. Two girls in the Jeep, one 13 and the other 12, were treated at the scene for minor injuries after the crash on Broadway (Route 4) just past the McDonald's around 8 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The 45-year-old Paterson driver of the 2000 Grand Cherokee was OK, he said. Officer Michael Franco was taken to the Valley Hospital with an ankle injury, Metzler said. Both vehicles were damaged. The police vehicle – a 2017 Ford Explorer – had to be towed…
Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey
Six Hospitalized In Route 17 Crash In Ramsey A crash involving a mini-van and a sedan on northbound Route 17 in Ramsey Monday morning sent six people to various hospitals. Ambulances from Ramsey, Upper Saddle River and the Valley Hospital responded to the crash near Spring Street a little after 10 a.m. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. Ambulances from Ramsey, Upper Saddle River and the Valley Hospital responded to the crash near Spring Street a little after 10 a.m.Googlemaps
Feds Grant Mahwah $300,000 To Help Fight Opioid Abuse Feds Grant Mahwah $300,000 To Help Fight Opioid Abuse
Feds Grant Mahwah $300,000 To Help Fight Opioid Abuse The federal government has granted Mahwah $299,360 for anti-opioid programs, training and initiatives, as authorities increase their attention to synthetic drugs – particularly fentanyl. The Justice Department Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery grant will help township police and the Mahwah Municipal Alliance “not only build on existing [community-based] programs but also introduce new and innovative programs to deter substance abuse,” Mayor Bill Laforet said Thursday. Those programs include prescription-drug monitoring to prevent recipients from abusing or passing on medications, he said…
Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide
Officers OK after Ridgewood Police Cars Collide Two Ridgewood police officers escaped serious injury Sunday after their patrol vehicles collided while both were responding to a CPR call. Both were taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for evaluation after the crash involving a marked SUV and sedan at East Glen Avenue and North Van Dien Avenue, one of which snapped a utility pole. Responders included village firefighters, EMS and Emergency Services members. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.
Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged
Glen Rock DWI Crash Sends 2 To Hospital: Elmwood Park Driver Charged An Elmwood Park driver was drunk when his car slammed into another stopped for a light in Glen Rock, sending both his passenger and the other driver to the hospital, authorities said. Carlos L. Trejos Jr., 57 was headed north on Maple Avenue when the crash occurred at Harristown Road just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. His passenger, a 29-year-old Union City woman, and the driver of the vehicle he struck, a 23-year-old Little Ferry woman, were both taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that Ackermann said weren’t life-threatening. Both vehicles…
Worker, 51, At Fair Lawn Warehouse Rescued After 6,300 Pounds Of Granite Falls On Leg Worker, 51, At Fair Lawn Warehouse Rescued After 6,300 Pounds Of Granite Falls On Leg
Worker, 51, At Fair Lawn Warehouse Rescued After 6,300 Pounds Of Granite Falls On Leg UPDATE: A 51-year-old employee was rescued Tuesday morning after a beam gave way and dropped 6,300 pounds of granite on his leg at a stonework warehouse in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Membes of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad used inflatables and forklifts to remove the Paterson resident, who was sedated, after the 10 a.m. incident at ICM Stone on Wagaraw Road, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. It took about an hour to finally get him out, after which the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Macys said. Nine pieces in all fell o…
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release.  "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …
Driver Hospitalized In Crash Outside New Bridge Medical Center In Paramus Driver Hospitalized In Crash Outside New Bridge Medical Center In Paramus
Driver Hospitalized In Crash Outside New Bridge Medical Center In Paramus Paramus firefighters cut a Lyft driver from a sedan after a crash with another vehicle Wednesday morning outside New Bridge Medical Center. He was taken to the Valley Hospital in initially unknown condition. Police, Fire Companies 1 and 2, the Rescue Squad and EMS were among the responders to the East Ridgewood Avenue crash, which jammed area traffic. Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.
Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital
Ho-Ho-Kus Crash Sends Two To Hospital HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Two victims were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after a crash late Friday afternoon in Ho-Ho-Kus. Both were taken to The Valley Hospital after the collision at Hollywood Avenue and North Franklin Turnpike. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to tend to the victims, handle traffic and clean-up a crash-related spill. A flatbed tow truck removed both vehicles. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.