photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
December 26,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ho Ho Kus NJ, Train traffic on NJ Transit’s Main and Bergen Lines was halted in both directions through Ho-Ho-Kus on Sunday evening, 12/25 after the adult female driver of a 4-door Acura sedan became disoriented and drove her vehicle onto the tracks just north of the Ho-Ho-Kus train station platform. The vehicle was removed from the tracks by a flatbed tow truck. There was no damage to the tracks and following removal, the vehicle was able to be driven away on its own power. Ho-Ho-Kus PD, Ridgewood PD, and NJ Transit PD officers responded to the incident.
Suggested translation of this story: she was crossing the tracks but instead of proceeding straight to the other side of the tracks, she inexplicably did a 90 degree turn and ended up on the actual tracks and the car could no longer function.
How do people “become disoriented” all the time? Are they really all texting? Should everybody be put out on an ice floe until they get their brains back, if so?