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Photo credit:Boyd A. Lovin
1 injured when Honda Accord rear ends tractor trailer
May 31,2014
Boyd A. Loving
10:34 AM
Ridgewood NJ, A Honda Accord sustained heavy front end damage after its female driver rear ended a tractor trailer at the intersection of East Glen Avenue and Quackenbush Place in Ridgewood on Saturday morning. The driver complained of minor shoulder pain following the crash and an ambulance was dispatched to evaluate her condition. The car was removed by flatbed tow truck. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS responded.
Photo credit:Boyd A. Loving
Now why would you not notice a tractor trailer? Kind of huge to miss. Not looking at the road? Looking at a phone?????
I agree. Unless she had some kind of medical condition, I just can’t see how you can rear-end a truck on a 25 mph road. Does anyone know if the Police routinely investigate the driver’s cell phone usage in these kinds of accidents where inattention is the most logical cause? My guess is that they don’t where it’s an already clear case of who’s at fault, which with rear-enders, it’s a straight-forward ticket.
If Valley expands in any way, watch for one of these per day…and the ensuing traffic tie-ups on Glen and Linwood, with one lane in each direction.
I’m trying to understand the connection. Will a bigger hospital somehow make people text and drive more?