>Driver charged in pedestrian accident in Ridgewood
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
A juvenile girl was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and Hope Street at about noon on Tuesday. The driver, who initially left the scene, was charged the following day with multiple motor vehicle summonses.
The juvenile, who was on a bicycle, had stopped at the corner of East Ridgewood Avenue and Hope Street and observed no vehicles before attempting to cross East Ridgewood Avenue, according to Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward. She proceeded within the crosswalk and was struck by a blue, two-door 2004 Honda turning onto East Ridgewood Avenue from Hope Street. Ward said there were two people in the car who “stopped briefly, asked her if she was OK, and drove away.”
