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Broken streetlight to be cited in suit in Ridgewood pedestrian’s death
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — The wife of a lawyer and author who died in March after being struck by a car has filed legal notice with the village, expressing her intent to pursue a claim.
Missing or non performing Street lights have been an issues in the Village for over 10 years
Every Time it was mentioned on this blog the writers were attacked for being complainers
Streetlight outages prompt concerns in Ridgewood
https://theridgewoodblog.net/streetlight-outages-prompt-concerns-in-ridgewood/
PSE&G : The old street light scam is back in the news once again
https://theridgewoodblog.net/pseg-the-old-street-light-scam-is-back-in-the-news-once-again/
PSE&G Plans to Light Up Streets for Less
https://theridgewoodblog.net/pseg-plans-to-light-up-streets-for-less/
Harlow tells PSE&G: “Too little, too late!” – Harlow demands PSE&G repay Village $250K – PSE&G reveals plan to upgrade ALL streetlights in Village
https://theridgewoodblog.net/harlow-tells-pseg-too-little-too-late-harlow-demands-pseg-repay-village-250k-pseg-reveals-plan-to-upgrade-all-streetlights-in-village/
Killion re: new street lights: “This project started when Quentin Wiest was mayor and it still isn’t done. Will it be done before I leave office?”
https://theridgewoodblog.net/killion-re-new-street-lights-this-project-started-when-quentin-wiest-was-mayor-and-it-still-isnt-done-will-it-be-done-before-i-leave-office/
Una Sarno’s notice of tort claim suggests a broken street-light directly contributed to the death of her husband, Ronald Sarno.
The 71-year-old partner in Sarno & De Felice in New York City was struck March 5 on North Walnut Street, near downtown Ridgewood, while walking home from the train. He died at Hackensack University Medical Center three days later.
According to his wife, Sarno had been the author of eight books on legal and religious subjects.
A notice of tort claim, the first legal step before filing a lawsuit, must be filed within 90 days on an incident. The notice was first filed in June.
According to the notice, the car that hit Sarno was driven by Scott Kunz of Ridgewood. Police did not issue a summons for the accident.
The filing says the accident happened just before 7:30 p.m.
In their reports, Ridgewood police noted the “area was dangerously dark, with the nearest streetlight out,” the filing says.
I have reported inoperative street lights to PSEG directly.
It usually takes 2 calls to get it accomplished.
Didn’t this use to be a police duty for the midnite shift to report outages?
yes the cops used to have a street lite book, and the day shift would fax the list to pseg.
“area was dangerously dark” obvious to a pedestrian, and all the more reason he should have used a crosswalk (which had proper lighting). Sorry.
If the street light went out 3 seconds before the accident, yeah I can see it being responsible.
If you are crossing a dark street on foot, it’s your responsibility to watch your back. I walk home every night: with eyes in the back of my head.
#3 and #4 your off the jury!
Did the car have headlights and how fast was he driving?
We pay PSEG for the lights even when the bulbs have burned out. This is outrageous. PSEG should be sued, not Ridgewood.
Just validate my parking voucher and I’ll be on my way.
I’m amazed at how few commuters that bounce off buses or trains don’t wear light colored or reflective clothing.
Perhaps they have a death wish…?