Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Chevrolet Traverse vs. tree – tree wins
September 24,2014
Boyd A. Loving
12:05 PM
Ridgewood NJ, The driver of a silver colored Chevrolet Traverse escaped injury after crashing her vehicle into a tree at the intersection of Frederick Street and North Pleasant Avenue in Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, 09/24. The incident occurred shortly after 0915 hours. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS all responded to the scene. The driver refused medical treatment. Ridgewood Police Department Lieutenant William Amoruso indicated via phone that the driver reached down to retrieve a soft drink and lost control of her vehicle. No summonses were issued in connection with the incident.
Baseball, hot dogs, Apple pie and tow trucks.
All this for a soft drink,people really are not too bright.
poor tree
this car on tree violence has to stop
Well done, lady. You just couldn’t wait until you stopped at a stop sign or a traffic light to grab your soda. Still, I’m glad you had your need for that soda on a quiet side street rather than Rt 17.
Soda..? Or texting…?
By the way does anyone know how fast she was going?
No one on this blog knows anything about the accident. This is a place for speculation not fact.
Did you read the article and the Police statement? The rest of us did. Perhaps you should do the same.
It’s not the texting or soft drinks that are a danger to drivers these days, you really have to watch out for those suicidal trees today.
Not for nothing but that’s some pretty serious damage to that car. Speed limit on N. Pleasant by Frederick is 25MPH . . . I wonder how fast she was going? Perhaps trying to make the light at E. Ridgewood Ave. and Pleasant? But I’m glad the woman is okay.
Let’s reduce the speed limit from that dangerously fast 25 MPH to 15 MPH. No, better yet lower it to 5 MPH.
5-Alive saves kids lives!
Do it for the kids.
I’m glad it wasn’t somebody walking a stroller down the sidewalk. This woman should have her license suspended.
I agree with #12. And seize the cars from anyone who texts while driving.
DId anyone see the picture in the local section of the Record today?
this IDIOT is STILL texting on her phone with her frickin drink
under her arm….this BOOB was texting and speeding at the same time and yet
no summons was issued??? look at the car and the tree….TRASHED.
ANOTHER embrassment for Ridgewood plastered all over the Bergen Record.
take a look at the photo….just as her hair is positioned and her clicking her fingernails with the phone and drink speaks VOLUMES of whats wrong with this picture…….PATHETIC.
I thought the same thing. Although both actions are dangerous, I suspect she might have come up with the soda excuse as a way of limiting the consequences. Admitting to texting would likely have carried further legal liability.
It was an accident, lighten up.
Eat a handful of prunes,Take a laxative and calm down.
Your right #17.
#17. In my best guess she is taking photos of the accident.
And yes, she probably had fingernails.
I can tell that you do not like her hair style too. Maybe you could post a pic of yourself so that we can all see what our standards should be.
And I won’t call you a name just to be mean.
Umm you should be referring to #15 if you’re trying to flame the proper poster.
#17 *ME* replied to #15’s inappropriate comments.