Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Driver plows straight through Ridgewood garage and keeps going
October 24,2014
Boyd A. Loving
5:29 PM
Ridgewood NJ, A Walthery Avenue, Ridgewood resident drove her Lexus sedan into her driveway, through a closed door of a detached garage, out the back wall of the garage, into a neighbor’s back yard, into another neighbor’s chain link fence, then turned around in a back yard, drove down a driveway, onto a street, turned around a corner, and then back into her own driveway where she parked. Ridgewood PD, EMS, FD, and code inspection all responded to the driver’s 911 telephone call reporting the accident. There were no witnesses to the event. The driver was uninjured. The vehicle sustained moderate to heavy front end and undercarriage damage. The code inspector deemed the garage structurally sound, despite the heavily damaged back wall. An investigation as to the crash’s cause remains under investigation by Ridgewood PD.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Had a similar happening next door to my home. The accelerator got stuck. What a mess !!!
The driver in the accident next went thru the separate garage at the end of the driveway.
Ummmm….it does not sound like a jammed accelerator. It says the driver stopped, backed up, went forward again……………….
W…..T….F…….
ONLY in Ridgewood…..
May she did this to avoid a squirrel.
Seems like your are not safe in your backyard here in Ridgewood.
“The accelerator stuck….yeah…that’s the ticket…”
And no doubt no ticket will be issued. Insurance will fix the garage, the fence, etc. No one ever is responsible. WHAT IF A CHILD had been playing, presumably safely, in the back yard that she barreled through with her two-ton weapon.
sounds like either a DUI or someone who shouldn’t be driving at all