the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hasbrouck Hts NJ, NJ TRANSIT bus operator Ruben Valle was stopped at a red light in Hasbrouck Heights when he saw a female pedestrian struck by a car making a left turn in front of him. Ruben, a former EMT, quickly put the bus in park, asked his passengers to call 9-11, and ran out to provide assistance. Ruben told the conscious but injured pedestrian to stay still, and after another passerby came to stay with her went back to the bus for traffic cones.
Ruben used the cones to protect the pedestrian, and directed traffic around the scene and the bus until police arrived. Upon being released by the police, Ruben again checked on his passengers and took them on to complete the route. Ruben’s quick thinking kept a dangerous situation from becoming a tragic one.
