the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgefield Park NJ, the remains of Steven Fernandez, a Ridgefield Park police officer, are escorted down Route 17 in Ridgewood on Tuesday afternoon, 02/04, en route to a funeral home in Ridgefield Park.  Officer Fernandez died on Saturday, 02/01, as a result of injuries he sustained in a tragic snowmobile accident that took place near Saranac Lake, New York. Firefighters and police officers from Ridgewood, along with paramedics and EMTs from The Valley Hospital, stood at attention on the shoulder of Route 17 as the three (3) minute long funeral procession passed.