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Driver Taken into Custody in Fair Lawn Hit and Run

Fair Lawn Police

October 15,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Fair Lawn NJ, Fair lawn Police arrested two men in connection with a hit-and-run reported at 3:14 a.m. on Saturday. Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car on Plaza Road at Fair Lawn Avenue.  The Police found a 29-year-old Park Ridge man on the ground with what police described as significant lower body injuries.

Witnesses reportedly told the police they were crossing Plaza Road at High Street when a blue 2006 Volkswagen Jetta almost hit them. When the Volkswagen stopped for a red light while traveling south on Fair Lawn Avenue, the group approached the vehicle and a fight ensued. A passenger from the vehicle pushed the Park Ridge man to the ground and got back inside the car, at which point he was run over, the vehicle then sped away.

The Police reported that the investigating officers found the occupants from the Volkswagen in another car parked in front of the Wells Fargo Bank at 22-11 Fair Lawn Avenue. As  officers approached the vehicle, the driver attempted to flee. The officers were forced to stop the vehicle at gunpoint and arrested the driver, David Rodriguez, 21, of Fair Lawn, and a passenger, Danial Dushaj, 21, of Dix Hills, New York, when he did not comply with officers’ commands, police said.

According to police the blue 2006 Volkswagen Jetta was later recovered at Rodriguez’s residence on Hartley Place and impounded.

The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson.

Rodriguez faces charges of second degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of an injured person, leaving the scene of a crash with an injury, failure to report a crash, reckless driving, careless driving, two counts of failure to produce vehicle documents and failure to inspect. Rodriguez was expected to be sent to the Bergen County Jail.

Subsequent to the arrest, officers found marijuana on Dushaj’s person, police said. Dushaj was charged with obstruction of justice and drug possession, police said. Officers released him pending a court appearance.

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Heavy Rescue teams from Glen Rock FD and Hawthorne FD worked together Wednesday afternoon to extricate a seriously injured driver

Heavy Rescue teams from Glen Rock FD and Hawthorne FD worked together Wednesday afternoon to extricate a seriously injured driver

photos courtesy of  Boyd Loving’s Facebook

August 3,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Glen Rock NJ, Heavy Rescue teams from Glen Rock FD and Hawthorne FD worked together on Wednesday afternoon, 08/02, to extricate a seriously injured driver from a 4-door blue colored Honda that was involved in a T-Bone collision with a black colored SUV on the exit/entrance ramp to/from Harristown Road and Route 208 northbound in Glen Rock. Once extricated, the victim was transported by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. Two (2) other individuals involved in the crash sustained minor injuries. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks from the scene. Due to the severity of injuries sustained by the Honda’s driver, Glen Rock Police conducted an extensive investigation into the crash, which resulted in the exit/entrance ramp involved being closed for an extended period. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Glen Rock EMS with patient evaluation, treatment, and care.

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Friday afternoon crash at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Bellair Road send One Victim to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center

Friday afternoon crash at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Bellair Road send One Victim to St
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
March 4,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, One (1) victim of a Friday afternoon (03/03 ) two (2) vehicle crash at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Bellair Road in Ridgewood was transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance. The victim is reported to have sustained non-life threatening injuries when a Chevrolet Equinox apparently broadsided a Honda Pilot. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. A crash related fluid spill was attended to by Ridgewood FD personnel. A Glen Rock PD Uniformed Patrol Division supervisor assisted at the scene with language interpretation. There was no word as to whether Ridgewood PD officers issued any summonses in connection with the incident.
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Pedestrian Struck and Seriously Injured in Ridgewood

Pedestrian Struck and Seriously Injured in Ridgewood

photo courtesy of Boyd Lovings Facebook page

December 26,2016

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured at the corner of East Ridgewood Avenue and Oak Street, Ridgewood on Sunday evening, 12/25. The victim was transported by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance to a local trauma center. Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS members, along with a paramedic team from St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, all responded to aid the victim. The adult female driver of the vehicle involved stayed at the scene and was cooperating with police officers. The vehicle, a 4-door Volkswagen, had visible damage on the front left fender and bumper, and the front windshield was shattered. It was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Police at the scene would not say if the victim was in a crosswalk when hit, nor whether any summonses were issued in connection with the incident.

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Pedestrian Hit in Fair Lawn

Fair lawn Pedestrian Hit

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook

August 4,2016

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn PD, EMS, and Heavy Rescue, along with a paramedic team from St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, responded to a pedestrian vs. passenger vehicle collision at the intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Plaza Road, Fair Lawn, on Tuesday night, 08/02. The victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with life threatening injuries. Police at the scene did not comment on whether the victim was in a crosswalk at the time contact was made, nor was there any information available regarding the issuance of a summons(es).