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Westwood NJ, An Emerson man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after crashing his car into a Westwood home early Monday morning, according to police.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, all travel lanes of the Garden State Parkway southbound in Washington Township, Bergen County were closed temporarily on Saturday morning, 04/20, as emergency crews worked to safely remove an individual from a passenger vehicle that had rolled over. Washington Township first responders were assisted at the scene by Paramus Police ESU and Westwood EMS. No information was available as to the victim’s condition. New Jersey State Police Bloomfield Barracks Troopers responded to the incident as well. A flatbed tow truck was standing by to remove the wrecked vehicle.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, two (2) injuries were reported following the Monday morning, 10/04, collision between a pickup truck and an ambulette in the 700 block of Washington Avenue, Washington Township, a collision that resulted in one of the vehicles being pushed onto the front lawn of a nearby single family home. The ambulette’s driver was transported to a local hospital by a Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corp rig, and an elderly female patient who was in the ambulette was removed from the scene and taken to a hospital by a private ambulance service. The pickup truck’s driver was uninjured. Both damaged vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Washington Township Police is investigating the incident.
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February 24,2018
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Westwood NJ, according to the Westwood Police a 79-year-old woman was struck and injured crossing Kinderkamack Road and Irvington Street Wednesday afternoon.
Westwood Police were summed to the scene at 12:08 p.m. The victim began crossing Kinderkamack Road when Patricia Shaw, 76, of Midland Park turned left from Irvington Street onto Kinderkamack Road. Westwood Police were assisted by Hillsdale Police , Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and Micron Advanced Life Support .
According to police the victim was walking in southbound lane when the driver failed to yield and hit her with the front driver’s-side part of the vehicle.
The woman was knocked to the ground and injured on the lower part of her body. She was stabilized at the scene and rushed to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The extent of her injuries is unknown.
The 76 year old driver failed to yield the right of way to a pedestrian and was charged with failure to stop/yield at an intersection, making an improper turn, failure to maintain a lane and failure to yield to a pedestrian.
Westwood Police will also submit a re-evaluation to the state Division of Motor Vehicles regarding Shaw to determine if she is fit to operate a motor vehicle.
The Westwood Police Department is asking for the public’s cooperation in reducing the number of accidents involving pedestrians and bicycles in the borough.
