Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Pedestrian Hit by Lexus on North Walnut Street in Ridgewood Rushed to Hackensack Trauma Center
March 5,2013
Boyd A. Loving
8:32 PM
Ridgewood NJ , A man was struck by a 4-door Lexus sedan while crossing North Walnut Street near Franklin Avenue in Ridgewood on Tuesday evening was rushed by ambulance to the trauma center at Hackensack University Medical Center shortly after the accident. Ridgewood PD and EMS units, along with a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital, all were all dispatched the scene at approximately 7:30 PM following receipt of several 911 telephone calls.
The victim, dressed in what appeared to be dark colored business attire and carrying a briefcase, was observed to be conscious and alert as he was loaded onto a stretcher by emergency responders. The accident remains under investigation at this time.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving