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Ridgewood police search for solutions after pedestrian accidents
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS AND JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITERS
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
There were two pedestrian accidents and one involving a cyclist in the course of five days this week, prompting a surge in police decoy programs and alarm among Village Council members.
The accidents, which all occurred during the late afternoon or evening, resulted in non-life threatening injuries to four victims. Two pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle downtown during a rainstorm Saturday night, and a bicyclist was struck close to Ridgewood High School on Tuesday night. On Wednesday evening, a man was struck at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Chestnut Street, authorities said.
As the accidents piled up, police responded by dispatching three decoy programs on Wednesday and Thursday to issue warnings and tickets to drivers failing to stop for pedestrians.
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