Ridgewood NJ, An employee of a Cliffside Park based construction company was seriously injured on Wednesday evening, 11/11, after he unsuccessfully attempted to stop a runaway van and was struck after he jumped into the driver’s seat and then fell out of the moving vehicle. The incident occurred in front of 472 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood at approximately 5:15 PM. The victim had been part of a crew performing maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben. An ambulance transported the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with the assistance of a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital. The van was removed from the scene by a tow truck. Ridgewood Police are conducting an investigation. It is not know whether Mr. Coben, or his wife Anne Armstrong-Coben, were at home when the incident occurred.