New Jersey Crash Report: Head-on DUI crash hurts 2 in Ridgewood

Crash Report – North Monroe St. and Fairmount Rd., Ridgewood, NJ

Report ID: 2023 Jan. 13


NCIC#: Unknown


OFFICER ID#: Unknown


Traffic Unit 1: SUV


Traffic Unit 2: Chevy pickup truck


 

Occupants: Two


Injuries/Fatalities: Yes


Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes


Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown


Road Surface Condition: Unknown


Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

 

Narrative

Medics transported two people to the hospital last Friday after a head-on collision caused by an alleged DUI driver. The incident happened in the evening near North Monroe Street and Fairmount Road. Police say the 59-year-old driver of a Chevy pickup truck veered out of his southbound lane  and collided head-on with a northbound SUV.  Both the driver of the pickup truck and the 80-year-old driver of the SUV sustained injuries in the collision. The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Thomas Michalski, faces a DWI charge.

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