YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A hit-and-run crash in Glen Rock injured both drivers, though not seriously, and led to major rush-hour tie-ups tonight.
The driver of a heavily-damaged silver Toyota Highlander got about a half-mile from the scene before a uniformed Glen Rock officer stopped her, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned.
At the same time, firefighters responded to the crash site Harding Plaza and Rock Road to clean up a major spill caused when the impact ruptured the fuel tank on a Ford Ranger pickup.
The Toyota Highlander’s cooling system was also damaged, requiring a second cleanup crew.
Hawthorne Fire Company #4 assisted Glen Rock firefighters at both locations.
Meanwhile, Rock Road was closed in both directions from Glen Avenue to Maple Avenue as emergency response workers tended to the injured and the damaged. Portions of Harding Road were also closed, as was Harding Plaza.
Glen Rock EMS responded to both locations, taking the Toyota driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The other driver was treated at the scene and declined to be taken to a hospital.
No word yet on possible summonses.
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