Cop Hit By Car While Helping Disabled Vehicle On Passaic Co. Highway

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — A Passaic County police officer was injured this week after being hit by a car while helping another motorist, officials said.

On Wednesday, just after 9:30 p.m., a Clifton police officer was helping the driver of a disabled vehicle on Route 21 North near Route 46.

At that time, two merging vehicles collided at a “relatively low speed,” one of them, a Honda Civic driven by a 24-year-old Saddle Brook woman, then struck the officer and the disabled vehicle, police said.

The police officer suffered a lower leg injury, was taken to a hospital for treatment, and was later released.

The Saddle Brook woman was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to yield the right of way.

“We are thankful that our officer was not more seriously injured, and after some recovery time, is expected to make a full recovery,” Lt. Robert Anderson of the Clifton Police Department said.