Crossing Guard Struck By Car In Paramus: Police

PARAMUS, NJ — A crossing guard was struck by a car in Paramus Monday morning and taken to the hospital, police said.

The guard was helping a pedestrian cross Forest Avenue just before 7:30 a.m. when a 79-year-old driver from Paramus made a left turn onto the street, striking the guard, Paramus police said.

The guard, who was wearing a safety vest and holding the stop sign in the air at the time of the incident, was taken to Valley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The driver told police she didn't see the victim before making the turn, police said.

The driver was issued motor vehicle summonses for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and for failure to comply with a school crossing guard’s signal to stop, police said.