If this police officer is shaken up by having a jogger run into her car, and needs to be taken to the hospital, perhaps she needs to be looking for a new line of work. Dog walking, perhaps? Walmart greeter? Can you imagine how poorly she would react to an armed assailant? Unruly mob? Break in?

I believe the officer is a man but yeah. And he didn't even hit her...SHE ran into HIM. I'm sure that can be unnerving and the officer was worried about the jogger...but the phrase "extremely shaken up" does not instill confidence. At least both are going to be fine.

The jogger was seriously injured. If you go to cliffviewpilot.com you will see the story and the update to her condition. As to your callous remark about the cop it is ridiculous to not be shaken up by such a accident. So if you had a collision with a jogger you would be fine right afterwards. Really? Well then there might be something wrong with you. I am sure the officer involved whomever he is was replaying the accident in his mind and was disturbed as their line of work is to serve and protect. The last thing any of them wants to do is to harm someone whether or not it was the jogger who ran into him.

If you are not a a first responder - and I can tell by your comment Kelly that you are not - you should not make comments on how a police officer is supposed to react to any situation. Until you are willing to put your life on the line everyday for the sake of complete strangers you should really keep your mouth shut. After all, the next time you or a loved one is sick or hurt or your house was broken into or is on fire or you yourself is ever in a car accident, it will be one of those police officers who respond first to your call for help.

first of all state law say's person in the cross-walk has the right of way, note all the sign's at all the cross-walk's on westwood ave. And as far as the first-responder's put'n thier life on the line, that's thier JOB that's why they get over 100,000 a year!!

do i realy want some-one to fall apart and be as you say traumatized when they risk their life to help me??? they are trained to handel these problem's to keep their kool when i lose mine.

All westwood cops are scumbags just a pure fact

Speaking of cars and joggers - what's up with that father and son hit team? in jail yet?

MAYBE these Westwood cops should SLOW down. They drive through this town like they are constantly on their way to a life & death situation when in fact, they are headed absolutely nowhere. I see them first hand speed up and down my street like it's the autobahn. (center ave) Perhaps if they followed the laws themselves, this unfortunate situation would have been foreseen and avoided. Afterall, if you are paying attention, you can see someone running up a sidewalk and into a crosswalk IF you are paying attention to your surroundings.

The law-abiding citizens do not have a problem with the cops. It is the criminals and low lifes that have the issues, especially in Westwood. You should do everyone a favor and the next time you need to dial 911 for help - DON'T!!!

Agree'd Westwood cops r shit including most of Bergen county uneducated and over paid!!!!!!

WOW! I'm surprised at the negative comments. I'm just glad everyone is OK. Perhaps this accident will make everyone pause and re-assess what they are doing and how they are doing it. It's really dark in the early AM.

As I see it: Did the runner have on the earphones and was possible listening to music instead of paying attention? Did she have on the proper reflective vest to be seen easier, especially at that time of the morning?
And it's always the PD that take the hit if something happens like this. If you really think about it, do you think it was the officers fault? He had the green light, she was the one that ran into the car, so she had to have stepped off the sidewalk to get there. Therefore, she was the one that was not paying attention. People always take for granted that the PD and emergency personnel are going to be there when they are needed. So stop putting them down and be thankful they are there when they are needed. Unless you walk in their shoes, how do you know they feel? They do have feelings, as I would hope everyone does.

Look, nobody here is bad mouthing the work of police officers, even highly paid ones in the suburbs. What we are questioning is the fact this this officer felt the need to go to the hospital because she/he was "traumatized'. Good thing the jogger wasn't a bank robber? The PO would have been left positively catatonic by the episode!