Washington Township Police News.
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Drunk Driver Strikes Utility Pole - Driver Medevac'ed to
Morristown Memorial
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© 2004 Washington Township Police Department
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WASHINGTON TWP - 3/14/04 West Valley Brook residents
reported a serious motor vehicle accident in the
vicinity of 185
West Valley Brook Road
early Saturday morning.
Patrol Officer Rady was the first police unit on the
scene and found the one occupant of the vehicle,
a 23 year old male resident of
Califon,
NJ,
unconscious. The occupant, the driver had not been
wearing his seat belt and was thrown into the rear seat
of the vehicle as the vehicle rolled over .
Long
Valley First Aid Squad, assisted
by
The Fairmount Fire Department, and MICU 57,
requested the NJ State Police helicopter,
Northstar for medical evacuation of the injured
party.
Northstar responded and med-evacuated the individual to
Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Sergeant Adams and Traffic Bureau Sergeant Trevena
responded to the crash to assist in the investigation.
Corporal Barnes arrested the individual for Driving
While Intoxicated (DWI) and obtained a blood sample at
Morristown Memorial Hospital.
The driver was additionally charged with careless
driving, and failure to wear a seat belt. The subject
was admitted to the hospital
