Police
Headquarters received a 911 call during the early
morning hours of July 10, 2004, at about 4:59 AM reporting
that a
car struck a tree on Turtleback Road and the occupants
were injured. Sergeants Almer, Corporal Pluciniak and Patrol
Officers Madden and Falleni responded to the scene.
Arriving patrol officers determined the driver was
trapped in the vehicle, a 2004 Maroon Nissan pickup,
and the passenger, a 26 year old male resident of
Chester, NJ, was severely injured. The Long
Valley First Aid Squad, and the Fairmont Company responded to the scene.
The
injuries to the driver and the passenger were of a
nature that the NJ State Police Northstar helicopter
was immediately called to transport the injured
parties to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The Long Valley First Aid Squad used the "Jaws of
Life" to remove the driver, a 19 year old female
resident of Pottersville, NJ.
Sergeant
Trevena, of the Washington Township Traffic Bureau,
responded to the scene to assist in the investigation,
along with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.
The lead investigating officer, Corporal Pluciniak,
determined the driver lost control of the vehicle and
drifted into t ditch on the left hand side of the
roadway, as a result, the vehicle spun into trees at
the side of the road trapping the driver between the
driver's door and the interior of the vehicle.
The
investigation into the accident is continuing, and the
driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated
(DWI) and other motor vehicle charges.
