MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 – 10:08 a.m.

Location: Lawrence Road (Route 206) by Skillman Avenue, Lawrence Township, N.J.

Details: Lawrence Road Fire Co. volunteers were dispatched for a possible car fire secondary to a two-vehicle collision. The accident reportedly occurred when a Honda Accord that was traveling northbound attempted to make a left turn into the driveway of the ARC Mercer group home next to Rider University and, in doing, so collided with a Nissan Sentra that was going south. The collision propelled the northbound Honda off the road and onto the landscaping of the group home, where it came to rest. The southbound Nissan stopped in the road after the collision and the driver got out. But that woman, who was not injured, apparently failed to shift her transmission into park and her car started to move after she got out. The Nissan continued south on Lawrence Road for a block and a half before it veered off the road and came to rest next to a tree near Lombard Avenue. Dust from the Nissan’s activated airbag was mistaken to be smoke, resulting in the dispatch of Station 22. Rescue 22’s crew, finding no fire but significant front-end damage to the car, disconnected the battery of the Nissan as a precaution. The Honda’s driver suffered minor injuries and was transported by a Lawrence Township ambulance crew to Capital Health System at Mercer hospital for treatment. Police said the Honda’s driver was issued a ticket for careless driving. Rescue 22’s crew stood by until both vehicles were towed away. Rescue 22 was back in quarters by 10:41 a.m.

Responding LRFC Personnel

Rescue 22

Officer: Capt. Edward Kitchen	Driver: Paid Driver Robert Santello
Crew: Capt. Ed Budzinski	Crew: Ff. Adam Rivera
Crew: Ff. Richard Laird III	Crew: Ff. Michael Ratcliffe

All photos copyright (c) 2007 by Michael Ratcliffe