COPS: Three Injured In Three-Car Crash That Briefly Closed Causeway

Three people were taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center this morning after a three-crash that briefly closed both lanes of the Causeway, Patrolman Christopher Fritz said.

Stafford Township police responded to the scene in the area of Route 72 and milepost 28 at 7:48 a.m.

Investigation revealed that Christopher Potts, 42, Manahawkin, was stopped in traffic on Route 72 when his pickup truck was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Thomas Bernabeo, 76, Manahawkin, Fritz said.

As a result of the first crash, the driver of the third vehicle, Kathy Guerrero, 46, Tuckerton, struck the rear of Bernabeo’s vehicle, he said.

Bernabeo and his wife Patricia Ann, 74, both complained of chest pains. Potts suffered a lower back injury. All three were transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes were reopened at 8:55 a.m., Fritz said.