Car Ends Up In Lawn, 2 Injured In Holiday City Berkeley Crash: Police

BERKELEY, NJ — Two drivers were injured after one ran a stop sign and crashed into another car in Holiday City Berkeley, according to police.

Berkeley police responded to the intersection of Jamaica Boulevard and Bimini Drive at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday and found a tan Toyota Camry and a white Honda Civic "with heavy damage."

The Camry's driver was heading west on Jamaica Boulevard and ran the stop sign at the intersection with Bimini Drive, police said. As the Camry went into the intersection, it struck the passenger side of the Civic, which was heading north on Bimini Drive.

The force of the collision sent both cars off the road, with the Camry stopping in the front lawn of a Bimini Drive home and the Civic ending up on the northwest sidewalk of Jamaica Boulevard, police said.

The Camry's driver was significantly injured in the crash and needed to be extracted from her car, police said. She was then airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.

The Civic's driver was taken to Community Medical Center by ambulance, police said.

The Ocean County Sheriff's Department CSI responded to the scene as well and assisted with the crash investigation. This crash is being investigated by Ptl. Ed Hendrickson of the Berkeley Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to call the Berkeley Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau at (732)-341-1132 ext. 2125. Callers can remain anonymous.