Driver Trapped In Overturned Car Rescued In Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Authorities rescued a trapped driver inside an overturned car on Tuesday in Bridgewater.

On Jan. 3 at 3:42 p.m., the Bridgewater Township Police Department and Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department were called to a serious motor vehicle crash on Chimney Rock Road near Gilbride Road where officers found an overturned vehicle with the driver trapped inside, said Bridgewater Police Lt. Kevin Lamey.

The driver was identified as Zakeer Shaik, a 40-year-old man from Robbinsville, said Lamey.

After authorities rescued Shaik from the car, officers discovered that he was suffering from a serious injury to his left arm. He was then taken by Martinsville Rescue Squad to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment, said Lamey.

A preliminary on-scene investigation determined that Shaik was driving a 2005 Toyota Corolla south on Chimney Rock Road when he lost control and struck a rock embankment on the shoulder.

The force of the impact caused the car to overturn onto its side where it slid across the roadway before coming to a final rest, said Lamey.

This crash is still under investigation by the Bridgewater Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Kevin Florczak of the Bridgewater Police Traffic Safety Bureau at 908-722-4111 extension 4130 or the Bridgewater TIPS line at 877-660-INFO (4636).

The Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department is always looking for volunteers. If interested in volunteering or for more information visit martinsvillefire.org or call 732-469-1955 or facebook.com/Station43.

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