Crime & Safety
Hazlet Police Car Involved In 3-Car Accident Monday Morning
Three people, including a boy and a Hazlet police officer, were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car accident Monday morning.
HAZLET, NJ — Three people, one of which was an 8-year-old boy, had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car accident occurred Monday morning in Hazlet, and it involved a Hazlet police car.
The three-car accident occurred at 8:51 a.m. Monday, April 29 on Middle Road near Bromley Drive, said Lt. Robert Mulligan. A Hazlet police cruiser was involved, along with two other vehicles.
The Hazlet police officer was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, since his air bag deployed, said Mulligan. He was treated and released. A woman driving the second car and her 8-year-old son also were taken to a local hospital, but it was for injuries that were not serious, he said.
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The third driver did not require an ambulance. Details of how exactly the accident occurred were not immediately available Monday afternoon. Did you witness this accident? If so, and you'd like to talk about it, email Carly.Baldwin@patch.com.
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