One Hurt When Car Flips, Flies, Slides 320 Feet On Route 37

One person was seriously injured when a car hit the concrete divider on Route 37 and flipped, went airborne and then slid 320 feet late Saturday evening, Manchester police said Sunday.

Eric Larson, 21, of Jackson, was westbound on Route 37 about 11 p.m. Saturday in a silver 2012 Chevrolet Impala when the car failed to maintain its lane and hit the concrete divider head-on at the Colonial Drive intersection, Manchester Township Police Capt. Todd Malland said.

The impact caused the car to go airborne, Malland said, and it crossed over the divider and traveled about 70 feet, flipping onto its passenger side and then rolling onto its roof in the eastbound lanes of Route 37, before it finally slid to a stop. The car traveled 320 feet west from where it hit the divider, Malland said.

Larson was properly restrained at the time of the crash and refused medical attention at the scene, Malland said.

His passenger, Taylor Bromberg, 22, of Englishtown, also was properly restrained but suffered significant abdominal injuries and was taken to Community Medical Center by the Manchester Township Volunteer First Aid Squad. Bromberg’s condition was not available Sunday, Malland said.

Assisting at the scene were paramedics from MONOC as well as members of the Manchester Township Volunteer Fire Department, and the New Jersey State Department of Transportation, Malland said.

Manchester Patrolman Ian Bole of the Traffic Safety Section is investigating.