SUV Sideswipes Tractor-Trailer On Route 70: Manchester Police

MANCHESTER, NJ — A Pennsylvania man suffered minor injuries after his SUV sideswiped a tractor-trailer on Route 70 Monday evening, Manchester police said.

Walter W. Ferinden, 56, of Lansdale, PA, was behind the wheel of a 2014 Subaru Outback headed west on Route 70 on Monday evening that collided with a 2012 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by Daniel Brennan, 49, of Manchester shortly before 7 p.m., Capt. Todd Malland said.

Malland said the initial investigation revealed that Ferinden was looking to pass a vehicle in front of him that was traveling slowly on Route 70, and as Ferinden crossed the center line in his Subaru, he sideswiped the tractor-trailer, which was eastbound, damaging the driver's sides of both vehicles.

The accident shut down Route 70 in the area of Pleasant Valley Road in both directions for about 90 minutes for the investigation and cleanup, Malland said.

Ferinden refused additional medical care at the scene, and Brennan was not injured during the crash, Malland said.

Assisting at the scene were members of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Patrol Bureau, firefighters from the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department and EMT’s from Quality Medical Transport.

Cpl. Douglas Higgins of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Section, with the assistance of Patrolman Matthew Juralewicz, is investigating, he said.

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