Woman Hospitalized After Car Overturns In Manchester

A Florida woman is hospitalized in stable condition after the car she was driving overturned and hit a tree on Ridge Avenue on Monday morning, Manchester police said.

Kathleen Hayes-Horohoe, 80, of Bradenton, Fla., was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with chest pain by the Manchester Volunteer First Aid squad, Manchester Capt. Todd Malland said.

Police were called to Ridgeway Boulevard and Ridge Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Monday for the report of an overturned vehicle and found Hayes-Horohoe trapped in a blue 2014 Chevrolet Malibu that was on its side in the middle of the roadway, he said. Hayes-Horohoe had to be extricated from her vehicle, he said.

The preliminary investigation determined the car was traveling west on Ridge Avenue when it left the road, struck a small bush, climbed an embankment, and hit a large tree, then turned over and came to rest on the driver’s side in the middle of Ridge Avenue, Malland said.

The road was closed during the rescue and cleanup. A large tree had to be taken down by Manchester Township Public Works to prevent it from falling and striking electrical wires in the area. Normal traffic flow was restored around 9:30 a.m., he said.

Assisting at the scene were members of the Manchester and Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Departments, MONOC Paramedics and Manchester Township Public Works. The crash is being investigated by Patrolman Douglas Higgins and Patrolman Michael Lynch of the Manchester Township Police Traffic Safety Section, he said.

(Photos courtesy Manchester Township Police)