Crime & Safety
Driver in South Brunswick Crash Distracted by Paper Blowing Out of Car
He tried to reach for the paper as he was driving, lost control of the car and smashed into a pole, police said.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - The driver in a South Brunswick Township crash Sunday was distracted by a piece of paper blowing out of his car, police said. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole.
The accident occurred just before 4 p.m. Sunday on Davidsons Mill Road between Rt. 535 and Fresh Ponds Road.
The driver, a 23-year-old man from Middlesex County, tried to grab the piece of paper, lost control of the car and crashed, South Brunswick police told Patch. His name will not be released until all his family is notified, police said.
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The force of the impact split the car in half and he was only saved by his seat belt, said Capt. James Ryan of the South Brunswick police.
He was taken to a hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening.
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Earlier Patch reporting: Serious Crash In South Brunswick: Roads Closed In Area (Video)
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