Snow Accident Wednesday Morning In South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Please use extra caution getting to work this morning, as the icy, snowy road conditions caused an accident on Beekman Road Wednesday in South Brunswick. Police said both drivers are lucky they were not more seriously injured.

At 7:14 a.m. today, a 2004 Honda Civic driven by Shylaja Suresh, 39, of Kendall Park was headed westbound on Beekman Road. As Ms. Suresh approached a crest in the road, she lost control of her vehicle and began to drift into the eastbound travel lane.

A South Brunswick Township Public Works sand truck was headed eastbound at the same time. The truck driver, Jermaine Epps, 42, of South Brunswick, swerved to the right to avoid a collision but the Civic struck the truck’s rear drivers wheel, causing the truck to flip over.

Because Mr. Epps swerved, Ms. Suresh was able to avoid serious injury, South Brunswick police said.

Epps was able to free himself from the truck. He was taken by South Brunswick EMS to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro for treatment of lacerations. Ms. Suresh was uninjured.

Suresh was issued two summonses, one for careless driving and the other for obstructing the passage of other vehicles.

Beekman Road between Rt. 1 and Jared Boulevard was closed for two hours Wednesday during the investigation.

South Brunswick schools are open as normal today; drivers are asked to please just use reduced speeds.

Photo via South Brunswick police.