Three Injured in Cedar Grove Car Accident

Slippery streets and a speeding driver resulted in a car accident early this morning on Ridge Road in Cedar Grove that sent two men to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Police said a 29-year-old West Orange man was speeding when he crossed the double yellow lines after turning his 2000 Toyota Camry onto Ridge Road from Pompton Avenue shortly before 7 a.m. Friday

The driver struck a second vehicle, a 2008 Ford pick-up truck, which was sitting at a red light at the intersection of Pompton Avenue and Ridge Road. The force of the impact pushed the truck over a curb and onto a resident's lawn, police said.

The driver of the truck, a 29-year-old Irvington man, complained of head pain at the scene. His passenger, a 49-year-old Orange resident, reported experiencing neck pain. Both men were transported by ambulance to Mountainside Hospital in Montclair with non-life threatening injuries, Police Chief Richard Vanderstreet said in a telephone interview.

The Camry driver complained of leg pain but refused medical treatment at the scene. Vanderstreet said the officers' report blamed slippery road conditions and speeding for the crash.

"The driver of the Camry was issued a traffic summons for careless driving. Officers at the scene reported it appeared the Camry was traveling at an unsafe speed at the time of the accident."