Crash Into Car, Telephone Pole Sends Cop To Hospital During Burglary Response In Union Co.

KENILWORTH, NJ — A Kenilworth officer was taken to a hospital following a crash with another car and telephone pole while responding to a home burglary on Saturday.

On March 8 at 12:11 p.m., Patrolman Marcus Trotman was responding to a call for a suspicious person wearing a mask and gloves on Wilshire Drive in Kenilworth.

"Trotman expedited his response to the call due to a heightened state of alertness for occupied home burglaries," said Kenilworth Detective Sgt. Brian Pickton.

While driving to the call and using his lights and sirens, Troman was involved in a motor vehicle crash with his marked patrol car at the intersection of Boulevard and Coolidge Drive.

The patrol vehicle also collided with a telephone pole during the crash, said Pickton.

"Thankfully, the other motorist involved was not injured," said Pickton.

Trotman was taken to Overlook Hospital for an evaluation and then released.

Traffic Sergeant Ken Grady is investigating the crash and any video or information about the incident can be e-mailed to him at Kgrady@kenilworthpolice.org.

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