Willow Grove Man 'Critical' After NJ Halloween Parade Crash: Cops

WILLOW GROVE, PA — A Willow Grove man was seriously injured Wednesday night when his go-cart flipped over at a Halloween Parade in New Jersey, police said.

Harold Oswald, 80, is listed in critical but stable condition at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with a skull fracture, Jillian Messina of the Toms River Police Department said Thursday.

Oswald was driving the miniature gas-powered cart along the Toms River parade route and while performing various maneuvers in the road, lost control of the cart. It tipped over and he was thrown from the cart and hit his head on the road, she said.

He was not wearing a helmet and the go-cart did not have safety belts, she said.
Ocean County Scanner News reported the accident happened near the end of the parade route, on Washington Street in front of the Ocean County Courthouse. Oswald was airlifted, the report said.

Messina said Toms River police are seeking video of the incident to help determine the cause of the crash. If you were were at the parade and were in the area of the crash and caught it on video, please send it to Patrolman Gambardella at pgambardella@trpolice.org. You also can call police at 732-349-0150 with information.

Reporting by Patch correspondent Karen Wall

Photo via Toms River police