Wires, Utility Pole Fall On Vehicle In Barnegat Crash: Police

BARNEGAT, NJ — A Barnegat man sustained minor injuries in a single-car crash on Tuesday that brought down a utility pole with live wires on Route 72, police said.

On Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., the Stafford Township Police Dispatch received the report of a crash on Route 72 just west of the Route 610/ 532 intersection, Captain Jason Carroll told Patch.

A silver 2015 Ford F150 driven by a 46-year-old man veered off the roadway while traveling east and struck a utility pole, Carroll said.

The pole with live wires fell on the vehicle, where the driver remained until Atlantic City Electric responded to secure power to the wires.

Once power was secured, he was removed from the vehicle and taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center where he was treated for minor injuries, Carroll said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Barnegat Police were assisted by New Jersey State Police, Barnegat and Warren Grove Fire companies, and Atlantic City Electric.

Route 72 was closed in both directions until about 4 a.m. Wednesday after the damaged utility pole was replaced.

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