Crime & Safety
Driver Crashes Into Englewood Brook: Police
The 19-year-old driver did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said.
ENGLEWOOD, NJ — A man crashed his vehicle and wound up in an Englewood brook Monday night, police said.
The 19-year-old driver crashed his late-model Toyota at 7:31 p.m. on Murray Avenue, said Deputy Chief Gregory Halstead. The vehicle wound up in a nearby brook, he said.
Police did not know Tuesday morning what caused the accident. The Englewood Fire Department removed the driver from the vehicle, Halstead said.
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The driver did not appear to be under the influence of drug or alcohol when the accident occurred, the deputy chief said. He was taken to Hackensack Medical Center with a laceration to his face, and injuries to his nose and jaw.
Authorities are still investigating the accident.
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