Fair Lawn Teens Seriously Injured After Car Strikes Tree: Cops

FAIR LAWN, NJ – Two 17-year-old Fair Lawn boys were seriously injured after their vehicle crashed into a tree Wednesday night, according to police.

At 9:35 p.m., police responded to the area of Howard Avenue and Alden Road, where they found a 2004 Acura “had been purposely driven over the pedestrian tunnel,” which forced the car to go airborne after going over the roadway’s hump, Sgt. Brian Metzler said.

After the vehicle landed, it swerved to the right, struck a “no parking” sign and then hit a tree, he said.

The driver, a Fair Lawn High School student, suffered “significant leg, arm and internal injuries,” Metzler said. His passenger, also a Fair Lawn High student, sustained neck and crest injuries, he said.

Both teens were taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson by Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Fair Lawn firefighters and rescue squad also assisted at the crash scene.

Metzler said the crash remains under investigation.