Crime & Safety
Dangerous Intersection Yields 2 Accidents in 2 Days
Drivers failed to stop at the corner of Brooklyn Mountain Road and Durban Avenue, police said.
A pair of accidents were caused when drivers failed to stop at the intersection of Brooklyn Mountain Road and Durban Avenue and injured two people last week, Hopatcong Police said.
The first accident occurred Thursday morning when a driver wasn't paying attention and went through a stop sign on Durban Avenue while crossing over Brooklyn Mountain Road just before 10:30 a.m., Lt. Thomas Kmetz said.
A vehicle on Brooklyn Mountain Road crashed into the driver's side of the car that went through the stop sign, pushing it up onto a snow bank, Kmetz said.
The driver of the vehicle on Brooklyn Mountain Road was taken to the hospital after complaining of pain, Kmetz said. The driver who went through the stop sign was issued a summons for failure to stop/yield.
Flashing lights were installed near this intersection recently to alert drivers of the dangerous corner, Kmetz said.
However, a similar crash occurred at the same spot on Friday at about noon when a driver ignored the stop sign while crossing Brooklyn Mountain Road and was struck by a vehicle traveling on Durban Avenue, Kmetz said.
One of the drivers was transported to the hospital with an arm injury. A ticket for failure to stop/yield was issued to the driver who ran the stop sign.
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