Crime & Safety

Pickup Hits House At Howell Windmill Club Development

Howell police said a house on Eagle Dive in the Windmill Club was severely damaged when it was struck by the vehicle.

This is what a house on Eagle Drive in Howell looked like after what appeared to be a pickup truck ran into it Wednesday morning, police said. The driver is being evaluated at the hospital. No other injuries were reported in a police statement.
This is what a house on Eagle Drive in Howell looked like after what appeared to be a pickup truck ran into it Wednesday morning, police said. The driver is being evaluated at the hospital. No other injuries were reported in a police statement. (Photos provided by Howell Police Department )

HOWELL, NJ — Howell police are investigating a motor vehicle crash Wednesday morning in which a vehicle left a local roadway and crashed into an unoccupied house at the Windmill Club, causing structural damage, police said.

The incident happened on Blue Bird Lane at 6:58 a.m. in the Windmill Club development, police said in an update on the incident.

The home was unoccupied at the time of the crash, police said.

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The driver was treated for minor injuries and transported to an area hospital via the Howell First Aid and Rescue Squad.

Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Howell Township Police Department, Southard Fire Department, Squankum Fire Company, Asbury Park Fire Department Special Operations Team, Howell Township Fire Bureau, Howell Township Building Department, Howell Office of Emergency Management, Howell First Aid and Rescue Squad, Robert Wood Johnson Paramedics and Certified Auto Mall.

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Howell traffic safety officers are investigating.

Any witnesses to the accident are asked to call Patrolman Michael Silvani of the Howell Township Police Traffic Safety Unit at 732-938-4575, ext. 2651.

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This vehicle struck a home on Eagle Drive in the Windmill Club, causing the damage you see here, according to Howell police. No one in the house was reported as injured, according to a police report.

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