Stuck Drivers 'Were Just Out to Look Around,' First Responder Says

Manalapan Township, NJ - ”We were just out to look around.”

That’s what several drivers who got stuck Saturday told first responders with Englishtown Manalapan First Aid Squad, according to squad president John J. Cuccia, Jr.

Cuccia said his crew had to help out “a few” drivers Saturday who admitted they were merely sightseeing the storm.

“That was the summary I got from the crew,” said Cuccia. ”It was mostly intersections where there were larger snow drifts that were misjudged.”

Those drivers got stuck Saturday, requiring a 911 call and assistance, he said. AAA reports the wait time for road rescues is longer than 10 hours in some parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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NJ State Police responded to 222 motor vehicle accidents of 1 p.m. Saturday due to the storm. Troopers also had to help dig out, push or respond to 868 cars that got stuck in the snow, they report. Many of them were 4x4 vehicles, police report.

Photo: A pickup truck stuck in the snow in Brick earlier Saturday. Jill Bednar/ American Image