Commercial Vehicle Crash In Middlesex Co. Prompts State Police Probe

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ - New Jersey State Police are seeking residents with information regarding a single-vehicle pickup truck crash that prompted power outages in Highland Park Monday night.

The crash, which was reported shortly after 10 p.m., took place in the area of Cedar Lane, state police said. At the scene, police officers found a blue and white Ocean County Masonry & Paving commercial pickup truck that struck a utility pole which caused it to snap and shut off power to the area.

Two individuals left the vehicle and fled into the area of Treetops and Forest Glenn, witnesses in the area told police.

Those who were in the vehicle, have a residential camera in the area or know the commercial vehicle’s business owner are urged to contact Highland Park police at (732) 572-3800 or email us at Dsoden@hpboro.com.