Montville Teen Seriously Injured In Three Car Crash: Police

MONTVILLE, NJ — A Montville teen was seriously injured in a three car crash earlier this week in Mahwah, police said.

Kyle Cooney, 18, from the Towaco section of Montville, was driving a 1992 Corvette when he lost control around a cure on Ramapo Valley Road Monday afternoon, police said. As the car slid out, it struck a second car which sent it into a tailspin and into a third car. Police say they were able to figure out the path of Cooney's car based on skid marks left on the road.

Because of the severity of Cooney's injuries, he was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. According to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up for Cooney, he suffered broken bones, ruptured lungs, and a ruptured spleen. A second teen driver, a woman, sustained minor injuries.

Road conditions were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the crash, police say. An investigation and reconstruction is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to call Detective Russell Read at 201-529-1000 ext. 225 or by email at rread@mahwahpd.org.

No charges have been filed as the investigation is pending, police said.

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