Updated: Witnesses Help Lift SUV Off Woman After She Is Struck, Trapped Under It

RED BANK, NJ — A group of nearby people came together with police and first responders Wednesday afternoon to help lift an SUV off a woman after she was hit by the vehicle and trapped beneath it, Red Bank Police Chief Michael Frazee said.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when police responded to 64 Monmouth Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle.

According to Frazee, it appears that the woman was walking east along the sidewalk and crossing over the driveway apron of 64 Monmouth Street when the driver of a Toyota Rav4 turned her vehicle into the driveway and struck the woman.

Once police arrived at the scene of the crash, they found that the woman was trapped under the vehicle in the driveway of TEAK Restaurant, Frazee said.

The vehicle was then stabilized, and the woman was pulled out from underneath it by police, first responders and other pedestrians in the area.

As a result of the accident, Frazee said the woman sustained fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis and a collapsed lung. She was brought to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Emilia Vasquez De Menjivar, of Tinton Falls, Frazee said.

She was issued summonses of careless driving, view obstruction on windshield, and rate of speed crossing sidewalk, according to police.

The incident is being investigated by Sgt. Heather Kovar, Frazee said, who is the supervisor of the department’s Traffic Safety Unit.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated with information from the Red Bank Police Department. The story was originally reported by RedBankGreen.