Crime & Safety

Rumson Road Wreck Leaves One Injured

A driver attempting to pull out onto Rumson Road from Church Street was struck by an oncoming pickup truck.

The driver of a late-model BMW sports utility vehicle was injured when she was struck trying to turn onto Rumson Road from Church Street in front of oncoming traffic late Friday morning in.

The unidentified female driver was placed on a stretcher and transported to Riverview Medical Center with injuries categorized by a officer on the scene as "minor."

The accident occurred around 11 a.m. The driver of the pickup truck said he was traveling east bound on Rumson Road when the SUV attempted to pullout and turn in the west bound direction. When she noticed oncoming traffic, the truck driver said, she stopped in the middle of the road. With vehicles coming from either direction, he said he was unable to turn away and avoid the accident, striking the front of her vehicle before hitting a nearby guardrail.

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An official police report was not immediately available. An officer on the scene said it appeared as though the driver of the SUV had pulled out too far from Church Street.

Both vehicles were towed. The responding traffic officer was unable to provide additional details pending further investigation.

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