PARSIPPANY — Retired Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Captain James Carifi assisted the driver of the vehicle involved in a crash at Route 46 and New Road, on Tuesday, September 15, according to police reports.
Mr. Carifi was traveling on Route 46, shortly after the incident occurred and stopped to help remove the driver to safety, until Parsippany Police Department and Parsippany Emergency Medical Services arrived.
“Parsippany has some great police officers. Any one of them would have reacted the same way if they had been in this situation,” said Retired Captain Carifi.
Mr. Frank Guiliana, 45, Lake Hiawatha was traveling east on Route 46 at 12:28 p.m. when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole and a traffic light. The crash impacted a handful of major roadways in the area, and sections of the New Road intersection was blocked off into the evening.
Mr. Guiliana was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital by Parsippany Emergency Medical Services.
Two Fairfield detectives also assisted at the scene until Patrol Sergeant A. Griffin, Patrol Officer R. Howell and Patrol Officer G. Bloete arrived.
Mr. Guiliana was driving a 2009 Chevy Tahoe which was towed from the scene by Eagle Towing.
Parsippany Volunteer Fire Department District #5 personnel arrived on scene due to a small brush fire caused by the downed wires.
Repairs to the downed utility pole were completed on Spetember 16 prior to 5:00 a.m.
No summons were issued.
