PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Police Dispatchers were advised by members of the Rockaway Neck Fire Department District 5 of a serious motor crash with entrapment which occurred next to their firehouse located at 200 South Beverwyck Road on Thursday, January 7 at 3:51 p.m.
Fire personnel heard the crash and immediately responded to the scene to render aid to the driver, a 65 year old male from Whippany, who was entrapped in his vehicle, a 1998 Lexus ES.
Parsippany Police, Par-Troy Emergency Medical Services, MICU, Parsippany Rescue and Recovery, along with other members of the Rockaway Neck Fire Department District 5 responded to the scene. Fire personnel were able to extricate the victim out of the vehicle. Par-Troy Emergency Medical Services, along with Saint Clares Hospital ALS, transported the victim to Morristown Medical Center due to his head injuries.
Parsippany Police Department Crash Investigator B. Conover, along with Morris County Sheriff’s Department CID/Laser Team are investigating the crash. Preliminary investigation revealed the driver was heading northbound on South Beverwyck Road when he crossed the double yellow lines and entered the southbound traffic lane. The driver then struck the curb and crashed into a tree head on.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
