PARSIPPANY — Malik Bell, 36, East Orange, was traveling east on Littleton Road, on Friday, August 3, at 3:00 p.m. when his vehicle drove over a puddle of water and he lost control of the vehicle driving onto the curbed grassy area and striking the road sign and utility pole. Area video surveillance captured the van driving over the puddled water and then striking the utility pole.
Mr. Bell was at fault for traveling at an unsafe speed during wet road conditions.
Two passengers in the vehicle was transported to St. Clare’s Hospital, Denville.
The vehicle caused damage to the traffic sign, gas vent lines, gas test station and a Verizon telephone pole.
The vehicle was towed from the scene by Powder Mill Towing.
At the time of the report there were no violations issued to the driver. Parsippany-Troy Hills Officer Czajka investigated the scene.
