Dodge Ram runs stop sign; crashes with Chevy Traverse

PARSIPPANY —  Mr. Migel Torres, 68, Lake Hiawatha was traveling west on Lake Shore Drive, when Mr. Harold Wachtel, 60, Montville, proceeded through the stop sign on Knoll Road and crashed into Mr. Torres. Mr. Wachtel believed that the intersection was clear, but struck the 2003 Chevy Traverse.

Rockaway Neck Volunteer Ambulance responded to the scene, but all occupants in the Chevy refused medical attention.

Mr. Wachtel received a summons for failure to observe traffic sign.

Both vehicles were driven from the scene by the owners.

The accident was investigated by Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officer Gian Cacioppo, which happen at 12:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.