Fire/Rescue News - Egg Harbor Township police investigate four-vehicle accident on Black Horse Pike
By MICHELLE LEE Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 | 0 comments
The Egg Harbor Township police are investigating a four-vehicle accident that hurt four people on the Black Horse Pike on Wednesday in the Cardiff neighborhood. One woman was still in the hospital Friday, recovering from her injury.
The accident happened at about 5:05 p.m. by the intersection of the Black Horse Pike and Tremont Avenue, Sgt. Robert Gray said Friday. Elizabeth N. Torres, 30, from Minotola, was driving east when her minivan was hit by another driver traveling north on Tremont Avenue , Nancy Mariela Cruz-Alvarez, 30, from the township, Gray said....Continue Reading
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Torres's minivan went into the woods and hit a tree. Cruz-Alvarez's car went across the highway median into the westbound lane and hit a car driven by Karl J. Mattle Jr., 66, from Mays Landing, Gray said. A fourth driver, Bonnie K. Kleuser, 52, from Egg Harbor City, hit those cars while driving west, according to police.
Torres, Mattle and his passenger, Scott C. Mattle, 36, also from Mays Landing, suffered moderate injuries, and they were taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, by the township and Absecon ambulance rescue squads, Gray said.
Cruz-Alvarez was extricated from her car by the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company and taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, police said. She is listed in fair condition.
The other people hurt in the accident were discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, AtlantiCare spokeswoman Jenna Dearth said Friday.
The accident took about an hour to clear. The investigation is being handled by Officer Al Maiorano and traffic summons may be issued pending completion.
Contact Michelle Lee:
609-272-7256
Posted in Atlantic on Friday, December 11, 2009 5:25 pm
