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ON APRIL 3RD 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05 PM, ABSECON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE SQUAD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN OVERTURNED VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TURNER AVE AND ROUTE 30 IN THE WEST BOUND LANES.

WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED A NISSAN XTERRA OPERATED BY ROBERT MARTINELLE 64 YRS OLD OF MANAHAWKIN WAS TRAVELLING WEST ON ROUTE 30 IN THE INSIDE LANE OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP FOR A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND COLLIDED WITH A MERCEDES BENZ OPERATED BY JEFFREY AVANT 43 YRS OLD OF GALLOWAY TWSP WHICH WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON TURNER AVE. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT THE NISSAN OVERTURNED AND WAS FOUND ON ITS ROOF IN THE WESTBOUND LANES OF ROUTE 30. MARTINELLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION OR MAY HAVE WITNESS THE ACCIDENT PLEASE CONTACT OFFICER HUENKE OF THE ABSECON POLICE DEPARTMENT 609-641-0667.