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ON 10-7-14 AT 08:00 HOURS THE ABSECON POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PITNEY ROAD AND HOBART AVENUE. UPON ARRIVAL PATROL DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TWO VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN SEVERAL INJURIES AND ONE VEHICLE LYING ON ITS SIDE.

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT A 2005 KIA OPERATED BY 30 YEAR OLD ABSECON RESIDENT HEATHER KARR, AND OCCUPIED BY TWO CHILDREN, ENTERED THE OCCUPIED INTERSECTION IN THE PATH OF A 2007 ACURA BEING DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD CARLY WENZ OF ABSECON, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE.

AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE 6 YEAR OLD AND 5 YEAR OLD OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS THE DRIVER OF THE KIA WERE FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO COOPER HOSPITAL, ALL WITH HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED FROM THE SCENE DUE TO HEAVY DAMAGE.

THE INTERSECTION WAS SHUT DOWN AND TRAFFIC WAS DETOURED FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THE ABSECON FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND ASSISTED WITH THE HELICOPTER TRANSPORT WHICH RETRIEVED THE PATIENTS FROM THE NEARBY ATHLETIC COMPLEX LOCATED ON PITNEY ROAD ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL COMPLEX.

IF ANYONE WITNESSED THE COLLISION PLEASE CONTACT
PTL. P. IMBERTI #848 AT 609-641-0667 EXT. 848.

PRESS RELEASE PREPARED BY SGT. CHRISTIAN STOLL #836