BRICK, N.J. (AP) - A driver traveling the wrong way on a New Jersey highway caused a head-on crash early Monday involving three vehicles that left all three drivers hospitalized, authorities said.
The crash on Route 70 in Brick occurred around 5:30 a.m., Brick police said.
A car driven by Mark Ferrell, 35, of Toms River, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it collided head-on with an SUV driven by Mark Valle, 28, of Brick. The impact caused Valle’s vehicle to rotate and collide with another SUV driven by Patrick McElroy, 56, of Toms River.
Emergency responders had to extricate Ferrell from his car. He and the two other drivers were being treated at hospitals for injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
The accident forced authorities to close down a stretch of the highway for several hours.
No charges have been filed so far, but the accident remains under investigation.
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