A driver reaching for a paper that was about to blow out the window lost control and crashed Sunday afternoon into a utility pole, sparking a fire that threatened a nearby horse farm, police said.
The 23-year-old driver had to be extricated from his 2000 Mitsubishi, New Brunswick police said. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. His injuries were considered not-life threatening.
He was trying to grab a paper that was blowing out of his car when he struck a utility pole and the car split in half, police said.
Wires fell onto a field which caught fire, police said. Firefighters contained the brush fire before it spread to a horse farm.
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thanks a lot now we won’t be able to legally have paper in our cars
LOL
What an idiot.
Agreed.
Y’all should see the photo of the car…WOW!!!
Click the link at the bottom of the post.
Proving again that just because the State gave you a license doesn’t mean you actually know WTF yer doing behind the wheel
“… he struck a utility pole and the car split in half,…”
If you’re driving fast enough to do THAT (I looked at the photo, Angel), you have NO business taking your eyes off the road for even a second.
idiot