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Oaklyn Teen Charged with DWI After Crash Hurts Four

 

By Herald Staff

RIO GRANDE — On June 23, at approximately 6:36 a.m., Middle Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call that reported a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of Route 47 and Fulling Mill Road.
Police found a one-vehicle accident, in which the vehicle struck a tree.
Four occupants were found to in the vehicle all suffering from injuries.
Ambulances from Rio Grande, Wildwood Fire Rescue and Lower Township, as well as paramedics responded to the scene. Rio Grande Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
One of the occupants of the vehicle, a 17-year-old female from Green Creek was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Trauma Unit with serious head injuries.
The other three subjects, a 16-year old female from Villas, a 19-year-old male from Villas and the driver, a 16-year-old male from Oaklyn were all transported to Cape Regional Medical Center with assorted minor injuries.
Investigation revealed the vehicle was southbound on Route 47 and attempted to make a right turn onto Fulling Mill Road. Instead, it went wide, and the driver lost control, traveled onto the lawn of an adjacent property, went into the rear portion of the home’s property and impacted with a tree.
The 16-year-old driver from Oaklyn was charged with driving while intoxicated, and numerous other assorted motor vehicle violations.
Accident is under investigation by Patrolman Ron Miller and Detective Clint Stocker and the Cape May County Prosecutors Office Crash Investigation Team.

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