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Wildwood Boulevard Accident Results in Injuries and Outages

 

By Herald Staff

RIO GRANDE – A two-car crash on eastbound Wildwood Boulevard resulted in three people being taken to area hospitals for their injuries.
According to a report from Middle Township police, officers responded to a call of a motor vehicle accident on Wildwood Boulevard at 6:24 a.m., Wed., Feb. 15.
Upon their arrival on the scene, officers found an overturned green Pontiac, with two occupants, Mary Houston, 62, of Green Creek and Paul Alexander, 37, of Rio Grande, inside the vehicle. A white Dodge Caravan, driven by Jean Kascinski, 36, of Green Creek, was found off the road, in the marsh.
Houston, driver of the Pontiac, was removed from the wreckage by using Jaws of Life equipment. She and Alexander were airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center and are reported in stable condition.
Kascinski was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center via ambulance for minor injuries.
A preliminary investigation revealed that both vehicles were traveling eastbound on Wildwood Boulevard when they made contact, causing the Pontiac to leave the road, strike a utility pole and flip over onto its roof. The Dodge Caravan left the road, landing in the marsh.
The accident caused a utility pole to be snapped in half, causing power outages in some areas. Utility workers from Atlantic City Electric replaced the pole.
Due to the accident, its investigation and utility repairs, eastbound Wildwood Boulevard was shut down for approximately five and a half hours.
Responding to the scene were Middle Township Police, Rio Grande Volunteer Fire Company and Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing, charges are pending.

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