Tuesday, August 25, 2015

81-year-old male driver injured after his Ford pickup truck left the road and came to rest in trees on Main Road in Vineland, NJ







Man injured in Vineland truck crash
Deborah M. Marko 12:41 p.m. EDT August 25, 2015



(Photo: Deborah M. Marko/Staff photographer)


VINELAND, NJ


Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash Monday evening along South Main Road, just south of Butler Avenue.

At about 5 p.m., police and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene for a white Ford F150 pickup that ran off Main Road. The truck ran over landscaping in a front yard in the 3200 block of South Main Road and crashed into a cluster of trees.

The 81-year-old male driver was conscious when removed from the truck, police said. A helicopter was called.

Police noted the driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was wearing a seat belt.



Elderly drivers cause many accidents.  We need to force drivers to take driving refresher courses every 5 years or more often.  Drivers must also be tested for eye-sight, hearing, drugs, etc.  Many thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries would be prevented if we do so.  Please remember that a vehicle is a lethal weapon and only a regularly-trained, capable and fit person should operate it.