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.