Crime & Safety

Accident with Ridge Teens Remains Under Investigation

Bernards Township police decline to give further details.

An accident last weekend that injured four Basking Ridge teens remains under investigation, but no further summonses had been issued to the 17-year-old driver as of late Thursday, according to Bernards Township police.

Last week, Bernards police Lt. Ted Reese said a 17-year-old Basking Ridge resident was driving a 2005 Honda including himself and five passengers, all 16 and 17-year-olds from Basking Ridge, when he apparently lost control of the car and hit a utility pole on Valley Road in the area of Heritage Court.

The crash was reported shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, according to police.

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Four Basking Ridge teens were taken to the hospital following a one-vehicle crash on Valley Road early Saturday morning that left one of the passengers with a head injury, said Bernards Township police.

Police said last week that the driver and three other passengers were taken to Morristown Medical Center where one was admitted with head injuries, and remained hospitalized into this week.

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On Friday morning, Morristown Medical Center said that a patient with the name of the student was no longer at the hospital.

Township police would not comment this week on information that the teen with the head injury was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

Last week, Reese had said the driver of the vehicle was issued several summonses for violations, including failure to maintain a lane; failure to keep right; and having a provisional driver's license which does not allow more than one passenger in the vehicle. The provisional driver's license also prohibits the driver from operating a motor vehicle between 11:01 p.m. and 5 a.m., police said.

Bernards Township Police Lt. Mike Voorhees said on Thursday that no additional summonses had been given to the driven as of that time. He said the accident still is being investigated.

Schools Superintendent Nick Markarian on Monday said he wouldn't comment on the accident at this time out of respect for the families involved.


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