PD: Bridgewater Man Hit Tree in Lyons Road Crash

Township police said they still are investigating the circumstances of a one-vehicle crash on Lyons Road late Thursday afternoon that sent a 55-year-old Bridgewater man to the hospital with what was described as "moderate" injuries.

The police report filed as of mid-day on Friday said that John Leming, of Bridgewater, apparently had driven his 1996 Chrysler into a tree on the side of Lyons Road, just east of the Quincy Road intersection. The accident occurred at 4:10 p.m., police said, and held up traffic for a few hours.

Liberty Corner Fire Co. and First Aid Squad responded to the accident scene and reportedly extracted Leming from his vehicle. The man had suffered a probable broken femur, police said. A State Police Northstar helicopter was called to the scene, and transported Leming to Morristown Memorial Hospital, according to the police report.

No one else was in the car with Leming, township police said.

Both the driver's side doors and roof were ripped off of what appeared to be a late model four-door Chrysler sedan,

Police on Friday said the accident remains under investigation.