​Berkeley Man Seriously Hurt When Truck Flips On Route 70: Police

BRICK, NJ — A Berkeley Township man was seriously injured early Friday when his pickup truck crashed and flipped on Route 70 near Brick Plaza, Brick Township police said.

George Francis, 32, suffered a broken femur and was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune following the crash, which happened shortly after midnight, Patrolman Gerard Jay Lampiasi said.

Francis was driving west on Route 70 between Chambers Bridge Road and Cedar Bridge Avenue when his blue 2020 GMC Sierra veered off to the right, hit the guardrail then veered left, crossing the double yellow lines into the eastbound lanes, Lampiasi said.

From there the truck ran off the road, hitting the curb and guardrail, which caused the pickup to roll over. It came to rest on its roof with Francis trapped inside, he said.

The Breton Woods and Pioneer Hose fire companies extricated him from the pickup, and he was taken to the hospital with the broken leg and other possible injuries, Lampiasi said.

Traffic was detoured on Route 70 east for about two hours while the crash was investigated.

Brick Township Police patrol and EMS responded, along with Robert Wood Johnson paramedics.
Patrolman Joe Farnkopf and Lampiasi are investigating.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has information pertaining to the crash is asked to call Farnkopf at 732-262-1140.

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