Traffic & Transit

3 Hurt In Crash Outside Brick Target Parking Lot

A Pennsylvania man was charged with careless driving and failure to maintain lane.

BRICK, NJ — Two people sustained injuries in a two-car crash Saturday outside the Target parking lot. One of the drivers — a Pennsylvania man — was charged with careless driving and failure to maintain lane.

The crash took place at 9:07 p.m. Saturday. Anthony Natiello — of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania — and his passenger weren't hurt. The driver and two passengers in the other vehicle were hurt.

Natiello drove his Corvette west on the inside lane of Cedar Bridge Avenue and had just crossed through the intersection with Wedgewood Drive, police said. His vehicle crossed the double yellow line and entered into the eastbound inside lane, police said.

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That's when Natiello's car hit the other vehicle, a Ford F150. Natiello's vehicle came to rest at the eastbound lane of Cedar Bridge Avenue. The F150 ran off the road and overturned before resting upright on the sidewalk and shoulder.

The rear passenger of the F150 was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with head, neck and back injuries. The driver sustained a right-arm injury, while the front passenger had nose and right-arm injuries.

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Natiello, 57, received summonses for careless driving and failure to maintain lane.

One westbound lane remained open on Cedar Bridge Avenue for about two hours as police investigated the scene. The eastbound lanes were detoured around the crash.

Brick Police Ptl. Thergesen and Ptl. Lampiasi are conducting the investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has information should contact Ptl. Thergesen at 732-451-2037.

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