Overturned Car on Garden State Parkway in Aberdeen Slows Northbound Traffic

A one vehicle accident slightly after 2 p.m. on Monday on the Garden State Parkway slowed traffic in the local northbound lanes near exit 117 in Aberdeen.

The car remained overturned and resting on the guardrail that separates the local and express lanes until about 3 p.m., when a tow truck pulled the car back onto its wheels and removed it from the parkway.

According to NJ State Police, the male driver was traveling northbound in the express lanes when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned. The exact cause of the accident is unknown at this time.

The driver suffered minor injuries and was treated on the scene by South Aberdeen EMS. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated, police said, and a summons for DWI is pending the results of a test.

The driver's indentity was not immediately available. He was released from custody at the scene, according to police.