Three People Injured in Thanksgiving Eve Car Accident on Ravine Drive in Matawan
The accident victims were transported to the hospital after the two-vehicle accident, police say.
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Ravine Drive in Matawan on Thanksgiving eve, according to Sgt. Jeremiah Hourihan. Shortly before 5:30 p.m., a sedan traveling on Ravine Drive toward the elementary school and a mid-sized SUV traveling on Ravine Drive toward Main Street collided where the road bends in front of Lake Lefferts, Hourihan explained. It is unclear at this time what caused the collision. The male driver of the sedan suffered severe injuries and was transported by helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center. The male and female occupants of the SUV suffered less severe injuries and were transported by ambulance to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The accident remains under investigation…
Art Hauss
12:44 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I was once pulled over on Ravine drive after making an evasive maneuver to avoid being hit on that exact same curve. The officer behind me, rather than note the speed of the oncoming car, decided that my "erratic driving" (pulling out of a side street onto Ravine) was the problem and decided to pull me over. When I explained that the oncoming car came around the bend at well over 25 mph, he … more ›