Morristown firefighters extricate man, dog from Thanksgiving car wreck

CLEAN MACHINE: Fire trucks will be on display at April 15 open house of the Morristown Fire Department. Photo by Berit Ollestad
The Morristown Fire Department. Photo by Berit Ollestad
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The Morristown Fire Department spent about 45 minutes on Thanksgiving evening extricating a man and his dog from a car that had gone airborne and landed on its roof, Morristown Fire Chief Robert Flanagan said on Friday.

CLEAN MACHINE: Fire trucks will be on display at April 15 open house of the Morristown Fire Department. Photo by Berit Ollestad
The Morristown Fire Department extricated a man and his dog from a crashed vehicle on Thanksgiving. File photo by Berit Ollestad

The accident occurred at 6:49 pm off the exit ramp from southbound Route 287, and resulted in closure of Exit 35 for about four hours, said a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, the lead investigative agency that responded to the call.

Chief Flanagan said the vehicle driver was conscious when he was freed from the vehicle; the man had been wearing a seat belt.

He was taken to Morristown Medical Center, the chief said. The dog also was alive. Further details about their conditions were not available.

As the vehicle exited the highway ramp, it struck a parked car behind a home on Ridgedale Avenue, and landed behind another residence, said the chief, who described the crashed car as a Camry.

No further details about the accident were immediately available from police.

 

4 COMMENTS

  1. The second dog was spotted near the Staples on Lafayette Ave. about 4 pm. The owner and I went to the area separately and did not see her for ourselves.

  2. I also saw this accident when I was driving northbound on 287. I agree with Sharon – the car was moving very erratically and quickly towards the exit. Considering the speed it was going at, it’s a miracle that everyone in the car survived. Hope they find the missing pooch, and glad all involved seem to be okay.

  3. We were almost hit by this vehicle driving home from thanksgiving dinner. He raced down 287 swerving out of control like he was being chased. We slowed down to get out of his way and when we reached the exit and ran over the debris we figured it was him since it just happened.

  4. I am the on-call animal control officer working up the case. The dog extracted is in my veterinary office (I’m also a veterinarian). There is a second dog missing from the car, a female black and white Boston Terrier. We need everyone’s cooperation to locate the dog named Rogue. The family is devastated. Please help if you can.

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