Driver able to walk away after crash that split car in half

The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Thursday, July 29, 2021
MAPLE SHADE, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The driver of a vehicle that split in half was somehow able to walk away with just minor injuries in Maple Shade, New Jersey.

It happened just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Route 38 and Lenola Road.
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Police now say the driver was the only one in the car at the time. Originally, it was reported that there was a passenger in the vehicle, too.

Police say the driver lost control and hit a utility pole.

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The impact severed the car in half and brought down power lines.

The driver was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.



Police say speed was a contributing factor in the crash.
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