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UPDATE: Driver Escapes Injury As Jeep Splits Pole On Route 46 UPDATE: Driver Escapes Injury As Jeep Splits Pole On Route 46
Update: Driver Escapes Injury As Jeep Splits Pole On Route 46 A driver refused medical attention after his Jeep split a utility pole in half before dawn Friday on Route 46 in Lodi, authorities said. The 46-year-old New York motorist apparently fell asleep at the wheel before his Cherokee slammed into the pole outside Joe's Factory Outlet on the westbound highway shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said. Firefighters waited nearly a half-hour for a PSE&G crew to arrive and cut the power before they could extricate him.  The bottom of the pole smashed the engine compartment, the top drove through the rear of the vehicle like a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Of 10 Crashes Caused By Drowsy Drivers, Study Finds One Of 10 Crashes Caused By Drowsy Drivers, Study Finds
One Of 10 Crashes Caused By Drowsy Drivers, Study Finds A recently released research study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has revealed that drowsiness is one of the most prevalent causes that lead to crashes. “The most in-depth drowsy driving research ever conducted in the U.S. using footage of everyday drivers found that the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates indicate,” according to researchers. Officials said that the “difficulty in detecting drowsiness following a crash makes drowsy driving one of the most underreported traffic safety issues.” The new research provided an in-ve…

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by Zak Failla