Video: Rollover Driver Who Hit Sign, Broke Pole Outside Garfield HS Was On Phone, Police Charge

A 26-year-old Garfield driver who walked away unscathed after her car hit a sign and a utility pole before overturning overnight Monday was illegally on her cellphone when she crashed, local police said.

At the scene of the rollover in front of Garfield High School.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Ron Bombaro (tornadochaser66)*

Jerry DeMarco

04/22/2019 4:04 p.m.

The driver received summonses for careless driving and for illegally using a wireless device behind the wheel after her 2000 Nissan Maxima rolled onto the sidewalk in front of Garfield High School on Outwater Lane near Palisades Avenue around 2 a.m., Capt. Darren Sucorowski said.

Officer Dane Lio was nearby and rushed to the scene after hearing the crash, Sucorowski said.

The driver refused treatment from a Hackensack University Medical Center ambulance crew, the captain said.

The officer found no signs of impairment, Sucorowski said.

Garfield firefighters responded along with police, the captain said

A PSE&G crew responded to repair the pole, he said.

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