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The 17-year-old Egg Harbor Township resident, who was not named, was charged with two counts of assault, police said in a statement on Monday, Nov. 21. He was issued summonses for speeding, reckless driving and careless driving as well.
The teenager allegedly was driving at a high rate of speed west on Mill Road at about 7:15 a.m. on Nov. 1 when he swerved to avoid another vehicle that entered the intersection at Tremont Avenue, Egg Harbor Township police said. He veered off the road, slid on grass and struck a tree, police said.
Emergency workers spent about 45 minutes removing the front seat passenger. That 17-year-old passenger suffered multiple fractures to his legs and internal injuries and was hospitalized. A rear-seat passenger, also 17, also was hospitalized.
"Both juvenile passengers survived the crash but will have a long road to recovery," police said.
The driver of the other car, another 17-year-old, was not charged or issued citations by police.
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