Verona Car Wash Employee In Intensive Care After Out-Of-Control Sedan Knocks Him 50 Feet

A Verona car wash employee was in intensive care after an out-of-control sedan driven by a 75-year-old man sent him flying, authorities said.

At the scene of the pedestrian multi-vehicle crash outside Quality Car Care on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona on Sunday, March 26.
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The worker and two vehicles were struck before the sedan slammed into a utility pole outside Quality Car Care on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona on Sunday, March 26.
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The worker was thrown 50 feet, authorities said.
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At the scene of Sunday afternoon's crash at Quality Car Wash on Bloomfield Avenue in Verona.
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by Sam Barron & Jerry DeMarco

03/27/2023 7:30 p.m.

The elderly Bayville resident's Cadillac left the roadway and hit the unidentified 41-year-old worker who was on the job in the driveway of Quality Car Wash on Bloomfield Avenue on March 26, Police Chief Christopher Kiernan said.

The impact knocked the victim 50 or so feet, the chief said.

The Caddy also whacked an SUV and another sedan before slamming into a utility pole, he said.

The Bayville driver sustained moderate injuries and was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson along with the employee.

Verona police are investigating. They also notified the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Quality Car Care was the site of another ghastly crash just weeks ago.

A driver was extricated by the Verona Rescue Squad with help from Cedar Gove Fire Department and then airlifted to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following a 3:45 a.m. rollover collision on Feb. 5.

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