WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — A woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when her car crashed head-on into another vehicle after crossing over into the opposing lane of traffic on Schooleys Mountain Road, police said.
Schooleys Mountain Road was shut down following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Schooleys Mountain Road at about 4:29 p.m. after receiving a call reporting visible flames at the crash scene, police said in a news release.
A 2014 Chevrolet driven by Omar Garcia, 34, Allentown, Pa. was traveling north on Schooleys Mountain Road — also known as Route 517 — when it collided with a southbound 1993 Toyota operated by Mary Lou Gunther, 67, Hillsborough after her vehicle had crossed over the double-yellow center lines and into the northbound lane, Lt. Mark Niemynski said.
Niemynski told NJ.com there's a bend in the road on that stretch of Schooleys Mountain Road, but that police were still unsure what caused Gunther to cross over into the northbound lane.
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Police, township firefighters and the Long Valley First Aid Squad all responded to the scene, and Schooleys Mountain Road was closed "due to the severity of the crash and caring for the injured," police said.
Gunther was transported by helicopter to Morristown Medical Center for serious injuries, police said. Garcia taken to Morristown Medical Center by Long Valley First Aid Squad for minor injuries, police said.
The crash is currently under investigation by the Washington Township Police Department's Traffic and Detective Bureaus, police said.