Car strikes mailbox, tree before smashing into vehicles in residential neighborhood - nj.com

A 69-year-old man was hospitalized for a "medical episode" on Monday after smashing into two cars and property in a Monroe Township residential neighborhood.

A 69-year-old man on Monday morning smashed into a mailbox, tree and two parked cars while driving through a residential neighborhood in Monroe Township, police said in a statement.

Howard L. Kaplan, 69, was driving north on Riviera Drive in a 2021 Audi A6 when his car left the road and struck a home’s mailbox.

The car kept going, striking a 2019 Nissan Rogue parked in the driveway of the next-door property and a tree on the front lawn of that home. The car, continuing its path, then went on to hit a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee parked in the driveway of the next house, pushing that vehicle into a 2020 Mercedes Benz CLA that was parked in the same driveway.

Kaplan, who suffered facial injuries, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for a “suspected medical episode,” which police said, “is believed to have led to the crash.”

No further information on the medical episode was provided.

It was not clear from the statement whether charges would be forthcoming.

The crash is still under investigation. Anyone who may have seen the crash is asked to contact the Monroe Police Traffic Safety Division at 732-521-0222 ext. 224.

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