KEARNY, NJ – An off-duty Jersey City Police Officer who was stopped to assist motorists involved in a collision Thursday night was injured when an additional car crashed into the accident scene.
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said three people were injured in the crashes.
Suarez said that at approximately 11:32 p.m., two vehicles were involved in a collision in the area of 1249 Newark-Jersey City Turnpike.
“Multiple vehicles stopped to assist the motorists involved in the collision, including an off duty Jersey City Police Officer. A 2007 white Mercedes passed road flares in the area of the collision and crashed, causing a parked vehicle to catch fire,” police reported. “The Jersey City Police Officer suffered multiple burns and was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment.”
The driver of the Mercedes, a 29-year-old East Orange woman, is being treated at University Hospital for a serious leg injury. A third individual suffered a laceration to the arm and was treated at the scene by emergency medical services.