There were no injuries, but a New Egypt Fire Company tanker truck responding to the Sept. 9 mutual aid call in Upper Freehold was “totaled” when it struck a dirt embankment and flipped onto its side, said Plumsted Deputy Fire Chief Steve Morgan.
The accident occurred at 8 a.m. near Highbridge and Moorehouse roads in the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township.
The driver, firefighter Kevin Panacek, 26, of Columbus, and a woman walking in the area, were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Hamilton where they were treated for minor injuries and released, according to Sgt. Robert Pintye of the Plumsted Township police.
The pedestrian, Jill Black, of New Egypt, was injured as she tried to get out of the truck’s path, Sgt. Pintye said. Ms. Black was not struck by the firetruck, he said.
”The driver took the turn a little too fast,” Sgt. Pintye said. “When the truck turned over and started to slide the woman was hit with debris.”
Sgt. Pintye said Tuesday he would be issuing Mr. Panacek a summons for careless driving.
