Passaic County announced that at approximately 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, police responded to the area of 400 Union Valley Road in the Township of West Milford in response to a report of a motor vehicle accident.
Upon their arrival on scene, officers discovered that a 2006 Toyota Scion xB, operated by a 32-year-old female resident of Bethel, Pennsylvania, had collided with a tree.
At the time of the crash, the Toyota Scion xB was also occupied by a 34-year-old male resident of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.
Police said both occupants were transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson where they received treatment for their injuries.
The female driver was admitted and remains in the hospital in critical condition, and the male passenger was treated and released. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. No charges have been filed at this time, but the investigation remains active and ongoing.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or to contact Sergeant Steven Herzog of the West Milford Police Department at (973) 728-4218.