LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey (WABC) — Officials say a police officer was hospitalized after he crashed his car early Thursday morning in Little Falls, New Jersey.
The officer — whose name has not been released — suffered a medical episode which caused him to crash into multiple businesses on Main Street just after 1 a.m.
The vehicle crashed through the entrance of Schumacher Chevrolet of Little Falls.
The officer’s vehicle also went through the back of an auto shop and clipped the roof of a Knights of Columbus building.
“This is one of those phone calls you don’t want to get,” said Mayor of Little Falls James Damiano. “An injury to an officer.”
Debris from the officer’s car nearly damaged some residential housing. One person, whose father lived in the housing, told Eyewitness News his father isn’t hurt.
“I mean to hit the building there, that’s the part that I’m seeing,” Little Falls resident Ralph Bugliano said.
The Little Falls Buildings Department says two structures were impacted by the crash, neither with nonstructural damage.
The officer was transported to St. Joe’s Hospital and remains in serious but stable condition.
The officer has been with Little Falls PD for about three years and has already received commendations for his work.
“Ironically he’s one of our top officers for road safety, DWI arrests,” added Damiano. “He’s an advocate for keeping our roads safe.”
The incident is under investigation.
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