Crime & Safety
Driver Flown to Hospital After Springfield Avenue Crash
A second helicopter also landed Friday in Tamaques Park for an incident in Clark.
A 68-year-old Newark woman was airlifted Friday after crashing her vehicle into a tree on Springfield Avenue, Westfield Police said.
The accident occurred on the 500 block of Springfield Avenue and the critically injured driver was flown from Gumpert Field to a trauma center in New Brunswick at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, according to Police Chief David Wayman.
The accident is still under investigation.
Also on Friday, a helicopter landed in Tamaques Park for a construction worker who was injured in Clark, according to Wayman.
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