Police say the 26-year-old driver was thrown from the vehicle in the Sunday morning crash, which shut down the southbound express lanes for two hours at about 6:30 a.m.
State Police say a Newark man was seriously hurt in a Sunday morning crash on the Garden State Parkway in MIddletown that closed the southbound express lanes for two hours MIDDLETOWN -- A 26-year-old Newark man was seriously injured on the Garden State Parkway Sunday morning, when police said he lost control of his SUV and was thrown from the vehicle.
Michael Silva was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune following the 6:27 a.m. crash, which occurred at Mile Post 110.8 in Middletown, said Sgt. Jeffrey Flynn, a State Police spokesman. Flynn said Silva suffered "serious injuries" in the crash.
The southbound express lanes were closed for two hours as a result, Flynn said.
Silva was in the southbound local lanes of the Parkway when he lost control of his Ford Explorer, Flynn said, adding that the SUV crossed into the express lanes and rolled over "multiple times." At some point, Silva was thrown from the vehicle, Flynn said.
Flynn could not say whether speed or any factors contributed to the crash.
"It's under investigation," he said. "Fortunately, no one else was hurt."
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