Driver Swerves Off Route 34, Ends Up In Basin

A Point Pleasant woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after swerving to avoid a collision on Route 34 and running into a retention basin, police said.

The woman, who police did not identify, was driving a 2004 Jeep Cherokee northbound on Route 34 just north of Lakewood Road around 2 p.m. when she swerved to avoid a vehicle who came into her lane, Sgt. Pete Lokerson said.

The 54-year-old woman lost control of the jeep and came to a stop at the bottom of a retention basin in front of the Growing Tree Preschool, Lokerson said.

The woman was assisted out of her car by two witnesses and she was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with minor injuries, Lokerson said.

The driver of the vehicle that swerved into the victim’s lane, also not identified by police, was issued tickets at the scene for careless driving and failure to maintain lane of travel, Lokerson said.

The accident is being investigated by Ptl. Dan Santoro and Sgt. Chad Clark, Lokerson said.