Rollover Crash Leads To Arrest

A Whiting man was arrested and charged with drunken driving and a host of other charges after he lost control of his car Sunday night, rolling over into oncoming Route 34 traffic, police said.

Brian H. Penton, 32, was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain a lane and possession of a controlled, dangerous substance in a motor vehicle around 8 p.m. after a single-car crash, Sgt. Joseph Wilbert said.

Penton was traveling southbound on Route 34 just north of Megill Road when he lost control of his 2008 Honda Accord, drove into the grass median and became airborne, rolled over and slid across all lanes of northbound traffic and hit several curbs before the car righted itself, Wilbert said.

Wall First Aid, Glendola Fire Company and MONOC responded, Wilbert said. Penton was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with non-life-threatening injuries. He was later released to a relative, Wilbert said.

Patrolman Justin Hudson was the arresting officer. Patrolmen Edward Lister and Todd Verrecchia assisted with the investigation, Wilbert said.

Police are asking anyone who may have seen the accident to contact Patrolman Justin Hudson of the Wall Township Police Department at (732) 449-4500.