For Immediate Release:  August 15, 2020

On August 14, 2020, police officers rescued a driver from a vehicle after striking a parked patrol car at the scene of a crash and flipping on its side.

At 8:11 pm, Officers Franco Sydnor and Michelle Clark were on the scene of a one car motor vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Route 30 near mile marker 56.2.  Due to the crash and debris in the roadway, the right lane was closed.  Officer Clark’s marked patrol car with emergency lights activated was in the right lane with Officer Sydnor’s marked patrol car close by with emergency lights activated. 

Officer Clark was speaking with the driver of the vehicle and Jeffrey Spence when a vehicle failed to move over for the patrol vehicles and crashed into the police car nearly striking Officer Clark.  Before the impact, Officer Clark was able to quickly get both individuals out of the way to safety. 

After striking the police car, the vehicle flipped onto its side and the driver, a 72-year-old woman from Atlantic City, was trapped in the vehicle.  Officer Sydnor broke the window to gain entry into the vehicle.  Mr. Spence got into the vehicle and lifted the driver up to another good Samaritan who stopped to assist.  The good Samaritan who left before officers could get his name passed the woman to officers.  She was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for treatment of her injuries.

Both the patrol car and the woman’s car sustained significant damage.  The roadway was closed for approximately one hour.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Accident Investigations Section at 609-347-5744 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411).  Begin the text with ACPD. 

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Alert sent on 08/15/2020 at 5:59PM EDT

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