45-year-old driver injured after a deer fell from an overpass and smashed through their windshield, causing a two-vehicle collision on Route 21 in Passaic County, New Jersey

Modified Date: 
Fri, 08/30/2024 - 9:14am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Deer smashes through Jeep windshield after fall from N.J. highway overpass

The Jeep was headed south about 7:40 a.m. in Clifton when the deer “jumped or fell off the Route 3 overpass” and crashed through the windshield, said Detective Lt. Robert Bracken, police spokesman.

Police: Deer jumps off Route 3 overpass onto car driving on Route 21 in Clifton

Jasper Cordero was driving behind the car at the time and crashed into it after the driver suddenly stopped. He says that he and another person helped pull the driver out. 
Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
Route 21
Area: 
Trenton-NJ