Port Monmouth Man Rescued From Flooded Road in Matawan Wednesday
The 77-year old motorist drove around a "Road Flooded" sign, police say, and got trapped on the oft-flooded Aberdeen Road.
A Port Monmouth man found himself up Matawan Creek without a paddle Wednesday morning when his car stalled out in flood water on Aberdeen Road, (also known as High Street) which off Main Street near the railroad crossing. According to Matawan Police Lt. Ben Smith, the 77-year-old driver navigated around the "Road Flooded" signs warning motorists of the danger ahead. The stretch of roadway floods often, and the way it dips next to the creek can make the depth of the water on the road deceiving. Members of the Matawan Borough Fire Department who are water-rescue certified came to the driver's aid. In waterproof suits, firefighters Richard Michitsch and Brian Kopf guided Marine-29-1, a zodiac boat, out to the Mercury and helped the man out …
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10:14 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
77 years old? In a Mercury? Wow you don't see that everyday. Maybe he didn't see the sign. They only had black and white signs back when he got his license. The bright orange may have frightened him. Seriously, I think everyone over the age of 40 should have to retake a drivers test and vision test every 5 years. I'm 49 and I don't see as well as i used to an I know my reaction times are slowing… more ›