TRENTON — Engine 3 of the Trenton Fire
Department and a Nissan Pathfinder collided yesterday at
Route 129 and Cass Street, injuring a mother and her
10-year-old son in the Nissan and sending four
firefighters to hospitals for protocol look-sees.
The Nissan driver, Grisela Estrada, 44, suffered hip and
back injuries and a lacerated left arm, according to
Detective Sgt. Pedro Medina, city police spokesman. Her
10-year-old son had head and face injuries. He was
sitting in the middle of the back seat.
“The injuries were not considered life-threatening, and
the victims were expected to be treated and released”
from Capital Health-Fuld hospital, Medina reported.
The fire truck was responding to a 2:06 p.m. report of
an overturned tractor-trailer. Driver Robert Ford had
activated the truck’s lights and siren, Medina said.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that Estrada was
driving inattentively in the left turn lane of Route
129, passing stopped vehicles that had yielded to the
fire truck,” he reported. “It appeared that Estrada
failed to yield to the emergency vehicle.”
She was heading south on 129 attempting to cross Cass
Street when her Pathfinder struck the fire truck on the
left front end, Medina reported.
“After colliding with the fire truck the Pathfinder went
out of control after rotating and came to a final
uncontrolled rest after colliding with the center median
traffic signal post.”
Medina said motor vehicle charges will be filed at the
conclusion of Sgt. Jim Dellaira’s investigation.
Three firefighters were dropped off at Fuld by Trenton
Emergency Medical Services for precautionary
examinations, Fuld spokesman Don MacNeill said. They had
been walking around after the crash.
A front seat passenger in the fire truck, Capt. Dave
Jobes, complained of back pain and was treated at St.
Francis Medical Center and released, Medina reported.
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