75-Year-Old Driver Hurt When Dumbbell Smashes Through Windshield
OLDMANS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey State Police say a 50-pound dumbbell crashed through the windshield of a sport utility vehicle, injuring the motorist.
Troopers are trying to determine where the dumbbell came from when it crashed through the vehicle's windshield about 7:30 a.m. Monday as the 75-year-old motorist was driving south on the New Jersey Turnpike near Oldmans Township.
Authorities say the driver was conscious when he was flown to a hospital. He was in serious condition Monday afternoon. Other details weren't released on his injuries. His name also hasn't been released.
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Authorities say the dumbbell may have come from another vehicle or been thrown over one of the two overpasses near the site.
A woman in the car wasn't injured.
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