🚨A VW sedan was hit by a tire that came from a vehicle
🚨The impact shattered the windshield and damaged the car
🚨The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries
SOUTH TOMS RIVER — A woman was seriously injured after a tire flew through her windshield on the Garden State Parkway on Thursday afternoon.
State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said a spare wheel came loose from a vehicle heading north near Exit 81 (Lakehurst Road) in South Toms River around 3:25 p.m. Witnesses to the crash or what may have happened beforehand are asked to contact State Police at 732-441-4500 X5916.
The tire went across the concrete barrier into the southbound lanes and struck the windshield and roof of a Volkswagen sedan driven by Emily Newton, 21, of Flemington. Newton suffered serious injuries in the crash, according to Marchan…