Crime & Safety

Mayor's Left-Turn Attempt Causes Another Vehicle to Crash

Union man veered out of the way, struck a curb, traffic light and street sign, according to police report.

Parsippany Mayor James Barberio's attempt to make a left turn Monday morning caused another vehicle to crash and injured one person, according to a police report.

Barberio was making a left from the northbound lane of Littleton Road to get onto Park Road shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, according to the police report.

The other driver, Herman Myrick, 48, of Union, was driving a white Mitsubishi in the left lane of Littleton Road southbound, according to police.

Myrick told police that Barberio seemed to hesitate in making the turn because he “started then stopped and then started again into (his) left turn before clearing the intersection,” the police report said.

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Myrick “veered to the right” to avoid Barberio, went onto the curb and then the front lawn at the home of 918 Littleton Road before hitting a traffic light and street sign, according to the police report.

Alcohol and drug tests were not administered and there there were no charges or summonses issued, according to the police report.

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C&L Towing towed Myrick’s car from the scene.


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