10-12-10

A three-car crash involving a Cranford police cruiser on the Garden State Parkway caused lane closures and extensive delays this morning, though all lanes have since been reopened. The cause of the crash and information about injuries were not immediately available. One car crashed into the woods in Clark and had to be pulled from the trees by a tow truck. Authorities briefly closed all northbound lanes of traffic at around 6:40 a.m. and later kept two lanes closed during the accident cleanup. Delays of several miles were reported in the area, but have since eased after the lanes were reopened. A car is pulled by a wrecker out of the woods on the side of the Garden State Parkway northbound in Cranford. The car was involved in an early morning wreck with a minivan and Cranford police car. The accident forced lane closures and caused delays through the busy stretch of highway