4 injured in auto accident

Photo Courtesy of Bill Paulus
An accident on February 9 at the intersection of Ninth Street and Egg Harbor Road injured four.

by Gabe Donio, Gazette Staff Writer

HAMMONTON—Local and area residents were injured in a car accident that occurred at the intersection of 9th Street and Egg Harbor Road at 8:25 p.m. on February 9, Hammonton Police Chief Frank Ingemi said.
According to Ingemi, a 2000 Plymouth Neon driven by Amanda Mascio-Kennedy, 20, of 353 South Chew Road in Hammonton was traveling north on 9th Street with passengers Mitchell Mascio, 12, of Hammonton and David LoDuca, 15 of Folsom.
Ingemi said the car driven by Mascio-Kennedy collided with a car driven by a Gladys Medina, 52, of Fairview Avenue in Hammonton. Medina was driving a 1995 green Range Rover westbound on South Egg Harbor Road, Ingemi said.
Mascio-Kennedy was issued a summons for failure to yield at the stop sign at 9th Street, according to Ingemi
The accident is being investigated by Sergeant Kevin Friel, Ingemi said.
Members of the Hammonton Police Department, Hammonton Volunteer Fire Department and Hammonton Rescue Squad responded, Ingemi said.
According to published reports, Mascio, Medina and LoDuca were taken to Cooper Trauma Center in Camden for treatment of their injuries. Mascio-Kennedy was transported to Kessler Memorial Hospital.
Ingemi asked residents to use caution when driving, particularly in the area of 9th Street and Egg Harbor Road.
“That seems to be quite a bad intersection, because we’ve had quite a few bad accidents there. It is an area where drivers need to be extra cautious, because it receives heavier traffic than people might think and people may be unfamiliar with it,” Ingemi said.