Wednesday, October 14, 2009

WASHINGTON TWP. - The Morris County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit along with the Washington Township Police Department and the Morris County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Section are investigating the death of a Califon woman who died today after she crashed her vehicle into a tree while driving on Parker Road. The driver was identified as Robin Freeman age 67. The investigation revealed that Freeman was driving her 2006 Mercedes Benz east on Parker Road when she veered off the roadway and hit a mailbox at 153 Parker Road. She then continued down the road and veered off again striking a tree at 174 Parker Road. Freeman was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The accident occurred at 4:25 p.m.Freeman was pronounced dead by Doctor Koutcher of the St. Clare's Hospital in Sussex County via the Mobile Intensive Care Unit. The accident still is being investigated and Freeman's cause of death will be determined by the Morris County Medical Examiner's office. Also responding to the scene were the Washington Township Fire Department and the Long Valley First Aid Squad.