Injuries were reported.
A one-vehicle crash on Route 22 East just past the Route 57 merge in Lopatcong Township slowed traffic on Tuesday morning.
A gray SUV crashed the morning of Jan. 24, 2017, on Route 22 East in Lopatcong Township. (Dave Dabour | lehighvalleylive.com contributor) A gray 2005 Jeep Cherokee crashed in the left lane just after 8:30 a.m., township police report. Traffic was getting by on the right shoulder, a witness said.
The driver, Samer Daher, 38, of the 1400 block of North 22nd Street in Allentown, suffered a leg injury, police said. No one else was in the vehicle.
Daher was taken for treatment to St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg, police said.
The Jeep sustained significant front-end damage, police said. The investigation is continuing. Louis LaFord is the investigating officer.
Township firefighters and EMS as well as Phillipsburg police assisted at the scene.
This post was updated with information from township police.
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