The 19-year-old driver was not hurt in the early morning crash.
A 19-year-old driver was trying to avoid a deer when her vehicle rolled off the side of Route 519 and down an embankment early Saturday, according to Lopatcong Township police.
The motorist, identified by township police as Hannah L. Moyna of the first block of Alice Court in Blairstown Township, was reportedly headed north about 3:30 a.m. when she crashed just south of a railroad tunnel. The car struck the edge of a guide rail and overturned down a 15- to 20-foot embankment, police said.
Moyna was not hurt and got herself out of the car and up to the road to await family and flag down a passing patrol, police said.
She was issued a summons for careless driving and a provisional license violation. Drivers under 21 with a provisional license are not supposed to drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., police said.
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