A teenage woman was lucky to walk away after a rail of a picket fence went through her windshield after she crashed in the parking lot of a New Jersey community college, coming within a short distance of a school playground.
The incident played out around 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the parking lot of Mercer County Community College off Old Trenton Road in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, said township police.
The 18-year-old Monmouth Junction resident accelerated after striking a curb in the lot, said police. She then drove across a lawn veered left, taking out part of a fence before crashing into a tree. The sedan then bounced back onto the roadway before coming to a stop.
The impact of the wreck caused a fence rail to go right through the windshield, past the driver’s seat and into the back of the woman’s car.
The driver came within close proximity of the playground outside the Joseph F. Capello School, said police.
Police charged the unidentified driver -- they didn't say if she is a student -- with careless driving.
