Landscaper Suffers Probable Foot Amputation in Accident

A Princeton man suffered a probable foot amputation after it was run over by a car on Candlewick Lane Tuesday, according to a release from the Bridgewater Township Police.

Eliezer Cruz, 38, was using a leaf blower on Candlewick Lane around 9:12 a.m. as a Ford F250 driven by Michael Sides of Manville traveled north up the road, police said.

Cruz apparently stepped backward onto the street as Sides approached the area, and the vehicle ran over Cruz's left foot, police said.

Cruz suffered what would probably be an amputation of his foot, the release said.

Responding to the scene were the Somerset MICU, as well as Green Knoll Fire Department and North Branch Fire Department. Cruz was taken to the Somerset Airport by the Martinsville Rescue Squad, and then taken to the University Hospital in Newark by Medevac helicopter.

Cruz and Sides, the release said, are employed by MS Landscaping.

The incident is being investigated by Bridgewater Township Officer Jason Daunton of the Traffic Safety Unit.