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Driver Critically Hurt After Crashing Into Trees In Plainfield, N.J.

PLAINFIELD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A driver has been hospitalized after losing control of his car and crashing Friday in New Jersey.

Police said the vehicle was heading north on Hillside Avenue in Plainfield around 4 p.m. at a high rate of speed.

It struck two trees and rolled over before coming to a stop on the front lawn of a home near Prospect Avenue. 

Police said the 38-year-old driver was rushed to a hospital in "highly critical condition."

There was no one else in the car and no other injuries.

The crash is under investigation.

Check back with CBSNewYork.com for more on this developing story.

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