Has anyone been able to find a follow up on this story?
Box marked ‘radioactive’ found in car
Monday, August 13, 2007
Jersey City fire officials last night were taking precautionary readings after an automobile accident opened the trunk of a parked vehicle which apparently contained a box of radioactive material.
A car parked at Summit and Hoboken avenues was struck by a moving vehicle at about 9:15 last night, according to Police Lt. Edgar Martinez, who said the accident caused the parked vehicle’s trunk to open.
Police saw a box marked “radioactive material” in the trunk, said Martinez, who added there was no reason to believe the accident caused any material in the box to leak. Police ran the plates on the parked vehicle and contacted the father of the vehicle’s owner, who said his son works for a company which takes soil samples.
Police said they didn’t know what caused the accident. Martinez said local television stations made the incident appear far more serious than it actually was.
JOURNAL STAFF