Police in New Jersey say they have solved the mystery of how a boat wound up abandoned on the side of a busy roadway, leading to an accident caused by gawker delays.
South Brunswick police Capt. James Ryan said that 37-foot boat named Maraliya was being transported from Mamaroneck, New York, to Maryland when the truck transporting it broke down.
The driver then decided to leave the boat on the shoulder of Route 1 in South Brunswick on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan says Christopher Wright, of Forest Hills, Maryland, was issued a summons for failing to notify police of a disabled vehicle and for obstructing the passage of vehicles. He didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment left at Otter Creek Marina.
Do you know the owner? Police find 37 foot boat on the side of Route 1. Boat labeled Maraliya out of Larchmont NY pic.twitter.com/e3RCm324AZ
— So Brunswick PD (@SoBrunswickPD) July 6, 2017
He says there was one minor car crash from drivers looking at the boat.
Police towed it away around 8 p.m.