Friends send well-wishes for injured Clark lieutenant

By Toniann Antonelli, Regional Editor
CLARK — More than 1,300 friends, co-workers and even strangers continued to send their thoughts and prayers to Clark Police Lt. Mark Adamonis and his family Tuesday morning via an online networking site.
The 44-year-old Howell man was critically injured early Monday morning when his 2006 Jeep Wrangler skidded on a patch of black ice and overturned on Route 18 South in Old Bridge. The road remained closed for several hours as emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Adamonis was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where, as of Tuesday morning, he was in critical but stable condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to a Facebook page established to allow well-wishers to post their thoughts and offer kind words to the family.
According to the Facebook page “Pray for Officer Lt. Mark Adamonis of Clark Police Dept.,” the lieutenant suffered “many broken bones in the face” and underwent surgery to relieve pressure in his brain. An update by the page’s creator Tuesday morning stated that “he is still critical but stable. He is still sedated and intubated.”
Within 24 hours of the Web page being established, more than 1,300 people had joined and posted comments to Adamonis and his wife, Sharon.
Police Chief Denis Connell could not be reached for comment as of press time Tuesday.

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