VERNON — A Vernon man remained in serious condition today after his vehicle flipped over about 20 times while he was driving down a 500-foot ski trail at the Mountain Creek ski resort with his wife and 6-year-old son.

Michael Fertitta, 39, remained in serious condition at Morristown Medical Center, said hospital spokesman Rob Seman. Fertitta’s wife, Kelly, 43, and their son, who were passengers in the 2007 Jeep Wrangler, were treated and released.

Vernon police Chief Roy Wherry said the accident is under investigation and referred all calls to the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office. A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office did not return calls seeking comment.

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Vernon police said the accident occurred at 4:29 p.m. Saturday and was first reported to police by several eyewitnesses at the nearby Minerals Resort.

One male eyewitness ran up the mountain and found the young boy, who had been ejected from his rear-seat car seat, and carried him down the trail to a four-wheel drive rescue vehicle, police said.

Kelly Fertitta was able to exit her vehicle and was taken down the mountain on the medical bed on another vehicle, police said.

Police said Michael Fertitta, who was unconscious when rescue workers found him trapped inside the Jeep, had to be extricated from the vehicle. All three victims were taken by helicopter to Morristown Medical Center.

No charges have yet been filed, said police.

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