Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash
A Pennsylvania man was being held in the Sussex County jail after taking off during a Stanhope traffic stop, leading officers in a high-speed chase on Route 206 into Byram and throwing cocaine out of the window of his car before crashing, authorities said.
James, A. Martin, 52, of Pocono Pines, PA, was taken to Newton Medical Center with minor scratches to his face after Monday night's pursuit, Stanhope police said.
Police stopped Martin near the Dollar General store on Route 183 after they spotted his vehicle swerving in and out of his lane, suspecting intoxication around 11:45 p.m., autho…
DWI Driver Runs Over Victim Several Times In Sussex County Strip Club Parking Lot, Police Say
A Passaic County woman had been drinking when she ran over a person several times with her car in a Sussex County parking lot, said authorities who charged her.
Jacqueline Lowe, 22, of Pompton Lakes, was being held in the Sussex County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, assault by auto, weapon possession and more, stemming from the Sunday incident in a bar parking lot, Andover police said in a news release.
** UPDATE: Jacqueline Lowe, a nursing student at Lincoln Tech in Paramus, could soon face attempted murder charges **
Witnesses of the 1:50 a.m. incident, in the parking lot at…
Boy, 2, Fatally Struck By Dump Truck In Sussex County
A 2-year-old boy was fatally struck by a dump truck in Stanhope Monday morning, authorities said.
** UPDATE: A GoFundMe page had raised more than $16,000 for the grieving Stanhope family as of Wednesday morning **
Responding Stanhope and Byram officers found two passing drivers conducting CPR on the toddler around 10:40 a.m., on Route 206 northbound near Acorn Street, Stanhope Police Sgt. William Heater said.
Police assisted with CPR until the Lakeland Emergency Squad arrived and took the boy to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Heater said.
Max Ramirez, 2, of StanhopeBr…
