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Officers, Suspect Treated For Hypothermia After Pursuit Ends Neck-Deep In Sussex County Swamp Officers, Suspect Treated For Hypothermia After Pursuit Ends Neck-Deep In Sussex County Swamp
Officers, Suspect Treated For Hypothermia After Pursuit Ends Neck-Deep In Sussex County Swamp A 42-year-old New York man and a Sussex County police officer were hospitalized for hypothermia after the man was nabbed neck-deep in swamp water, authorities said. Joseph M Flood, of Port Jervis, NY, had been eluding police in various jurisdictions but was spotted by police in Andover while on Anover-Mohawk Road in a Chevy Avalanche around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, local police said.  Flood continued south on Andover-Mohawk Road, but fled on food after losing control and hitting a utility pole, Andover police said. Flood ran through the woods, officers following close behind. Fl…
Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash
Four Dead In Fiery North Jersey Crash Police have identified a father and his two children as three of the four people who died in a Sussex County crash Friday, May 26. Click here for details, or read on for the original news report. A 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines, striking a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup head-on around 4 p.m., on Newton-Sparta Road east of Limecrest Road, in Andover Township near the Sparta line, local police said. The Ford Ranger pickup erupted in flames with three occupants entrapped. First responders used fire extinguishers and attempted life-saving measures but t…
2 Cops Hospitalized For Smoke Inhalation Following Deadly Sussex County Crash 2 Cops Hospitalized For Smoke Inhalation Following Deadly Sussex County Crash
2 Cops Hospitalized For Smoke Inhalation Following Deadly Sussex County Crash Two police officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after freeing a trapped driver during a fiery and fatal crash in Sussex County over the weekend, authorities said. The crash occurred near the intersection of Stickles Pond Road and Yates Avenue in Andover Township around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, local police said. A vehicle veered off the road and into the woods before bursting into flames, trapping the driver inside. Two police officers broke the windows of the flaming vehicle and unlocked the door with help from two bystanders to rescue the trapped occupant before medical…