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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206 Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206
Police: Sussex County Man Struck, Killed Removing Debris From Route 206 An 88-year-old man who got out of his pickup truck to remove debris from Route 206 in Sussex County Friday evening was struck and killed by a vehicle, authorities said Saturday. John A Nordmeyer Jr., was operating a 2009 Chevy Malibu when he got out and began walking along the highway around 7:50 p.m., Andover police said. Nordmeyer was walking near Brighton Road when he was struck by a northbound white Acura outside of Simon Peter, police said. Nordmeyer was pronounced dead at the scene and the road remained closed for approximately 6 hours. The accident remains under investigation by th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bedroom Candle May Have Sparked Sussex County Fire That Injured Resident, Police Say Bedroom Candle May Have Sparked Sussex County Fire That Injured Resident, Police Say
Bedroom Candle May Have Sparked Sussex County Fire That Injured Resident, Police Say An unattended bedroom candle may have caused a Sussex County house fire that injured one person overnight. The Lakeview Drive home in Andover was fully-engulfed in flames when patrol officers responded to the scene around 2:40 a.m. Monday, Andover police said. The 2nd-alarm blaze brought the Andover Township Fire Department along with the Newton Fire Department, Sparta Fire Department, Andover Boro Fire Department and Ogdensburg Fire Department.  Additional water tenders were requested from Byram Township and Green Township Fire Departments.  The Lakeland Emergency Squad re…

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by Cecilia Levine