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Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene
Drunken Suspect In Mount Olive Hit-And-Run Busted After Abandoning License Plate At Crash Scene The suspect in a Mount Olive hit-and-run was busted after abandoning his license plate at the scene of the drunken crash, authorities said. David E. Fisk, 31, of Washington, was charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving while suspended, Mount Olive police said in a Monday release. Fisk is accused of damaging a fence near the dumpster area during a crash on Stedwick Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 1. He also left the vehicle’s license plate at the scene of the crash, which is how officers ultimately identified him as the driver, …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Mother And Daughter Hit By Speeding Driver In Head-On Mt. Olive Crash Were Unharmed: ‘Miracle’ Mother And Daughter Hit By Speeding Driver In Head-On Mt. Olive Crash Were Unharmed: ‘Miracle’
Mother And Daughter Hit By Speeding Driver In Head-On Mt. Olive Crash Were Unharmed: ‘Miracle’ While a father and daughter suffered critical injuries in a head-on crash on Route 46, a daughter recalling her and her mother’s terrifying experience says they were incredibly lucky to have remained unharmed. The crash occurred near Joy Drive around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and resulted in four victims being airlifted to local hospitals, according to the Budd Lake Fire Department. Carly Flatt, 28, and her mother, Mary Sedlock, 59, were in the second vehicle that was hit head-on by the speeding driver, who crossed the double-yellow lines and plowed into oncoming traffic, Flatt tells Daily Voice.…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash 4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash
4 Mount Olive School District Members Airlifted In Serious Rt. 46 Crash Four members of the Mount Olive Township School District community were airlifted with serious injuries Saturday afternoon following a multi-car crash on Route 46, officials confirmed. The crash occurred near Joy Drive around 12:30 p.m., according to the Budd Lake Fire Department. Emergency crews rushed to extricate the victims before airlifting them to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Assisting agencies include the Budd Lake First Aid, Flanders Fire and Rescue and the Mount Olive Police Department. The victims are members of the Mount Olive School District …

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by Valerie Musson
News
'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit 'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit
'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit A Paramus teacher who survived the Morris County school bus crash on Route 80 might have been able to file a lawsuit -- if only she had tried sooner, according to a Superior Court judge. East Brook Middle School teacher Jessica Madonna was diagnosed with PTSD in January, eight months after the Mount Olive crash that killed her colleague, a fifth grade student and left nearly 40 others injured, NJ.com reports. The 28-year-old was released from the hospital the day of the crash without symptoms, and returned to teaching the following September, the article says citing Morris County court docu…

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by Cecilia Levine