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Police & Fire
SUV Goes Up In Flames On Route 80 (
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Fire crews in Morris County were quick to douse a SUV that went up in flames on Route 80. The Budd Lake Fire Department responded to the blaze in the shoulder of the eastbound lanes in Mount Olive on Friday, April 22, the department said on social media Saturday afternoon. Photos from the scene show the vehicle heavily smoking and fully engulfed in large flames. The fire was fully extinguished and the scene cleared within about 45 minutes. Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Thrown From Jeep, Killed In Route 80 Crash, NJ State Police Say
A 55-year-old Lehigh Valley man was killed after being thrown from his vehicle on Route 80 before dawn Thursday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Joseph J. Bauer was heading west in a Jeep Wrangler when he ran off the right side of the highway and crashed into a metal guardrail near milepost 26.6 in Mount Olive just before 2:50 a.m., NJSP Tpr. II Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Bauer, of Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, was thrown from the Jeep and killed in the crash, Marchan said. All lanes were temporarily closed and detoured following the crash but have since reopened, according to …
Obituaries
Beloved North Jersey Mom Of 2 Laurie Uffer Dies Suddenly At Age 40
Beloved North Jersey mother of two Laurie Uffer died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 8. She was 40. Uffer grew up in Mount Olive, where she graduated high school in 2000, her obituary says. She later attended County College of Morris and had most recently been working as a home health provider in Washington, where she lived at the time of her death, her memorial says. Uffer was known for her wide range of interests, including horseback riding, traveling, deep-sea fishing, and spending time with her many close friends. Above all, Uffer is remembered for embracing her role as a caring mother …
News
Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million
A lumber salesman whose car was knocked off Route 80 in Morris County by a tractor-trailer owned by a Long Island company has reportedly received a $2 million settlement for his injuries. Kevin Smith, 49, of Newton was headed east in the slow lane when the rig drifted from the center lane and bumped his car, sending it careening off the highway in Mount Olive on June 25, 2019, police said at the time. Smith, formerly of Hackettstown, underwent surgery for "multiple fractures and herniations of the lumbar spine," the New Jersey Law Journal reported. He later spent a week in a rehab center a…
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Morris County
A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle was struck by a train in Morris County Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Morris & Essex Line train 851 hit the trailer at the crossing at the Stanhope Waterloo Valley Road in Mount Olive around 11:20 a.m., NJ Transit spokesperson Mariluz Garcia-Diaz told DailyVoice.com. The train departed Hoboken terminal at 9:13 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hackettstown at 11:28 a.m., Garcia-Diaz said. The tractor-trailer driver was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The …
News
6-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Route 80 Crash Was Firefighter's Grandson
Support is skyrocketing for the family of the beloved 6-year-old boy killed in a devastating hit-and-run crash on Route 80 just two days before Christmas. The Mount Olive boy was killed after a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox struck a Honda HRV and fled the scene near milepost 28.5 in Roxbury around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, DailyVoice.com reported. The victim, identified as Lorenzo Van Dine, is the grandson of a Budd Lake firefighter, the department said in a heartbreaking Facebook post. “We ask that you hold your family members a little tighter this holiday season, tell them you love them and cherish e…
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted For Heroin Distribution In Sussex County: Police
A Sussex County woman is wanted out of Hackettstown for heroin distribution, local authorities announced. A warrant was issued Nov. 19 for 28-year-old Chelsea M. Pruden of Andover, Hackettstown police said. Specifics were not released. Pruden was arrested for crack and heroin possession following a traffic stop over the summer in Mount Olive. Anyone who knows her whereabouts is urged to call HPD at 908-852-3300.
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard
Virginia Vertetis, infamously known as a “lady killer,” was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday, according to a release by the Morris County police and court documents. Vertetis, 59, of Mount Olive, NJ, was first investigated following the murder of her boyfriend Patrick Gilhuley, as CBS News reported during her trial in 2018. Gilhuley, a retired New York Police Department officer and celebrity bodyguard for clients such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was found dead at their home at 2 Apollo Way in Flanders on March 3, 2014 just before 10 p.m. Vertetis was cha…
Obituaries
Teen Dies Week After Route 46 Crash
An 18-year-old Mount Olive resident died nearly a week after a Route 46 crash that injured him and four others, according to Morris County officials and the victim's relatives. Dondrei Martin had been in the ICU at Morristown Medical Center ever since he was flown by a medical chopper in the Oct. 23 crash, according to a GoFundMe page launched by Kayla Greco. The sting of Grief has taken a hold of our hearts in the transition of Dondrei Martin, the precious son of Deborah Henry... Posted by Angie McDonald on Monday, November 1, 2021 Greco updated the page on Oct. 31 saying Martin had di…
Lifestyle
Happy Ending: Dog Reunited With Owner After Escaping From Car During ‘Horrific’ Route 80 Crash
A dog that escaped from a car and ran into the woods after a “horrific” crash on Route 80 has found its way back home thanks to a “huge community effort,” authorities said. Sadie, an Australian Shepherd, escaped following a multi-car crash on Route 80 eastbound near milepost 23 in Mount Olive just after 9:20 p.m. Monday, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. Residents chased Sadie for about a mile before the pup ran into the woods between Exits 19 and 25, according to a Facebook post on the Morris County NJ Lost and Found Pets page. Sadie’s owner, Stephanie, had been traveling fro…
Police & Fire
Police: Mercedes Benz Stolen From Morris County Driveway Recovered In Newark
Police continue to investigate after a Mercedes Benz that had been stolen from a Morris County driveway was later recovered in Newark. The vehicle was stolen from a home on Flanders Netcong Road in Mount Olive sometime between 11:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. on June 29-30, township police said. The vehicle was later found parked in Newark with help from the city’s police department, authorities said. The Mercedes has since been returned to its owner. “Mount Olive Police reminds all residents to remove the key FOBs from their vehicles and lock their vehicles, even if they are in your driveway,” p…
Business
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County
A new Sunoco gas station and convenience store is now open in Morris County. The grand opening was held Tuesday for the new location at 15 Route 46 in Budd Lake, according to a Facebook post from Mount Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The gas station and convenience store chain joins nearby Morris County locations in Morristown (E Hanover Avenue), Parsippany (Route 46 West), Denville (Route 10 East), Pompton Plains (Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike) and Long Valley (E Mill Road). The new Sunoco is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. an…
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