Woman Flees Burning Car In NJ, Saying Child Is Inside: Top 5 Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from across New Jersey:

1. Plans are in the works to build public restrooms, showers and changing rooms for beachgoers in Seaside Heights, to be paid for with $1.6 million in federal funding, U.S. House Rep. Chris Smith announced. Read more.

2. A 75-year-old woman has died after being struck in a library parking lot by a 94-year-old driver on Saturday and was dragged 20 feet, Paramus police said. Read more.

3. A woman who crashed her car in Fair Lawn on Saturday was able to escape the fiery wreck, then falsely told police her child was inside, they said. Read more.

4. A whistleblower claims that a state official delayed a probe into dangerous conditions at a Morris County psychiatric facility, and told patient advocates to stop investigating even as residents died. Read more.

5. A Rutgers student just sued all the school's faculty unions for going on strike last April, alleging the professors' strike was "selfish and illegal." Read more.