Crime & Safety
Driver Hits Telephone Pole After Evading Officer: Sparta Police
Sparta Police say NJ State Police caught up with James Brickley of Lords Valley, Pennsylvania, who was driving with a suspended license.
SPARTA, NJ — A Christmas Eve chase led to a driver facing multiple charges, after he dodged police, then hit a telephone pole.
Police ended up charging James Brickley, 31 of Lords Valley, Pennsylvania, with eluding police, speeding, careless driving, reckless driving, failure to keep right, driving without a license, failing to stop for an emergency vehicle and driving while suspended.
Lt. John Lamon, a spokesperson with the Sparta Township Police Department said the pursuit began when a responding officer saw Brickley speed by him on Route 15 North at about 2 a.m. As the officer trailed him, Brickley was clocked at about 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. Instead of pulling over, Lamon said Brickley refused to stop, swerving into the southbound lane to drive around cars in front of him.
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As Brickley headed for the Lafayette border, a Sparta dispatcher contacted the New Jersey State Police, Lamon detailed in a news release, with the State Police catching up with Brickley after he hit a telephone pole.
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