Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Lacey Police: Dump Truck Hits Utility Pole On Route 539, Closes Roadway In Both Directions
Truck overturned, contents spilled over roadway, which bought down utility wires, police said.
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - A fully loaded dump truck that slammed into a utility pole at milepost 17 on Route 539 has shut down the roadway in both directions from Manchester to Barnegat, Lacey Sgt. Robert Flynn said.
The crash caused the overturned dump truck's contents to spew across the roadway, which caused the power lines to fall to the ground, Flynn said.
Route 539 had to be closed in both directions because of the crash.
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"Cleanup work is ongoing and there is currently no timeline as to when the road will reopen," he said.
The driver of the dump truck - the sole occupant - had to be extricated. He was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River for treatment, Flynn said.
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