State Police Car Overturns in Budd Lake

Firefighters responded to Rt. 46 at Mount Olive Rd. for a report of an overturned car into a pole. Car 51 arrived and found a New Jersey State Police car on its roof the officer was removed from the car by bystanders and was taken to a local hospital by Atlantic EMS with minor injuries. Squad 56, 50 and 51 stood by for the tow company and the power company. The road was closed for several hours as crews replaced the pole. The crash is under investigation by the State Police.