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Man charged after allegedly fleeing police, crashing dirt bike in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 21-year-old Budd Lake man was charged with eluding police after allegedly speeding away from an attempted traffic stop on a dirt bike before crashing early Saturday morning, according to police.
Mount Olive police said an officer was on routine patrol on Flanders-Drakestown Road at about 12:28 a.m. Sept. 12 when he observed a motorized dirt bike traveling without a license plate or illuminated taillight.
The officer attempted to stop the dirt bike as it turned onto Wolfe Road, but the driver allegedly accelerated and continued down the road, police said. The officer did not pursue the dirt bike but continued checking the area.
A short time later, police found the dirt bike at Wolfe Road and Kings Arrow Road, where the driver had crashed into the grass along the side of the road.
The driver was identified as Ryan M. Kennedy, 21, of Budd Lake. Kennedy sustained a minor injury and was treated by the Budd Lake First Aid Squad before being taken to Morristown Medical Center for evaluation.
Police said Kennedy was discharged from the hospital at abo...