On April 10 at 11:03 a.m. Medford Township Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries and a utility pole down in the roadway on Church Road at Ark Road. The roadway was shut down for approximately four and a half hours until PSE&G made repairs and the tow service could remove the dump truck.
Investigation revealed that a 55-year-old male was operating a dump truck eastbound on Church Road carrying top soil. For an unknown reason, the driver lost his steering and ran off the roadway to the right striking a utility pole and coming to a stop in a field. During the investigation, the driver was speaking with police at the front of his vehicle at which time police observed him attempting to discard marijuana on the ground to hide it. A Police K-9 was already on scene and was utilized. K-9 Porter indicated that there was narcotics in the headlight of the vehicle and located the discarded suspected marijuana in the weeds. Police located more suspected marijuana in the headlight of the vehicle after a search of the vehicle.
The driver was placed under arrest and processed at police headquarters. He was charged with tampering with evidence, possession of marijuana under 50 grams, carless driving and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle.
