The following is based on information received from a law enforcement agency. The person(s) named is innocent until proven otherwise in court.
VILLAS – At about 10:40 p.m. May 1, the Lower Township Police Department Patrol Division was dispatched to the area of Bayshore and Fulling Mill Road in Villas for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist.
Patrol Officer Thomas Shough arrived first to find that the man riding the bicycle had sustained a serious injury to his right upper arm. Shough gathered information and radioed to other responding officers and Cape May County Dispatch that the vehicle involved left the scene. It was described as a dark colored pickup truck.
Patrol Officers Jason Felsing and Austin Craig were en route to the crash scene from the area of Bayshore Road and Charles Street, North Cape May when a dark-colored pickup truck passed them heading southbound on Bayshore Road. They initiated a motor vehicle stop of the truck and found damage to the driver’s side of the truck that was consistent with the ongoing crash investigation.
The driver of the truck was identified as Sun O. Payne, 55, of North Cape May. Payne was administered standard field sobriety testing, and as a result was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated.
She was transported to Lower Township Police Headquarters, where she was processed and issued multiple motor vehicle summonses: driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, failure to observe traffic signals.
She was also served a criminal summons for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury, and assault by auto that resulted in serious bodily injury.
The victim was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. Due to the seriousness of his injuries he was transferred to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division. The victim was reported to be in stable condition. The investigation continues.
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