Crime & Safety
NJ Man, 20, Dies After Being Thrown From ATV, Police Say
The 20-year-old's ATV overturned during the crash, police say.
SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — A Sussex County man is dead after crashing his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) this week, according to police.
On Monday, just before 8 p.m., police were called to 30 Brink Road in Wantage Township on reports of a crash.
Authorities learned that Maddox A. Farber, 20, of Wantage, was driving a Polaris ATV northbound on Brink Road when he lost directional control of the vehicle, investigators said.
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Farber veered off the left side of the roadway, and his ATV overturned, police said. He was thrown from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, according to authorities.
The crash remains under investigation by New Jersey State Police.
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