The Warren Reporter

A Flanders woman was charged with careless driving following a Mount Olive car crash yesterday afternoon in which she and a 15-year-old passenger from Hackettstown ended up in the hospital. Police believe cell phone use contributed to the cause of the crash.

According to township police, at 5:11 p.m. Officer Marianne Wurtemberg along with other officers from the Mount.Olive Police Department, Flanders Fire and First Aid, and Atlantic Ambulance Services responded to the area of Flanders-Netcong Road and Ramar Street for a vehicle off the roadway into a tree.

The vehicle, a 2003 black Toyota Camry, had been traveling eastbound at the time of the accident. The driver, Deanna Yules, 20, of Flanders, and her 15-year-old passenger were both taken to Hackettstown Medical Center for treatment and observation.

Yules was issued a summons for careless driving.

Mount Olive police reminds residents to utilize a hands free devise with their cell phones while driving. They are further reminded to not utilize the text feature of their phones for any reason while operating a motor vehicle as this leads to an avoidable distraction and safety hazard.