No Charges Filed In Bayville Truck Fire

No charges will be filed against the occupants of a 1995 Dodge pick-up that caught on fire recently and tied up traffic on Route 9 for over an hour.

No one was injured in the July 13 blaze on Route 9 near Frederick Drive, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele said.

"The cause is believed to be from a cigarette from a person who through it out the window and it blew into the back of the truck," the chief said. "The truck was fully engulfed."

Bayville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Kenneth Anderson and Patrolman Jon Sperber were the first to respond to the incident, which happened at 2:17 p.m., DiMichele said.

The fire interfered with heavy Route 9 traffic for more than an hour, the chief said.

The Bayville Volunteer Fire Company and township Fire Official Jack Wiegartner also responded, she said.