Contributed by: CBrining
Hamilton Township - An ice cream vendor taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather Sunday ended up with a traffic ticket after her truck hit a fire hydrant and flooded a condominium complex, according to a statement released Monday by township police.
Gale Wallace, 31, of Mays Landing, stalled when she tried to stop the 34-year-old truck at 7:52 p.m. Sunday at Woodland Drive and Leipzig Avenue within Woodlands Condominiums off the Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing, police said.
The van rolled backward, jumped a curb and knocked over a fire hydrant. Water flooded the complex, where residents went without water for about a half-hour while crews shut down the road to repair the damage, according to the statement.
The back entrance to the complex was still closed as repairs continue, Lt. Ed Barr said Monday.
Wallace was not injured and was able to drive her truck from the scene. Officer Kevin Graham issued her a summons for careless driving, police said.
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