State Police have identified the man killed in a crash early Tuesday morning on the N.J. Turnpike in Monroe Township as a man from Pennsylvania.
Richard Hill, 73, was identified as the driver of the red sedan that became disabled in the center lane of the northbound outer roadways shortly after midnight and was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by David England, 49, of Maryland.
The accident was at milepost 73.4 in Middlesex County.
Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. England had to be extricated and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries, a spokeswoman for the State Police said.
Trooper Alina Spies said Tuesday that after Hill's car was struck by the truck, the two vehicles left the roadway on the right side, striking the metal guardrail and the concrete wall. Then the truck overturned and came to rest on its left side.
Spies said the highway was closed for several hours after the accident. No charges were filed in connection with the crash.
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One man was killed and another seriously injured when a tractor-trailer and a car collided on the N.J. Turnpike in Monroe Township early Tuesday morning.
State Police said a red sedan was disabled in the center lane of the northbound outer roadways shortly after midnight when it was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by David England, 49, of Maryland.
The accident was at milepost 73.4 in Middlesex County.
Trooper Alina Spies said the two vehicles left the roadway on the right side, striking the metal guardrail and the concrete sound wall. Then the truck overturned and came to rest on its left side.
Spies said the car's driver was pronounced dead at the scene, but the truck driver had to be extricated and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with injuries.
She said the State Police fatal accident unit was out there and the center and right lanes of the highway were closed for several hours.
Authorities are not releasing the identity of the dead man until they have notified his next of kin, the trooper said.
The accident is currently under investigation. No charges have been filed or are pending at this time, she said.