Passenger killed when SUV crashes into power lines
July 28, 2018
By Joe Brandt
jbrandt@njadvancemedia.com
For NJ.com
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
A man was killed when an SUV crashed into a utility pole and knocked live wires onto a road Saturday morning.
And police say the driver in the single-vehicle crash is now in custody.
The crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. at Admiral Wilson Boulevard and Linden Street in Camden, county police spokesman Dan Keashen said. The Ford Explorer with three occupants hit a utility pole which crashed into the roadway and damaged another vehicle, a Camden County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman said. The driver of that vehicle was uninjured, she added.
A 43-year-old Camden man in the Explorer's front passenger seat was pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger, a 31-year-old woman from Deptford, did not need medical attention.
The driver, a 41-year-old Camden man, is in police custody, Keashen said. Authorities have not yet identified the driver nor have they indicated if he will be criminally charged.
The crash shut down Admiral Wilson Boulevard in both directions until a PSE&G crew arrived and workers from the state Department of Transportation set up a detour.
The wires did not hurt anyone, Keashen said.
Most of the drunk related crashes occur in the early am hours like this case.
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Saturday, July 28, 2018 08:30AM
CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) --
A section of Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey remains closed after a fatal crash.
Firefighters and medics were called to Admiral Wilson Boulevard near the Federal Street overpass around 3:45 a.m. after an SUV crashed into utility poles and brought down power lines.
The driver of that SUV was killed.
Two others inside were injured.
The power lines also fell on top of a pickup truck going in the opposite direction.
That driver is okay.
The Admiral Wilson Boulevard is closed between the Ben Franklin Bridge and Baird Boulevard as crews clear the scene.