Update: One Driver Killed, Another Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
UPDATE: One driver was killed and another was seriously hurt following a Tuesday morning wrong-way crash on Route 80, state police confirmed.
Francis Merrick, 75, was driving a Jeep Compass east in the westbound lane when the vehicle crashed head-on into a Hyundai Elantra driven by Robert Nardone, 80, near milepost 28.3 in Roxbury Township just after 7:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com.
Nardone, of Hackettstown, was killed in the crash, while Merrick, of Tafton, PA, was seriously hurt, Curry said.
The crash investigation caused a closure of all lanes west of Exit 28 and …
2 Pedestrians Killed On Route 80 ID'd As Long Island Residents
Two pedestrians struck and killed by an SUV on Route 80 before dawn Monday have been identified as Long Island residents.
A Honda SUV was traveling in the eastbound lanes when it struck Richard Dennelly, 73, and Maria Schellberg, 55, of Great Neck, NY, near milepost 1.8 in Knowlton Township just after 3 a.m., NJSP Sgts. Philip Curry and Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice.
Both victims were killed in the crash, Curry said.
Meanwhile, the eastbound lanes were closed for about three hours, causing heavy traffic congestion.
Crash investigation on I-80 eastbound West of Delaware Water Gap Res…
2 Pedestrians Killed On Route 80 ID'd As Long Island Residents
Two pedestrians struck and killed by an SUV on Route 80 before dawn Monday have been identified as Long Island residents.
A Honda SUV was traveling in the eastbound lanes when it struck Richard Dennelly, 73, and Maria Schellberg, 55, of Great Neck, NY, near milepost 1.8 in Knowlton Township just after 3 a.m., NJSP Sgts. Philip Curry and Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice.
Both victims were killed in the crash, Curry said.
Meanwhile, the eastbound lanes were closed for about three hours, causing heavy traffic congestion.
Crash investigation on I-80 eastbound West of Delaware Water Gap Res…
Pickup Truck Driver, 26, Airlifted In Fiery Hunterdon County Crash
A pickup truck driver was airlifted with serious injuries Sunday following a fiery crash in Hunterdon County, state police said.
David Burton, 26, was behind the wheel of a Chevy Colorado when it ran off the right side of the road, hit a sign and several trees on Route 579 southbound near milepost 30.1 in Alexandria Township just after 8 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice.
The truck then caught fire, causing Burton serious injuries, Curry said.
Burton, of Pittstown, was extricated from the vehicle by the Quakertown Fire Company before being airlifted via Northstar to Lehigh Val…
