State Police ID Men Killed In Mercer County Crash Where Watermelons Were Strewn On NJ Turnpike
State Police have identified the two men killed in last week's tractor-trailer crash in which watermelons were strewn across the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County.
Malcom Cope, 55, of Douglas, Georgia, and Van Huston, 56, of Jamaica, New York, were pronounced dead after the northbound truck veered off the turnpike, struck a guard rail and slammed into a concrete bridge support near milepost 60.3, state troopers said.
Cope was the driver and Huston was a passenger.
A Peterbilt tractor pulling a semi-trailer loaded with watermelons was heading north in the inner lanes when it ran off th…
Motorcyclist Injured, Passenger Airlifted With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Tire Blowout
A motorcyclist was injured and his passenger airlifted with serious injuries in a crash on Route 80 in Rockaway Township Thursday morning, state police said.
Corey Uzzell, 39, of Hillside was riding a Victory motorcycle on Route 80 westbound when it overturned due to a tire blowout near milepost 37.4 just before 11 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice.
Uzzell was ejected and moderately injured, along with his passenger, Lakeisha Green-Uzzell, 42, of Irvington, who was airlifted to Moorestown Medical Center as a result of her injuries, Curry said.
The two left lanes of Route 80 wer…
