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New Jersey State Police troopers responded to the crash on East Point Road in Maurice River, Cumberland County, at about 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, according to Trooper Troy McNair, a NJSP spokesman
The Millville teenager was driving a Ford northbound on East Point Road when he lost control and struck a utility pole, overturning, McNair said. His name was not released because of his age.
The pole and electrical wires were toppled by the impact. The teen driver and a passenger exited the vehicle with minor injuries, McNair said.
After the 17-year-old left the Ford, however, he walked into a low-hanging live wire and was electrocuted, McNair said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries, McNair said.
The incident remains under investigation.
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