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Police ID 29-Year-Old Driver Dead In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash Police ID 29-Year-Old Driver Dead In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
Police ID 29-Year-Old Driver Dead In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash A 29-year-old wrong-way driver who was struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 80 in Morris County died of his injuries, authorities said. Angelo F. Atienza was heading west in the eastbound lanes in a Toyota Rav4 when he drove head-on into an International tractor and semi-trailer around 4 a.m., Saturday, May 14, New Jersey State Police said. The crash occurred near milepost 46.2 in Parsippany, police said. The man's identification has not been made public. Atienza, of Lake Hiawatha, works as a nurse at Llanfair House, according to LinkedIn.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million
Driver Knocked Off Route 80 By Tractor Trailer Settles Suit For $2 Million A lumber salesman whose car was knocked off Route 80 in Morris County by a tractor-trailer owned by a Long Island company has reportedly received a $2 million settlement for his injuries. Kevin Smith, 49, of Newton was headed east in the slow lane when the rig drifted from the center lane and bumped his car, sending it careening off the highway in Mount Olive on June 25, 2019, police said at the time. Smith, formerly of Hackettstown, underwent surgery for "multiple fractures and herniations of the lumbar spine," the New Jersey Law Journal reported. He later spent a week in a rehab center a…

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by Jerry DeMarco