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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 Route 631/Route 46 with traffic using the shoulder, according to 511NJ.
The crash remained under investigation. Additional details were not released.
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