The crash occurred at 10:58 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 on the parkway southbound at milepost 87.5 in Toms River, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Mack dump truck was operating in the center median when it entered into the southbound travel lanes and was struck by a southbound traveling VW Touareg, Curry said.
The driver of the VW sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash, he said.
The driver of the Mack was not injured.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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