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Tow-Truck Driver Killed In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash Tow-Truck Driver Killed In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash
Tow-Truck Driver Killed In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash A 41-year-old tow-truck operator was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 1 in Central Jersey, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at 12:20 a.m. on Monday. Edward Smith Jr. was trying to make a left turn from Adams Lane onto Route 1 north when an oncoming tractor-trailer struck his tow truck, North Brunswick police said. The impact of the 12:20 a.m. collision threw Smith from the tow truck and pushed it into a parked car at an auto dealership, police said. Smith, of North Brunswick, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An investigation of the crash is on…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Strikes Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey, Rider Killed Motorcycle Strikes Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey, Rider Killed
Motorcycle Strikes Tractor-Trailer In South Jersey, Rider Killed A motorcyclist was killed when he collided with a tractor-trailer, Camden County authorities said.  He was riding his motorcycle on Black Horse Pike near Clementon Avenue about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday when he hit a lowboy tractor-trailer, according to Gloucester Township police.  The trailer was moving equipment from a construction site at the time of the crash, police said. The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The driver of the tractor trailer remained at the crash scene, they said. The Black Horse Pike was closed from Almonesson Road to Chur…

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Police & Fire
Staten Island Driver, 43, Killed In Central Jersey Route 9 Collision Staten Island Driver, 43, Killed In Central Jersey Route 9 Collision
Staten Island Driver, 43, Killed In Central Jersey Route 9 Collision A 43-year-old man from New York City was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 9 in Monmouth County, authorities said. James Marshall of Staten Island was southbound near the intersection with Schulmeister Road at about 1:45 a.m. on Thursday when his vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer, according to Old Bridge police. The truck driver from Perth Amboy, also 43, had no serious injuries, police said. His name was not released. Anyone with information about the crash is urged to call Old Bridge Police Department at 732-607-4805.

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