One Dead, 3 Hurt In Chain-Reaction Crash On NJ Turnpike, State Police Say

A 75-year-old woman was killed and three others were injured in a chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike that involved three vehicles, state police said.

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Valerie Musson

12/29/2022 12:34 p.m.

The crash occurred on the inner roadway southbound near milepost 95.3 in Carteret just after midnight Thursday, Dec. 29, NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told DailyVoice.

A Lincoln Navigator was in front of a Toyota Prius in the right lane when the two vehicles collided, causing the Prius to veer across to the left lane and hit a Nissan Murano, Goez said.

One of the Murano’s passengers, Markio Chang, 75, of Montrose, CA, was killed in the crash.

The driver and remaining passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and the 19-year-old driver of the Toyota was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation, Goez said.

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