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Victim Of Fiery Crash On Cross Bronx Expressway Was Special Ed. Teacher From NJ

A 49-year-old special education teacher from New Jersey has been identified in a fiery crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Tuesday, Nov. 29, police said.

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Photo Credit: New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Facebook

Shelly Vilsaint's Range Rover collided with a tractor trailer contracted by the U.S. Postal Service in the westbound lanes around 12:35 a.m. near the Major Deegan Expressway, according to police and the New York Post.

Vilsaint was sitting in her car behind the trailer when another tractor trailer slammed into her vehicle, igniting a fire that spread to the first tractor trailer.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Neither truck driver was injured and the blaze was contained around 2 a.m., responders said.

Vilsaint was a special education teacher for New York City's public schools.

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