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Man, 34, Struck By Car On Route 3 Had Gotten Out Of Vehicle After Crash: Police

A man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Route 3 Thursday morning, Oct. 31, police said.

East Rutherford PD

East Rutherford PD

Photo Credit: East Rutherford PD

Police said that the 34-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle that had just been involved in a single-vehicle crash when he got out and proceeded to walk along the highway around 10 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of East Rutherford.

That's when the man was struck by a vehicle eastbound. The victim suffered leg and back injuries and was taken to Hackensack Medical Center. 

The highway was reopened around 10:50 a.m.

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