48°
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 ongoing.
Route 1 was closed for several hours.
Anyone with any information about the crash is urged to call North Brunswick Patrol Officer Jason Vallese at 732-247-0922 x320.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Somerset and receive free news updates.
