Driver Dead After Tractor Trailer Pushes Her Disabled Car Into 2 Other Trucks On NJ Turnpike

A 32-year-old North Bergen woman died when her car became disabled on the New Jersey Turnpike and was pushed by a tractor trailer into two other vehicles, killing her early Friday, Dec. 16, authorities said.

Zadira Reyes
Photo Credit: *Zadira Reyes LinkedIn*

Cecilia Levine

12/16/2022 6:08 p.m.

Zadira Reyes' Hyundai Elantra broke down on the northbound side in the travel lanes of Elizabeth around 2:20 a.m. near milepost 100.8, New Jersey State Police said.

The impact of being struck by a tractor trailer sent Reyes' car into a tanker truck and a bobtail, police said.

Reyes was pronounced dead while the driver of the tractor trailer, which overturned, suffered minor injuries.

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