The crash occurred at 11:12 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 near milepost 48.4 in Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey State Police said.
A 43-year-old Toms River man driving a Honda Pilot the wrong way — north in the southbound lanes — struck a Chevy Equinox before being hit by a Kia K5, police said.
Dwight Phillips, 22, of New York City — a passenger in the Kia — was hospitalized with serious injuries while the drivers of the two SUVs suffered moderate injuries, State Police said.
The driver of the Kia — also a 22-year-old New York City man — escaped the crash with minor injuries, police said. The driver of the Chevy hit by the wrong-way driver is a 29-year-old Egg Harbor Township man.
The crash remains under investigation.
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