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Driver Who Sped Away From Trooper Crashes, Suffers Serious Injuries On NJ Turnpike (Update)
A 49-year-old man from New York who was stopped in the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike was seriously injured when he suddenly sped away from the trooper checking on him, hitting another vehicle Sunday morning, May 14, authorities said.
The man was stopped in a Honda Accord on the shoulder near milepost 54.2 in Bordentown, when a trooper came over to check on him around 10:35 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.
Suddenly, the Accord sped off, crossing from the outer roadway to the inner roadway, striking the passenger side of a Honda Odyssey, police said.
The Odyssey then struck the …
Victim Of Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash 'Had His Whole Life Ahead Of Him'
Families and friends are mourning the deaths of two people killed when a van collided with a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike.
The driver of the van, identified as Bryan Matos-Gonzalez, 29, of Raleigh, North Carolina, and a passenger, Jansel Lopez, 24, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, were killed in the Sunday, Jan. 15 crash, New Jersey State Police said.
"He had his whole life ahead of him and was doing everything to move forward in life," Yugeidy Diaz, a cousin, wrote of Lopez on this GoFundMe page.
A truck hauling a tanker trailer was traveling north on the ramp from Interchange 2 in Woolwi…
