At 11:55 p.m., a MW passenger vehicle was traveling southbound in Lafayette Township when it veered off the roadway, struck a pedestrian, sign and a tree, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The pedestrian, a 43-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, Lebron said.
The driver, a 17-year-old Sparta resident, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
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