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Jersey Shore Man Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash, Woman Injured, Police Say

An Ocean County man was killed in a crash when his SUV drove off the Garden State Parkway and he wound up ejected from the vehicle, authorities said.

A cruiser for the New Jersey State Police.

A cruiser for the New Jersey State Police.

Photo Credit: New Jersey State Police

Troopers responded to mile marker 68.2 in Barnegat at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, according to state police. George Francis, 34, of Lanoka Harbor, was driving an SUV south on the parkway when the vehicle went off the right side of the road. 

The SUV went down a ditch and hit a retaining wall, along with several trees. Francis was ejected from the vehicle and died from his injuries.

A 34-year-old Lanoka Harbor woman was in the front passenger seat and suffered serious injuries, state police said. Two children in the back seats were not injured.

State police are investigating the crash.

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