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Airlifted Route 80 Crash Victim From Flanders Dies

A 49-year-old Flanders man died in a Mount Arlington crash that caused a major traffic jam on Route 80.

Two medical choppers were called to the scene of the eastbound Route 80 crash in Mount Arlington.

Two medical choppers were called to the scene of the eastbound Route 80 crash in Mount Arlington.

Photo Credit: Christine Miller

Peter Castellanos was pronounced dead at the scene of the eastbound accident last Friday just before 1 p.m., New Jersey State Police said.

Castellanos was a passenger in a blue Honda Civic driven by Christine Castellanos, 54 of Flanders, that rear-ended a Toyota Sienna and Ford cargo van before it struck a guardrail and overturned, NJSP said.

Both Peter and Christine Castellanos were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, where Christine was treated for serious injuries, police said.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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