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NJ Corrections Officer Dies In Route 55 Crash, PA Driver Seriously Injured

A 25-year-old man died when a car struck his vehicle while stopped in the shoulder of Route 55, authorities said.

Joshua Beardsworth

Joshua Beardsworth

Photo Credit: Joshua Beardsworth Facebook photo

Joshua Beardsworth, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of the highway when a car -- also on the northbound side -- struck him in Vineland around 7:40 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.

The 27-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA -- Trevor Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon -- was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed.

It was not clear why Beardsworth was stopped.

Beardsworth's obituary says he worked as a corrections officer for the Blackwood Juvenile Detention Center and was a member of the Boilermakers Union Local 13.

He is survived by his children, Lillian and Josh, Jr., and his wife, Stevi N. Beardsworth.

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