Crime & Safety
NJ Man, 94, Dies In Barnegat Garden State Parkway Crash: State Police
The 94-year-old hit a concrete toll plaza divider on the parkway, police said.
BARNEGAT, NJ - A 94-year-old Howell man died Thursday as a result of an afternoon crash on the Garden State Parkway, state police said.
The single-vehicle crash was reported around 3:13 p.m. near milepost 68.9 in Barnegat Township, a New Jersey State Police spokesman confirmed to Patch.
An initial investigation revealed that Mario Medici, of Howell, was driving a Honda Accord southbound on the parkway when the front of the Honda hit a concrete toll plaza divider, the spokesman said.
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As a result of the crash, Medici sustained fatal injuries.
The two left toll plaza lanes were closed for about three hours, the spokesman said. Read more: Crash Causing Delays Near Barnegat Toll Plaza On GSP: DOT
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The crash remains under investigation.
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