Burlington Co. Driver Ejected, Killed In Jersey Turnpike Crash: Police

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — A Burlington County man was ejected from his pickup truck and killed in a crash Friday on the New Jersey Turnpike, officials said.

The Toyota pickup truck overturned at 6:37 a.m. on the turnpike's north outer roadway in East Windsor. State Police found that the vehicle ran off the roadway to the right and struck the guard rail, overturning and ejecting the driver.

Jesse Nobre, 33, of Delran, sustained fatal injuries, State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron told Patch.

The crash remains under investigation, and authorities had no additional information available as of Friday afternoon.

A lengthy stretch of the turnpike was shut down during the crash investigation. The New Jersey Department of Transportation reported significant northbound delays Friday morning on the turnpike.

The turnpike's northbound outer roadway was closed for several hours from Mansfield Township to East Windsor. Traffic was diverted to the inner roadway.