Victim Identified In Deadly Tacony-Palmyra Bridge​ Crash

PALMYRA, NJ — The man killed in a five-car crash on Monday evening has been identified by police as 35-year-old Camden resident Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez.

The crash happened at 6:49 p.m. Monday in the westbound lanes of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. Police said two cars were speeding on the bridge when one of the cars clipped another, sending it speeding into an eastbound lane. There, the car struck a Honda Civic, killing its driver, police said.

All told, the crash involved five cars and left five people with injuries.

Although all five people were taken to a hospital for treatment, officials say no injuries other than those of Martinez were life-threatening. The name of the driver killed in the crash had not been released as of writing.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7114 or to email tips@co.burlington.nj.us.