Crime & Safety
Englewood Man Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash: Police
The truck the man was in overturned and burst into flames near exit 13a early this morning.
ENGLEWOOD, NJ — A city man died Wednesday when the truck he was driving overturned and collapsed on a concrete median on the NJ Turnpike, police said.
Cristian Vergara, 22, was the driver, police said.
According to Vergara's Facebook page, he was a graduate of the Academies@Englewood. He worked for Hollister.
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Police found an overturned milk truck on the northbound side of the turnpike near exit 13A around 1:40 a.m.; the truck struck a concrete barrier, flipped over, and burst into flames, police said. (See related: Victim ID'd In NJ Turnpike Fatal Crash As Truck Overturns: Cops)
Vergara was killed and milk spilled onto the turnpike, police said.
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The truck's trailer wound up on one side of the barrier, the cabin the other, police said. Authorities are investigating the crash.
With reporting by Tom Davis
Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com
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