Traffic & Transit
Morris Co. Sheriff's Officer Injured In I-287 Crash
Two drivers were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
PARSIPPANY, NJ — A Morris County Sheriff's officer was one of two people injured in a two-car crash on I-287 Tuesday morning New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said.
The crash happened around 6:50 p.m. near mile marker 42.2 in Parsippany, Goez said. A Ford F350 pickup truck and an unmarked Morris County Sheriff's Office Ford Explorer were the two cars involved.
Both drivers were taken to Morristown Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Goez said. Neither car has passengers in it.
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Two southbound lanes of I-287 were closed for about an hour, reopening around 8 a.m., Goez said. Delays stretched for about an hour at the peak of the delays.
Crash with Injuries on I-287 south ramp to Exit 41 - I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills. 2 left lanes closed 45 minute #traffic delay, #njcommute
— Larry Higgs (@CommutingLarry) April 2, 2019
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