Crime & Safety
Victim Of Fatal Wayne I-80 Crash ID'd: State Police
The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on the westbound side of the highway near exit 53, State Police said.
WAYNE, NJ — Authorities have released the identity of the person killed in a Route 80 crash early Tuesday morning.
The victim was identified as Christian More-Rodas, 42, of Staten Island, New York, said New Jersey State Police Trooper Lawrence Peele.
More-Rodas was killed after a Ford pickup hit him just after 5:30 a.m. while he was standing outside of his vehicle, which was parked on the shoulder near exit 53 on the westbound side of the highway, Peele said.
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Authorities were not sure why More-Rodas was standing outside of the vehicle or if he was in right-hand lane of I-80 or on the shoulder, Peele said.
The driver of the pickup was not injured. The State Police Fatal Accident Unit went to the scene and the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was notified of the fatality.
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Multiple lanes were closed as a result of the crash, Sgt. Jeff Flynn said.
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