Update from NJ State Police:
Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash at 3:43 a.m. on the New Jersey Turnpike north on the outer roadway, mile post 63.4, Robbinsville, Mercer County.
Based on a preliminary investigation, Franklin S. Parker, a 36 year-old male of Eden, MD, was operating a tractor trailer northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike in the area of mile post. 63.4, the tractor trailer entered the left shoulder and struck the left guardrail, overturned, and impacted a concrete bridge support. As a result of the crash Franklin S. Parker sustained fatal injuries. The crash remains under investigation and there is no additional information available at the moment.
April 21, 2022
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Around 3:47 a.m. multiple 9-1-1 calls were received reporting a serious crash involving a tractor trailer on the NJ Turnpike at mile post 63.5 north bound (North of Exit 7A — Between Exit 7A and Exit 8). Hightstown and Robbinsville Fire Departments were sent to the scene for an extrication. Robbinsville EMS, East Windsor EMS, and Captial Health Paramedics were also on scene. Medivac 2 from Hackensack University Medical Center flew to the scene and cleared at 5:28 a.m. A victim was pronounced at the scene about the same time. The NJ Turnpike was closed for the investigation and clean up but some lanes have since reopened.
This is a breaking news report from the scene and radio reports, once official information becomes available the story will be updated with information from NJSP.
Crash on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway northbound North of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Robbinsville) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes blocked https://t.co/a2SpFriLpj
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) April 21, 2022
Delays on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway northbound North of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes open 2 mile delay due to an incident on the NJ Turnpike https://t.co/3zkcxSIg7y
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) April 21, 2022
Delays on New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway northbound South of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Hamilton Twp) to North of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes open 4 mile delay due to an incident on the NJ Turnpike https://t.co/goDCUe709O
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) April 21, 2022
Delays on New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway northbound South of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Hamilton Twp) to North of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes open 6 mile delay due to an incident on the NJ Turnpike https://t.co/cLEtiUglpM
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) April 21, 2022
Delays on New Jersey Turnpike Outer Roadway northbound North of Interchange 7A – I-195 (Robbinsville) All lanes open 2 1/2 mile delay due to an incident on the NJ Turnpike https://t.co/vKf5Uio0Om
— 511NJ TPK (@511njtpk) April 21, 2022