Vigil held in Elizabeth for man killed in tractor-trailer involved crash last week

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) -- Mourners gathered in Elizabeth, New Jersey on Tuesday night to remember a man killed in a crash last Friday.

Jeffrey Oakley was killed when a tractor-trailer that was being chased by police slammed head-on into his car.
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Two passengers were in Oakley's car during the crash, and both are now recovering from their injuries.

Stephen Owens was one of those passengers and attended the vigil.
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"I'm feeling hurt. I want to bring him back and I want him to get better," Owens said.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, 57-year-old Danny Clyde Burnam, was arrested at the scene and is due in court on Wednesday.
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