Driver dead after car gets wedged under tractor-trailer in New Jersey

Monday, April 22, 2019
HILLSIDE, New Jersey (WABC) -- A car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer in New Jersey Monday morning, killing the driver and snarling traffic for the morning commute.

It happened just after 3 a.m. on eastbound Route 22 at Bloy Street in Hillside.
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Authorities say the driver of a BMW struck the rear of a tractor trailer that was turning into a McDonald's parking lot.

Video from NewsCopter7 showed a vehicle wedged under the back of a tractor-trailer, and the 39-year-old BMW driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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All eastbound lanes of Route 22 were closed in the area throughout the morning as police investigated and crews worked to clear the damaged vehicles.

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