Inspections continue at NJ Turnpike overpass

  Eyewitness NewsWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Southbound lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County have been reopened.

Two southbound lanes were closed Thursday morning so engineers could conduct a more detailed inspection of the Interstate 195 overpass that was damaged in an accident Wednesday. They're scheduled to conduct another inspection Friday.

Authorities say a dump truck overturned and burst into flames, killing the driver. The accident caused shutdowns and major traffic delays on the toll road and 195.

Westbound traffic continues to be restricted to one lane at the I-195 overpass in Robbinsville.

I-195 traffic will eventually use a new overpass that's under construction. A Department of Transportation spokesman says the overpass was originally scheduled to be completed in December but that officials will try to speed up that timetable.

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Man rescued by stranger on NJ Turnpike

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (WABC) -- A man was rescued by a stranger when he was struck on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike while waiting for help after the car he was in broke down.

"Do you remember what was going through your head?" Eyewitness News asked.

"I was going to die," said Gregory Jackson, victim.

No one knows how close he came to death except for his cousin and a stranger.

Gregory Jackson is heavily medicated, now recovering from cuts and burns.

He and his cousin had broken down on the Turnpike near Exit 9, waiting for his grandmother to come.

He didn't see the car speeding towards the shoulder.

"Next thing I know I was being pulled out of a burning car," Jackson said.

"Do you remember the car hitting you?" Eyewitness News asked.

"No I don't," Jackson replied.

"But you remember the flames?" Eyewitness News asked.

"I remember the flames," Jackson said.

Greg Jackson knows only that stranger's name, Doug.

"He probably was an angel sent by God because if it had not been for this gentleman and others who stopped to help, that, my God, we wouldn't be standing here talking to him, and we want to thank him from the bottom of our hearts," said Lynn Williams, a family member.

His cousin was treated and released.

Doctors at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center haven't said yet when this 29 year old semi-pro football player gets to go home.

That he has that option at all, he says is a gift from a man who was for a critical moment in his life a guardian angel.

"Thank you, thank you very much. I don't think I would be here if it wasn't for him," Jackson said.

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Fiery wreck on NJ Turnpike kills truck driver

  Eyewitness NewsEAST WINDSOR, N.J. -- A truck driver died in a fiery crash that delayed southbound traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike for hours.

Acting State Police Sgt. Adam Grossman says the preliminary investigation shows that a box truck in the center lane crashed into the back of a UPS tractor-trailer in East Windsor at 12:26 a.m. Tuesday.

Grossman says the front of the box truck and rear of the trailer burst into flames.

Grossman says the driver of the box truck, 33-year-old Phillip Frey of Toms River, died.

The UPS driver was not injured.

Southbound turnpike traffic was diverted at Interchange 9 in East Brunswick until 6:15 a.m.

The accident investigation remains ongoing.

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Tire flies off truck on New Jersey Turnpike

A tire flew off a truck on a highway shattering the front windshield of a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee. (WABC Photo)

  Eyewitness NewsFORT LEE, N.J. (WABC) -- A tire flew off a truck on a highway shattering the front windshield of a tractor trailer.

The accident happened on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee just after 8:00 a.m.

The northbound truck was hit by the tire near mile marker 122. The driver was treated for unknown injuries.

The truck that lost the spare tire continued heading southbound before pulling over.

No injuries were reported.

Police are investigating what caused the truck to lose the tire.

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8-year-old child killed in N.J. Turnpike accident

  Eyewitness NewsSOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (WABC) -- An 8-year-old child was killed and two other people were injured in a one car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday.

The accident occurred near mile marker 75.2 in the south bound lanes of the Turnpike in South Brunswick.

Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the concrete barrier in the inner roadway and the car overturned. 8-year-old Ayanah Paxton was ejected. She was flown to Robert Wood Johnson where she succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 48-year-old Priscilla Paxton of Queens, NY.

17-year-old Maurice Corney of Jamaica Plains was also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. The other two passengers were taken to the hospital but were expected to recover.

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Traffic moving again after crash on NJ Turnpike

  Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- An accident in the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike caused a traffic nightmare Wednesday morning.

The crash involved an overturned vehicle and happened near Interchange 8 around 9 a.m.

Two lanes were closed, and a 7-mile backup beginning around Interchange 7A caused 60-minute delays.

The accident was cleared around 10 a.m., and residual delays of about 15 minutes persisted.

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Man seriously injured in NJ Turnpike crash

  Eyewitness NewsEAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (WABC) -- Traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike is back to normal after an accident backed things up for miles.

It happened at the peak of rush hour, in East Brunswick.

Police say a van flipped in the northbound lane.

Traffic was backed up for miles and the outer lanes of the turnpike had to be shut down as rescue workers worked to free the driver.

He is in serious condition.

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Driver rescued after truck overturns on NJ Turnpike

  Eyewitness NewsWOODBRIDGE (WABC) -- A driver was rescued after he was trapped for nearly two hours inside an overturned truck on the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge.

The southbound truck overturned just north of Interchange 11 just after 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The truck flipped off the roadway, trapping the driver.

It took emergency workers nearly two hours to free the driver from the truck's cab.

He was rushed by helicopter to a hospital.

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