Driver Jack DeCarlo, 75, dies after object flies through SUV windshield on New Jersey Turnpike in Salam County

Modified Date: 
Mon, 02/13/2017 - 9:48am
Accident Date: 
Monday, January 9, 2017

DRIVER CRITICAL AFTER OBJECT FLIES THROUGH WINDSHIELD ON NJ TURNPIKE IN SALEM CO.

It happened in the southbound lanes at 7:30 a.m. Monday near Mile Marker 6, north of Interchange 1 in Olmans Township.

New Jersey driver hurt when dumbbell smashes into windshield

Troopers are trying to determine where the dumbbell came from when it crashed through the vehicle’s windshield about 7:30 a.m. Monday as the 75-year-old motorist was driving south on the New Jersey Turnpike near Oldmans Township.

Driver's face seriously injured after dumbbell crashed through windshield

DeCarlo was conscious when he was airlifted to Crozer Regional Trauma Center in Upland, Pennsylvania, with facial injuries, police said. A passenger in the vehicle, Patricia DeCarlo, 57, suffered minor injuries, police said.

Man struck by 50-pound dumbbell while driving on New Jersey Turnpike dies

The New Jersey State Police said Jack DeCarlo, 75, succumbed to his severe injuries around 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jack DeCarlo
Patricia DeCarlo
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

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