18-year-old driver airlifted to hospital, then pronounced dead after crossing double-yellow line, hitting other car head-on on Skyline Drive in Oakland, New Jersey
Seriously Injured Teen Driver Airlifted After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border
The southbound teenage driver's Toyota Corolla crossed the double-yellow line and slammed into a northbound Ford van driven by a 64-year-old Ringwood woman shortly before 1:30 p.m., Oakland Police Capt. Timothy Keenan said.
UPDATE: Teen Driver Dies After Head-On Crash Near Bergen/Passaic Border
There he was loaded into Hackensack University Medical Center's AirMed One medical chopper and flown to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, where he was later pronounced, the captain said.
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