Thomas McHugh, 88, and Victor Rodriguez, 26, killed in wrong-way collision on Route 9 in Woodbridge, New Jersey
Man, 88, dies from injuries in wrong-way Route 9 crash
Video obtained by police show the 88-year-old driving his Nissan Pathfinder along King Georges Road before he somehow entered Route 9 and began traveling north in the southbound lanes.
26-year-old who fought for his life after fiery wrong-way crash dies
Rodriguez's fiance, Shaheena Shahid, started a GoFundMe page[2] to help offset funeral costs. She wrote that Rodriguez died having suffered third-degree burns on 60 percent of his body.
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