Daniel Murphy killed, two others injured, after semi truck rear-ends Murphy car at I-78 tollbooth, causing fire.

Modified Date: 
Fri, 09/26/2014 - 3:41pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2014

No Fines for Non-E-ZPass Holders After Fiery I-78 Crash.

Officials at the Delaware River Joint Bridge Toll Commission (DRJBTC) say non-E-ZPass holders who were diverted through E-ZPass lanes on I-78 yesterday due to a fatal accident at a Pa. toll plaza, will not see any tickets or fines following the temporary diversion.

Big Rig Slams Into Car Stopped at Tollbooth: Police.

A driver paying a toll died after a big rig slammed into his car causing a fiery wreck that left two people hurt.
A driver paying a toll died after a big rig slammed into his car causing a fiery wreck that left two people hurt. On Tuesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police identified the driver of the station wagon that was struck at the tollbooths on westbound Interstate 78 in Williams Township, Pa. Police say Daniel Murphy of Hackettstown, N.J. was stopped in toll lane 4 of I--78 near Morgan Hill Road when a ShopRite tractor-trailer driven by an unidentified 55-year-old from Allentown, Pa. rammed into Murphy's 200 Ford Taurus wagon. The force of the crash carried both vehicles through the tollbooth -- Murphy's wagon becoming stuck under the big rig. Parts of the wreckage slammed into the tollbooth before coming to a stop several lanes over against an embankment and bursting into flames sending smoke billowing into the air. "It's a terrible sight," said a Pennsylvania State Trooper. "We have at least one fatality." Murphy, 65, was trapped in the wreckage and died at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver got out and was transported to a local hospital, according to ShopRite. A tollbooth worker was also injured when that worker run towards the fiery crash with a fire extinguisher. Witnesses claimed they saw the tractor-trailer swerving and moving quickly before the crash. Police did not confirm those details. Police stopped westbound traffic and closed the tollbooths for hours. The backup spread all the way back to New Jersey where police diverted cars off the highway.
People Involved: 
Daniel Murphy
Roadway: 
Interstate 78

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