Crime & Safety
Driver Seriously Injured In Interstate 80 Crash In Morris County
Authorities say that the crash is still under official investigation.
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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A two-vehicle crash on Route 80 East left one person with serious injuries Tuesday evening in Morris County, New Jersey State Police said.
According to police spokesperson Detective Jeffrey Lebron, a Subaru SUV and a Volvo tractor-trailer were traveling eastbound on I-80 in Wharton at 7:40 p.m.
Police said that the Subaru, driven by Danielle Marushan, a 32-year-old Highland Lakes resident, abruptly slowed and stopped in the lanes of travel due to a prior car crash.
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As a result, the Volvo, driven by Gary Johnson, a 63-year-old male from Scranton, Pennsylvania, rear-ended Marushan's vehicle near the area of milepost 38.8.
Lebron said that Marushan sustained serious injuries in the crash, while Johnson sustained only minor injuries.
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Authorities said that they are still actively investigating the circumstances of the crash but that there is no additional information currently available.
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