ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) — A wrong-way crash in Morris County early Sunday morning left one person dead and another seriously injured, according to New Jersey State Police spokesperson Sergeant Charles Marchan.
The crash occurred around 2:22 a.m. on Interstate 80 westbound at milepost 36.2 in Rockaway Township, Marchan said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a Mercedes SUV, driven by 45-year-old Victor Peters of Parsippany-Troy Hills, was traveling east in the westbound lanes of I-80. At the same time, a Ford pickup truck, driven by 31-year-old Destinn McKnight of East Stroudsburg, PA, was traveling west, and the two vehicles collided head-on, Marchan said.
As a result of the crash, McKnight sustained fatal injuries, while Peters suffered serious injuries, Marchan said.
The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
