1 killed, 3 injured in 3-vehicle crash with dump truck on Route 31 in Hunterdon County
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – A passenger was killed Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Route 31 in Hunterdon County, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.
The crash happened at around 2:19 p.m. on Route 31 in the area of Riley and Jake’s Restaurant in Clinton Township, officials said.
The crash occurred when a dump truck, operated by a 66-year-old male, and a Toyota sedan operated by a 64-year-old female, both traveling in the northbound lane collided. The sedan then entered the southbound lane and collided with a Volkswagen, operated by a 17-year-old girl, authorities said.
A passenger in the Toyota, Arthur John Latzko, 70, of Stroudsburg, PA died at the scene, the prosecutor’s office said.
The driver of the Toyota and two occupants of the Volkswagen were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The crash is currently under investigation by the Clinton Township Police Department and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clinton Township Police Department (908-735-7230 or the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office 908-788-1129.
