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1 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash Tuesday in Somerset County

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ (Somerset County) — One person was killed and two others were injured in a head-on crash Tuesday morning in Somerset County, authorities said.

On Oct. 15, at 7:24 a.m., police responded to the collision on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, officials said.

The driver and sole occupant of one vehicle was pronounced dead, while the driver and passenger of the other vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been released.

The factors that contributed to the crash are currently under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team and the Franklin Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Officer Jelani Lanier at 732-873-5533, extension 3246, or at jelani.lanier@franklinnj.gov.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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