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Driver airlifted to hospital after rear-ending tractor-trailer on shoulder of I-78 in Hunterdon County
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Hunterdon County) – A driver was airlifted to the hospital after rear-ending a stopped tractor-trailer on the shoulder of I-78 in Hunterdon County early Sunday morning, according to New Jersey State Police spokesperson Sergeant Jeffrey Lebron.
The crash occurred at 4:36 a.m. on Interstate 78 eastbound at milepost 22.6 in Clinton Township, Lebron said.
A preliminary police investigation revealed that a Kenworth tractor-trailer had been stopped on the right shoulder of I-78 eastbound when a Ford Explorer, driven by Brian Zaikowski, 41, of Ridgefield Park, struck the rear of the Kenworth.
As a result of the crash, Zaikowski sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital. No other injuries were reported, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation, Lebron added.
