ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (Sussex County) – A man died after crashing his car in Andover Township Friday night.
On May 31, at around 8:46 p.m., police responded to Yates Avenue for a motor vehicle accident with ejection, police said.
Joseph P Luchetti, 60, of Andover Township, who was the sole occupant in the vehicle, was located in a wooded area where members of Newton EMS began treating his injuries, police said.
Luchetti was then transported to a nearby landing zone and due to the extent of his injuries, he was pronounced dead, police said.
According to police, Luchetti was driving a 1963 Pontiac when he was traveling on Yates Avenue and veered off the roadway and down into a culvert, police said.
First responders searched the area for additional occupants and confirmed Luchetti was the only person in the vehicle, police said.
The road remained closed for repairs to a utility pole that was struck during the crash, police said.
The accident remains under investigation by the Andover Township Police Department and no further information was available, police said.
