JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 32-year-old man died Tuesday after he was found pinned beneath a vehicle outside a Jefferson Township residence, according to police.
Police said officers were dispatched at about 5:04 p.m. March 10 to a home on Longwood Lake Road after receiving a report of an unresponsive man trapped under a vehicle.
When officers arrived, neighbors were already attempting to help. Police said officers and neighbors worked together to push the vehicle off the man, who appeared to be wedged beneath a rear tire.
The vehicle was moved away and the victim was pulled from underneath, but he had suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Authorities identified the man as Jerry Leach, 32, who lived at the residence where the incident occurred.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to assist with the investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Michael Ondish of the Jefferson Township Police Department at jmondish@jeffersonpolice.com.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
