PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, N.J. (Morris County) — A 26-year-old Wharton man was killed early Friday morning after being struck by his own SUV following a crash on Interstate 80 in Morris County, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Trooper II Christopher Postorino.
Daniel Sanchez Valencia, 26, of Wharton Borough, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, which occurred around 5:39 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, on I-80 westbound near milepost 41.8 in Parsippany-Troy Hills.
According to a preliminary investigation, Sanchez Valencia was driving a Toyota SUV westbound on I-80 when he lost control of the vehicle, veered off the roadway to the left, traveled down a grassy median and struck a tree.
Sanchez Valencia then exited the SUV, but the vehicle rolled backward and struck him before hitting a second tree, Postorino said.
Sanchez Valencia sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information was immediately available, according to State Police.
