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UPDATE: Authorities ID driver killed in 2-vehicle crash on Thanksgiving in Morris County
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A 19-year-old was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash in Morris County, according to Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Meghan Knab.
The crash occurred around 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Morris and Sussex Turnpikes in Randolph Township, Knab said.
Gavin Barooah of Ledgewood, who was driving a Mercedes, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Jeep was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no passengers in either vehicle, according to Knab.
The crash remains under investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and Randolph Police Department.