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Wild Crash Leaves Trail of Debris Along New Jersey Street, Multiple People Hurt

A speeding car crashed along a normally busy South Jersey roadway overnight leaving a trail of debris that impacted people, homes and other vehicles.

"There's stuff everywhere, 100 feet around the car," said witness Walter Dilson.

The unidentified driver of a maroon Chrysler 300 lost control along Haddon Avenue at Newton Avenue in Camden, New Jersey (not far from Cooper University Hospital) around 2 a.m. and slammed into at cars and the porches of some homes.

"The vehicle was one fire, and, like I said, the cops showed off immediately afterwards and he said, 'stay away,'" said Dilson.

The crash left the driver critically injured, ejected from the car, said Camden County Police. [[391721061, C]]

People in a car he sideswiped were treated and released for undisclosed injuries, said police sources.

Car parts, bricks, stone, parts of a porch and a downed pole remained on the scene as investigators tried to figure out exactly what caused the wreck that also left seven parked cars damaged.

Investigators were working under the premise that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the wreck, said police.

Residents from six homes were displaced as crews determined if the homes are structurally sound. A crew was called in to demolish a dangling porch.

Expect traffic closures throughout the morning as crews investigate and work to clear the debris.

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