Police are searching for a missing man who may have been involved in a fatal crash on Interstate-295 over the weekend.
On Sunday at 8:46 p.m., a 2011 Ford F550 ran off of the roadway on I-295 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey into the center median and struck an overpass support post for State Highway 73. The vehicle then caught fire.
A man, who has not yet been identified, was found inside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck involved in the crash is registered to 58-year-old Joseph Tiedeman of Burlington, New Jersey. Tiedeman was last seen around 1 p.m. Sunday at a moving and storage company in Robbinsville, New Jersey. He was hired to perform mechanical work on company vehicles.
Tiedeman is described as a white male standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 240 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt labeled “Road Assist Professional,” black work pants, glasses and brown boots.
Investigators believe Tiedeman has connections to Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Police continue to investigate the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call the NJ State Police Bordentown Station at (609) 298-1171.
