Police in New Jersey are investigating after a person was struck and killed along U.S. Route 322 early Monday morning.
Joseph Logrande, of Tampa. Florida. was walking along the westbound shoulder of Mullica Hill Road (Route 322) -- near where the roadway crosses Route 55 in Harrison Township -- around 12:05 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2024, when he was struck by a 2011 International 4000 box truck, Harrison Township Police said.
Logrande was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died, police said. He was 67 years old.
The driver involved -- a 20-year-old man from Newark, Delaware -- stayed at the scene and called 911, officials said.
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The circumstances leading up the deadly crash weren’t immediately clear.
The roadway reopened before daybreak.
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An investigation into the incident remained underway Monday, police said.
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