August 26, 2015
One person is dead and another was injured after a crash in South Jersey Wednesday morning, NBC10 reports.
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Route 130 at Beverly Road in Burlington Township.
Investigators said the driver lost control and struck a utility pole, splitting the car in half.
After striking the telephone pole, the vehicle separated with the rear portion of the vehicle coming to a stop in the Quality Auto Body parking lot. The front portion came to a stop in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car parking lot.
Twenty-two-year-old Nathaniel Gray, of Clementon, New Jersey, was killed.
Rashon Causey, a 37-year-old man from Burlington City, was airlifted to Helene Fuld Trauma in Trenton. He suffered significant head and facial injuries, as well as broken ribs, but is listed in stable condition.
It was not immediately clear who was driving the vehicle.
The left lane of northbound Route 130 at Beverly Road was getting by around 6:30 a.m. All lanes were reopened around 8 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation.
Car split in half during deadly crash in South Jersey: http://t.co/0HotpE6rXc pic.twitter.com/9VqOB7OQQ6
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) August 26, 2015