Delays On Rt. 78 After Tractor-Trailer Crash

Traffic came to a halt this morning on Route 78 east after a bulldozer was thrown from a tractor-trailer that crashed, causing the driver to be injured and all eastbound lanes to close, according to New Jersey State Trooper Alina Spies.

The highway has since been partially re-opened as Department of Transportation and hazmat teams are cleaning up oil or antifreeze that has leaked, Spies said.

Around 6 a.m. near mile marker 24 in the area of Tewksbury, the driver of the tractor-trailer crashed into the guardrail on the left shoulder causing the vehicle carrying the bulldozer to overturn, Spies said. The bulldozer was thrown into the center lane of the highway.

"The driver was conscious and able to exit the vehicle," Spies said.

He was taken to Morristown Medical Center with critical, yet stable conditions.