10 South Jersey Highways Among N.J.'s Deadliest Roads: Report

Ten of the 19 deadliest highways are in South Jersey, according statistics from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and New Jersey State Police. The ranking was based on the number of deaths reported on each roadway in 2016.

Route 30 also known as the White Horse Pike, was the third deadliest highway in the state last year, according to the list posted on nj.com. There were 18 deaths on Route 30 last year, and 12 the year prior.

Other South Jersey highways on the list included:
4. Route 9 (15 deaths in 2016);
8. Tie between Route 55 and Route 49, as well as Route 1 and Route 80 (11 deaths last year);
11. Route 70 (9 deaths last year);
13. Tie between Route 295 and Route 47 ( deaths last year);
14. Route 130 (8 deaths last year);
18. Tie between Route 322, Route 206, Route 35 and Route 22 (6 deaths); and
19. Route 73 (5 deaths last year).

In one of the more high profile fatal accidents in South Jersey last year, former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum was killed when she lost control of her car on Route 55 in Salem County, left the road and hit three trees. She died after she was taken to the hospital for emergency brain surgery.

See also: Another Fatal Accident On N.J. Road; At Least 4 Killed In 2016

Route 130 has been regarded as at least among — if not the — most dangerous highways in the state. In 2015, two stretches of the highway occupied a spot on an nj.com list. Prior to that, the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign named Route 130 the Most Dangerous Road in New Jersey for pedestrians five years in a row.

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