NJ Woman Ignites Fire At Toll Booth After Car Flips Over, Police Say

NEW CASTLE, DE — A woman from Swedesboro was saved from a burning car after she crashed into the Delaware Memorial Bridge Toll Plaza on Monday, according to the Delaware River & Bay Authority.

Based on early evidence, at around 3 p.m., the woman was driving a Honda Accord in lane 6 when she hit the concrete abutment in front of the Toll Plaza.

The Accord flipped and caught fire.

Emergency responders rescued the woman from her burning car and put out the fire.

She was then taken to Christiana Hospital.

More than half of the Toll Plaza lanes were closed for multiple hours as officials performed accident reconstruction, removed the car, and cleaned up the scene.

The crash is still under review.

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