Monmouth County Man Killed By Drunk Truck Driver On New Jersey Highway: Cops

A Monmouth County man was killed by a drunk truck driver on Wednesday, police said. Jason Appio, 45, of Ocean Township, was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m. at Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy Division, where he was taken following a crash at 3:36 p.m., according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

His car was rear-ended by the tractor-trailer on Route 440 in Perth Amboy, according to the MCPO.

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The drivers of three other vehicles who were involved in the crash were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and were treated for minor injuries.

The driver of the tractor trailer, Aleksander Isserovich, 38, of Brooklyn, was charged with driving under the influence and was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center–Perth Amboy Division for his injuries.

The crash is being investigated by New Jersey State Trooper Rafael Castro and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

A 911 call reported that the driver of a tractor trailer was driving erratically before the crash, according to the MCPO.

The investigation determined that Isserovich was traveling on Route 440 South, near milepost 2.7, and rear-ended the Hyundai Sonata driven by Appio. The Sonata jolted forward striking another passenger vehicle. The tractor trailer then jackknifed and struck two other passenger cars.

Anyone with information is asked to call Castro at (908) 725-0107 or Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8842.

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