Crime & Safety
Woman Killed, Kids Hospitalized In Multi-Vehicle I-80 Crash
Another adult was hospitalized following the crash, according to authorities.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ ā A fatal, multi-vehicle crash on I-80 has left a woman dead and three people hospitalized, including two children, according to police.
On Thursday, just after 8 a.m., police were called to I-80 west at milepost 34.5 in Wharton Borough on reports of a crash.
Investigators found that a Subaru SUV driven by Tisha R. Hutchinson, 39, of Piscataway, had been rear-ended by an Audi SUV.
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The impact sent Hutchinson's Subaru into the guard rail while the Audi continued forward and struck a Pontiac, officials said. That impact then caused the Pontiac to slam into a Chevrolet SUV, authorities added.
Hutchinson sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash, police said.
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The three occupants of the Audi, an adult driver and two children, were taken to the hospital to be treated for moderate injuries, according to authorities.
No other injuries were reported in the multi-vehicle crash.
The incident remains under investigation, and police have not announced any charges at this time.
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