Jersey City Man Dies After Car Crash In Newark: Prosecutors

NEWARK, NJ — A Jersey City resident died after suffering injuries in a car crash in Newark on Wednesday, authorities said.

Calvin Cross, 34, was involved in a motor vehicle crash around 4 p.m. on McCarter Highway between 3rd and 4th Avenue, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Department of Public Safety.

Cross was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead at 4:52 p.m.

A preliminary investigation indicates that Cross was driving a Honda Accord when he collided with a flatbed RAM 550 tow truck, prosecutors said.

Two other vehicles also sustained damage in the multi-vehicle incident. Everyone involved remained at the scene, authorities said.

“At this time, none of the drivers have been charged with a crime,” prosecutors said Thursday afternoon.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the crash. No additional information was immediately available.

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