Monmouth County Man Dies In Crash Near NJ Highway Toll Plaza: Cop

A 36-year-old New Jersey man was killed this weekend in a fatal crash near a New Jersey highway toll plaza, police said.

Rene Melendez Jr., of Manalapan was driving a Ford van at 4:39 p.m. when passed through the Interchange 14 toll plaza at the New Jersey Turnpike and crashed soon afterward, police said.

Melendez struck a guardrail between the Interstate 78 local and express lanes, police said.

He was pronounced dead at 5:13 p.m., police said.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.

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