Crime & Safety

Fatal Crash In NJ: Van Struck Concrete Barrier, Tree, Cops Say

Police say they are investigating a fatal crash.

Police say they are investigating a fatal crash.
Police say they are investigating a fatal crash. (Google photo)

Police say they are investigating a fatal crash that happened this weekend involving a van that struck a concrete barrier and a tree.

Christopher Murphy, 61, of Belvidere man died in the crash on Saturday in Stillwater Township, police said. The crash happened at 5:32 p.m. on Stillwater Road near Middleville Road.

Murphy was traveling south in a Ford Econoline Van when the vehicle veered off the roadway, struck a concrete barrier and then struck a tree, police said.

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The accident is under investigation.

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