Car Passenger Killed By Flying Metal Object On NJ Turnpike

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — A passenger in a car on the NJ Turnpike was killed by a metal object that hit the front hood and windshield on Thursday, said NJ State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron.

On March 7 at 1:22 p.m., Troopers were called to a motor vehicle accident on the northbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike at milepost 67 in East Windsor Township.

Based on a preliminary investigation, a Toyota passenger vehicle was driving north on the outer roadway of the highway when in the area of milepost 67, a metal object hit the front hood and windshield of the Toyota, said Lebron.

The passenger, Steven Bradshaw, a 39-year-old man of Audubon, was hit by the metal object and sustained fatal injuries, said Lebron.

There were no other injuries reported. The accident remains under investigation and there is no additional information available.

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