Police: Shipping Container In Route 3 Crash Was 8 Inches Too High

A shipping container that fell off of a truck and hit an overpass on Route 3 west Monday was eight inches too high, authorities said.

The container struck the overpass, fell off the truck, and fell on top of a car, killing the driver, James Hart III.

The overpass had a clearance of about 14 feet, NorthJersey.com reported.

Authorities plan to issue motor-vehicle summonses to the truck’s driver, Ali Mutakabbi, of Clifton, but haven’t determined which ones to file yet, Capt. Patrick Feliciano of the Rutherford Police Department told the website.

Hart was in the right-hand lane when the container fell on the Honda he was driving; he was pronounced dead 45 minutes after the incident, authorities reported.