TINTON FALLS, NJ — One person has died following a Garden State Parkway crash early Sunday, NJ State Police told Patch.
At 3:59 a.m. on Sunday, troopers responded to the crash on the Garden State Parkway express roadway south at milepost 108 in Tinton Falls.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police said Kelvin O. Gomez-Fuentes, 23, of Long Branch, was driving a Toyota pickup truck south on the Garden State Parkway, with front seat passenger Katherine E. Andrade-Portillo, 27, of Long Branch.
In the area of milepost 108, police said the Toyota ran off the roadway to the left, struck a metal storm drain cover, struck multiple trees and overturned, before becoming engulfed in flames.
As a result of the crash, Andrade-Portillo sustained fatal injuries.
There were no other injuries reported on scene, police said.
The crash remains under investigation by NJ State Police.
No additional information was available as of Monday morning.
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