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Porsche Driver Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash In Bergen County Is Identified

The driver who died in a crash with a camper on the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday has been identified.

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BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A Porsche driver who died in a crash with a camper on the New Jersey Turnpike on Thursday has been identified.

The victim was Gayle Valle-Blake, 72, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, said State Trooper Christopher Postorino.

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Postorino said that police responded just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the crash in Ridgefield Park, near milepost 118.1.

A Porsche had rear-ended a Grand Design Camper that was being hauled northbound by a Chevrolet pickup truck, he said.

There were no other injuries in the crash, Postorino said.

All lanes of traffic reopened by evening rush hour Thursday.

Police are still investigating the crash.

READ MORE: Porsche Driver Dies In NJ Turnpike Crash

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