Crime & Safety
Woodbridge Man Killed In Parkway Car Crash: Report
His car hit a deer on the Parkway, causing it to flip over. Joseph Diaz Jr., 26, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Police
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A Woodbridge man was killed early Friday morning, June 7 in a crash on the Garden State Parkway, NJ State Police confirmed to MyCentralJersey.com.
His car hit a deer on the Parkway, causing it to flip over. Joseph Diaz Jr., 26, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Trooper Alejandro Goez.
The fatal accident occurred at 1:52 a.m. Friday on the Parkway south near milepost 134.1 in Woodbridge.
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According to State Police, Diaz's Toyota struck a deer in the middle of the Parkway, ran off the road and then struck a guardrail and overturned, according to the report. Diaz was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.
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