Crime & Safety
Bergen County Man, 92, Dies In Crash On Route 80
A 92-year-old man from Bergen County died in a crash on Route 80 on Tuesday.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A 92-year-old man died in a crash early Tuesday after going off the road and hitting a concrete barrier while traveling the wrong way on Interstate 80 in Passaic County, said state police.
Officials said Henry F. Sohl of Oradell was driving a Ford passenger vehicle westbound, in the eastbound lanes of I-80 at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday.
He "was operating a Ford passenger vehicle westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-80," the state police said. "In the area of milepost 53, the Ford entered the left shoulder, impacted a metal electrical box and concrete barrier. As a result of the crash Sohl sustained fatal injuries."
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Milepost 53 is located in Wayne.
The Bergen County man sustained fatal injuries, said Trooper II Charles Marchan.
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"The crash remains under investigation and there is no additional information available at the moment," state police said.
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