Woodmere Man Killed in NJ Crash With Tractor-Trailer

A Woodmere man was killed in a tractor-trailer accident in Northern New Jersey on Thursday.

Steve Faust, 69, died after crashing into the rear of a tractor-trailer in Mahwah, New Jersey State Police said.

State Police had previously confirmed that Faust had been entrapped after the front of his vehicle was crushed around 2 p.m. Thursday.

Cliffview Pilot reported Faust was driving a Subaru Outback when he hit the tractor-trailer, which was stopped on the shoulder at the time of the accident.

Reporting by Natalie Mieles

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