SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ – Police are investigating a tractor-trailer accident that killed one person in Bernards Township on Wednesday morning.
According to RLS Media, a Saturn Vue crashed into a tractor-trailer parked on the side of Interstate 287 near milepost 28 at about 12:50 a.m. The driver of the small SUV apparently drifted off the travel lanes and crashed into the back of the stationary truck in the southbound shoulder.
The driver of the Saturn, 27-year-old Brandon Acquaire, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. No one else was injured.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident and determine the cause.
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