Crime & Safety
Driver Dies, Child In Hospital After Crash In South Jersey: Report
The car flipped along Route 55.
ELK TOWNSHIP, NJ — One person is dead, and a child is in the hospital after a crash along Route 55 south at around 1 a.m. Monday, according to ABC.
The driver was going south near Wheat Road when they went off the highway and flipped in the woods.
Patch has reached out to officials for more additional information regarding the crash.
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Route 55 has been the subject of recent calls for a review of the roadway after a string of deadly collisions over the last four years.
On July 13, leaders called on state agencies to dive deeper into the design of the street and events leading up to the list of tragedies that continue to pile up. Read More: Deadly Road The Subject Of Calls For Change In South Jersey
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