Man killed in late-night parkway crash in Bergen County
The crash is under investigation.
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A 25-year-old Elmwood Park man has died following a crash late Sunday night on the Garden State Parkway.
New Jersey State Police said the crash occurred at about 11:14 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the parkway near mile marker 167.1 in Washington Township.
According to state police, a preliminary investigation shows that a BMW SUV being driven by Joel Hernandez, 25, veered off the left side of the roadway and struck multiple trees. Multiple first-responders arrived at the location and determined that Hernandez had sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.
Lane closures impacted the area during the initial investigation, but traffic was clear by Monday morning.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
