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21-year-old killed after car hits parked tractor-trailer on I-78 in Hunterdon County

State police say the Audi ran off the highway and struck the rear corner of a tractor-trailer early Sunday morning.

Derek Callahan

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Sep 27, 2026, 11:41 AM

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A 21-year-old Maryland man was killed early Sunday when his car struck a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County, according to New Jersey State Police.

The crash happened around 3:34 a.m. on I-78 west near milepost 15.4 in Union Township.

State police said the man was driving an Audi headed west when he lost control, ran off the right side of the highway and struck the rear corner of the tractor-trailer.

The driver, identified only as a 21-year-old man from Riverdale, Maryland, was killed in the crash.

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