The two truck driver was hit while preparing to remove a disabled vehicle from the median, Readington police said.
The 26-year-old tow truck driver, Seth Newton, was out of his truck working to remove a disabled vehicle when he was hit by a westbound SUV that veered onto the median shortly after 3 p.m., Readington police said Wednesday.
Newton, of Readington, was pronounced dead at the scene — near the Phillips 66 gas station, police said. The driver of the other SUV, — Gary Vondrasek, 86, of Lebanon was brought to a local hospital where he later died. A police spokesman said investigators are unsure if Vondrasek died of injuries from the crash or from a medical episode. There were no passengers in Vondrasek’s vehicle.
Police had earlier closed the left lane of eastbound Route 22 so Newton could safely tow the broken down vehicle, officials said.Anyone with information is asked to call Readinton police Cpl. Gregory Webster at 908- 534-4031. A section of Route 22 in Readington Township was closed March 8, 2022 following a crash that left two men dead.
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