Wrong-Way Driver On Parkway Killed In Crash

Photo courtesy The Lakewood Scoop

  MIDDLETOWN – A New Jersey man driving on the wrong side of the Garden State Parkway was killed Monday night after colliding into a truck, police said.

  Hamilton W. Smith 3rd, 29, of Lincoln Park, was driving south in the northbound lane when hit a pick-up truck head-on, according to New Jersey State Police.

  The crash occurred around 7:25 p.m. near milepost 112 in the express lanes in Middletown Township, police said.

  The impact caused the pickup to overturn while Smith’s car went down an embankment. According to Trooper Brandi Slota, Smith died in the crash. The driver of the pick-up sustained minor injuries and the passenger was not hurt.

  At this time, the crash remains under investigation, Slota said.

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