Drivers in Delaware Valley and nationwide see gas prices plunge amid outbreak
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drivers in New Jersey and across the nation are seeing plummeting gas prices amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak and and "the ongoing crude price war."
AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.39, down six cents from a week ago.
Drivers were paying $2.55 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average gas price Friday was $2.30, down 10 cents from a week ago.
A year ago, motorists were paying $2.51 a gallon.