This browser does not support the Video element.
Deadly crash in Harrison Township
A Tesla driver is dead after investigators say it struck a Mack truck Tuesday morning in Gloucester County.
HARRISON, N.J. - A Tesla driver is dead after investigators say he veered into oncoming traffic "for an unknown reason" and struck a Mack truck Tuesday morning in Gloucester County.
The 44-year-old Sewell resident was pronounced dead after the crash and the dump truck driver, a 51-year-old, was uninjured after an evaluation.
What we know:
Police say a 44-year-old man was behind the wheel of a 2021 Tesla on Ellis Mill Road around 6:30 a.m. when he veered into oncoming traffic "for an unknown reason."
The Telsa driver, who moved from the northbound lane into the southbound lane, struck the driver's side of a Mack truck.
The 44-year-old Sewell resident was pronounced dead, and the driver of the dump truck, a 51-year-old man, was not injured.
The crash and subsequent investigation caused Ellis Mill Road and Clems Run to be closed four hours.
