Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said today that a township man was killed and another was injured when the driver of a box truck crossed into on-coming traffic and struck both victims’ vehicles.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Marcus Scroggins, 33, of Edison.
An investigation by Detective Loren Long of the Edison Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the driver of the box truck, identified as a U-Haul rental vehicle, was heading north on Route 27 in the township when it crossed into on-coming traffic on April 5, 2016 at 1:47 p.m.
The box truck side-swiped a 1999 Ford Explorer. The driver of the Explorer was injured, but he declined medical treatment.
The box truck continued on the wrong side of the road and crashed head-on into a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Mr. Scroggins.
The box truck pushed the Pontiac about 100 feet before stopping at the Division Street intersection.
According to authorities, no charges have been filed yet, adding that the investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Long of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400, or Detective Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3300.
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