Atlantic City Expressway Wrong-Way Accident Kills Two PA Men and One NJ Man
An accident early Wednesday morning on the Atlantic City Expressway has left three men dead.
New Jersey State Police said a Volkswagen GTI, driven westbound on the expressway by Michael Pitoscia, 21, of Williamstown, crossed the grass median at mile marker 31.9 about 5 a.m. and traveled the wrong way in the eastbound lanes for about three-tenths of a mile. Pitoscia’s car then struck a Ford Escort driven by James Murphy, 45, of Brookhaven, PA and carrying passenger Joseph Cava, 55, of Philadelphia, PA near the interchange for Winslow-Williamstown Road.
Police said the fire companies and emergency medical personnel from both towns of Hammonton and Winslow responded to the scene, along with and paramedics from AtlantiCare.
James Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene. SouthStar helicopter airlifted Joseph Cava and Michael Pitoscia to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where both later died, police said.
The Atlantic City Expressway was closed between Exits 33 and 31 while the accident scene was cleared and reopened by 8:30 a.m.
The accident remains under investigation, New Jersey State Police ask anyone with information to call 609-965-7200.
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