On Thursday, September 21, 2023, a Florida man was severely injured by a pickup truck on a road near Mountain Ave in Hackettstown, NJ. The 67-year-old pedestrian from Wildwood was crossing the road around 5 p.m. when a Chevy pickup driven by a 59-year-old Oxford Township man hit him. The pickup driver had just left the Wendy’s parking lot and turned left.
The Florida man was flown to Morristown Medical Center and is in critical condition. The pickup driver was not hurt. Several emergency services responded to the scene and the police are investigating the cause of the accident.