Garden state parkway toll booth crash

[willthethrill]

hopefully this inst reposted

video:
http://www.break.com/index/toll-boot...explosion.html




http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/n...-7373122c.html

SOMERS POINT — A motorist was killed Thursday morning when his car crashed at high speed into a concrete barrier and toll booth on the Garden State Parkway here.

The car — estimated to be traveling at about 65 mph — immediately burst into flames.

State Police said troopers working at a nearby truck-exhaust checkpoint at the Great Egg toll plaza rushed to the scene, only to have their rescue attempt foiled by flames from the burning car.

“They couldn't get him out,” Trooper L. Chiapelli, of the State Police barracks in Bass River, said of the driver.

While State Police said they believe the dead man was from Cape May County, they were waiting for autopsy results — and a check of the victim's dental records — to make a positive identification. The autopsy was to be done Thursday afternoon by the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office.

Authorities also are trying to figure out just why the man crashed into the barrier, destroying the protective concrete at the unmanned toll booth.

Officials with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates the parkway, said they believe State Police are investigating whether the crash was the result of a medical condition.

State Police would not comment on that possibility.

Whatever the reason, authority officials who reviewed films of the crash caught by toll booth security cameras where shocked at what they saw.

“You can see considerable speed at the time of the accident,” Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando said. “The driver didn't even look like he slowed down. It just hit the barricade. It was a horrible accident.”

According to Chiapelli, the accident occurred at 8:25 a.m. when the southbound car arrived at the toll booth. Witnesses said the vehicle appeared to be heading for an E-ZPass toll lane, he said.

“All indications is that he just missed,” Chiapelli said of the driver.

Fire and rescue units quickly arrived on the scene, along with a number of State Police cruisers.

Orlando said the accident closed four toll lanes at the toll plaza. Chiapelli put the number at three.

Orlando said the authority wound up waiving tolls at two toll lanes for about an hour just to keep traffic moving through the scene.

Chiapelli said the car was owned by someone other than the deceased. He would not disclose the vehicle's owner.

Chiapelli also said the victim was apparently headed home, although the trooper said he did not know from where.

The Great Egg toll plaza was one of three parkway toll plazas in southern New Jersey to undergo major changes in 2005 to allow for one-way payment in 2006.

The changes — which included the removal of some toll booths — allowed for northbound motorists to pay no toll at the Great Egg toll plazas and southbound motorists to pay no toll at the Cape May toll plaza in Cape May County and New Gretna toll plaza in Burlington County.

Express E-ZPass was also installed at the Cape May toll plaza.

The work was done to improve traffic flow in the region, especially during the busy summer tourist season.

There are currently no plans to remove any more toll booths, Orlando said, adding taht accidents on the parkway like the one that occurred Thursday are “very, very rare.”

[XxaltezzaxX]

Wow thats crazy

[WhiteXFire]

It's amazing how many people do absolutely nothing when things happen around them. There were 3 cars in the first 10 seconds, including one right when it happened, that just drove through the toll booth and kept going. What is wrong with people? I was just in FL for a week and there was a video on the news with a 91 yr old man being repeatedly punched in the face by a car jacker while standing next to his car and a group of people standing nearby just ignored the whole incident.

[~*~JenSVX~*~]

Originally Posted by WhiteXFire

It's amazing how many people do absolutely nothing when things happen around them. There were 3 cars in the first 10 seconds, including one right when it happened, that just drove through the toll booth and kept going. What is wrong with people? I was just in FL for a week and there was a video on the news with a 91 yr old man being repeatedly punched in the face by a car jacker while standing next to his car and a group of people standing nearby just ignored the whole incident.

Yea, Only one car really stopped as a few others went through the booth. That was the first thing I thought of as soon as it happened...

[grimm]

Originally Posted by WhiteXFire

It's amazing how many people do absolutely nothing when things happen around them. There were 3 cars in the first 10 seconds, including one right when it happened, that just drove through the toll booth and kept going. What is wrong with people? I was just in FL for a week and there was a video on the news with a 91 yr old man being repeatedly punched in the face by a car jacker while standing next to his car and a group of people standing nearby just ignored the whole incident.

It's called lawsuits... in this world sad as it may be not too many people want to get involved in something like that due to the lawsuits that could arise from it. I sure as hell know I would have driven right past it too. Maybe called the police on my way by but thats all.

(just watched the video) and it looks like there was a cop on the scen seconds after it happened? what do you really expect someone to do? jump into a mess of flames?

also it kind of looks like the dude was being chased by the cops... that cop was on the scene fast as hell!!!

[99SL2_Modder]

What was the object that flew out when he hit? It LOOKED like a body, but they said he was still inside.

[88TSI_Rob]

Originally Posted by 99SL2_Modder

What was the object that flew out when he hit? It LOOKED like a body, but they said he was still inside.

I think it was a front wheel.

And yeah I was a little shocked how many people kept on driving. The only thing I can think of is maybe they saw that police cruiser pulling up from behind and figured if anything could be done that the cop would handle it.

[Nors]

Wow...

[foss]

oh man it really looks like his body flew out watch the other side of the toll booth after the crash.

[dickerdieter]

thats crazy, the person prolly fell alseep at the wheel or something, especially if they were coming home from something like the article says

[doug]

Wow.. I know where that is.. it is really dangerous there, because people weave in and out trying to locate the ezpass and normal paying lines.

[201Motorsports]

That really looked like a body flying out... story seems a bit fishy. That cop did get there REAL fast.

[doug]

Originally Posted by 201Motorsports

That really looked like a body flying out... story seems a bit fishy. That cop did get there REAL fast.

You have to realize there are cop cars sitting about 1/8th of a mile down from the tolls. i know this because i drive past this toll at least 15 times a summer.

[OutOfStock]

8:23:19 Accident happened...8:23:29 cop rolls into scene. It takes about that to call 911 I think somethings fishy too

edit: and it def looks like a body flying out of the car like through the windshield

[cburwell]

Originally Posted by OutOfStock

8:23:19 Accident happened...8:23:29 cop rolls into scene. It takes about that to call 911 I think somethings fishy too

The story said that there were troopers at the truck inspection station. Often they are very close to the booths, so response time can be very rapid. The guy was flying too, so maybe they saw the car coming and got moving to try to catch the guy.

[201Motorsports]

[QUOTE=cburwell;547741]

Originally Posted by OutOfStock

8:23:19 Accident happened...8:23:29 cop rolls into scene. It takes about that to call 911 I think somethings fishy too/QUOTE]

The story said that there were troopers at the truck inspection station. Often they are very close to the booths, so response time can be very rapid. The guy was flying too, so maybe they saw the car coming and got moving to try to catch the guy.

Very true

[jspek]

Originally Posted by cburwell

The story said that there were troopers at the truck inspection station. Often they are very close to the booths, so response time can be very rapid. The guy was flying too, so maybe they saw the car coming and got moving to try to catch the guy.

thank you for reading the whole thing lol. seriously tho i cant stand people. if i saw that i would at least stop and be nosy.

[dickerdieter]

actually now that i look at it again it really does look like a body, and i dont think that it is the front tire cause the tire would have kept rolling because of the rotational inertia that it has built up and whatever that is just stops when it hits the ground, more bodylike if u ask me

[Raven18940]

Does anyone know what kind of car that was, I wanna make sure never to buy one.

[doug]

Originally Posted by Raven18940

Does anyone know what kind of car that was, I wanna make sure never to buy one.

It looks like a Nissan Sentra to me.. a B15.