A head-on collision that occurred in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township on Wednesday and a similar accident on Route 70 in Manchester Township on Thursday claimed another life as investigations continue today.
UpdatedTue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:50 pm ET
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Stafford police said the crash happened Tuesday at 4 p.m. on Route 72 at Mermaid Drive. (Stafford Township Police Department)
STAFFORD, NJ A Pennsylvania man was driving with a suspended license in a crash that disrupted Tuesday evening traffic in Stafford, police said.
Stafford police said the crash happened on Route 72 at Mermaid Drive at 4 p.m.
David DeCant, 49, of Barrington was driving east in a commercial roll-off container truck on Route 72 and slowed down to make a left turn onto Mermaid Drive, police said. A Jeep Compass operated by Justin Dowling, 37, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania was also traveling east on Route 72 and crashed into the back of DeCant s truck.