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Passenger killed in Atlantic City Expressway crash


  • Atlantic County

A Bridgeton man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on the Atlantic City Expressway early Saturday morning.

State Police were dispatched in response to a report of a wrong-way driver on the expressway at 4:27 a.m., Sgt. First Class Charles Marchan told BreakingAC.

While troopers were on their way, they learned the black Infiniti had crashed into a concrete barrier and toll reader support structure at milepost 4.1 in Pleasantville.

The driver, 23-year-old Diana Barrios-Ortiz of Bridgeton, suffered minor injuries.

Her passenger, 24-year-old David Salas, was killed.

The crash remains under investigation. No additional information was available.

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Lynda Cohen

BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.



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