17-year-old driver was electrocuted and killed when walking into a downed power line following a single-vehicle crash on East Point Road in Cumberland County, New Jersey
N.J. teen killed when he walks into live power line after car wreck, cops say
New Jersey State Police troopers responded to East Point Road in Maurice River shortly after 6:15 p.m. to investigate the incident. The Millville teen was driving north on East Point Road when he lost control of the vehicle, police said. The vehicle struck a utility pole and overturned, police said. The pole and electrical wires fell as a result of the impact.
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