Michael Ruscher, 71, killed in crash on Interstate 80 in Lodi, New Jersey
One killed in two-vehicle Route 80 crash, cops say
Michael Ruscher was seated in his pickup truck on the right shoulder shortly after 9 a.m. in the eastbound local lanes near milepost 64.1 in Lodi when his vehicle was struck by a passing car, according to State Police.
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