LINDEN, N.J. (AP) - An off-duty police officer has been killed in a crash on Route 1 in Linden.
The crash occurred in the northbound lanes at about 2:15 a.m. Monday when the officer’s car collided with a tractor-trailer.
Another person in the car suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. The truck driver wasn’t injured.
The accident closed Route 1 for several hours.
WCBS reports the officer has been identified as Hillside Officer Giovanni Esposito, who was hired last November.
Hillside Police Chief Vincent Ricciardi said in a statement that Esposito graduated at the top of his class from the Essex County Police Academy.
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