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Fatal NJ Turnpike crash kills Yonkers man after van overturns

Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, a front-seat passenger, was ejected from the van and sustained fatal injuries.

Derek Callahan

May 26, 2026, 5:48 PM

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A Yonkers man was killed Friday night in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick, state police said.

Troopers responded at 8:11 p.m. to a crash on the Turnpike’s north outer roadway near milepost 75.5 in Middlesex County.

State police said a Ford van was traveling north when the driver lost directional control, struck the left guardrail and overturned.

Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, a front-seat passenger, was ejected from the van and sustained fatal injuries.

No other injuries were reported at the scene.

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