1 killed in Burlington car wreck

BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) - One person is dead after a car struck a utility pole and split in half in Burlington Township.

The crash occurred on Route 130 near Beverly Road just before 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Police say the preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was heading north at a high rate of seed when it struck a utility pole and the back portion of the vehicle separated from the front.

Police say 22-year-old Nathaniel Gray of Clementon died at the scene. Thirty-seven-year-old Rashon Causey of Burlington City is in stable condition at a hospital with head and facial injuries and broken ribs.

Police do not know who was driving.

The Burlington Twp Police Dept. requests that any individual that witnessed this incident or that has information whatsoever contact the police dept. at 609 386 2018.

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