Gary Sliker, 37, of Phillipsburg, has been identified as the victim of the fatal accident on eastbound Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County on April 10, 2017.
BETHLEHEM TWP. - A 37-year-old Phillipsburg man has been identified as the victim of Monday morning's fatal accident on eastbound Interstate 78 in Hunterdon County, State Police confirmed.
Gary Sliker, driving a Ford Focus, struck the back of a tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder of the expressway near exit 7 (Route 173) at 8:23 a.m.
The Focus stopped underneath the back of the trailer, it was previously reported. Sliker was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
The two right lanes of eastbound Interstate 78 were closed following the accident, being reopened about four hours later. Delays of up to 3 miles were reported.