Trooper responding to call of erratic driver killed by him
MILLVILLE, N.J. — A recently married rookie state trooper responding to an emergency call about an erratic driver was killed in a violent wreck on a highway when the erratic driver, travelling in the opposite direction, crossed a grassy median and slammed into his marked cruiser head-on, authorities said.
The driver of the other car also was killed.
The crash, which left debris and the mangled cars scattered on Route 55 in Millville, happened Monday night.
The 31-year-old trooper, Frankie Williams, was flown to a hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, state police said. The driver of the other car, 61-year-old Elmer resident Lloyd Rudley, died at the scene.