Edison, New Jersey (October 22, 2025) — A 60-year-old truck driver from New Orleans was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon while standing on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike in Middlesex County, according to state police.
Incident Details: The fatal crash occurred around 2:42 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike near Edison. Authorities said Shawn Mornay was standing on the right shoulder beside his Freightliner tractor flatbed trailer when another Freightliner truck, driven by a 37-year-old man from Blackwood, veered toward the shoulder and struck both Mornay and the left side of his parked vehicle. Emergency responders pronounced Mornay dead at the scene. The other driver was not reported injured. Traffic was delayed for several hours as troopers investigated and cleared the area.