Seven people were killed in six separate motor vehicle crashes in New Jersey during Labor Day weekend.
The crashes happened between Friday morning and Monday evening, according to fatal crash data from the New Jersey State Police.
The first fatal crash occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Friday in Pilesgrove Township, Salem County. A few hours later, a driver was killed in a 7 a.m. crash in Toms River, Ocean County on the Garden State Parkway.
A 21-year-old woman was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Hillside Township Saturday after being ejected from a car. Several others were injured in the Union County crash.
On Sunday, a driver was killed, and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash shortly before 4 p.m. in Chester, Burlington County.
A 36-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon after crashing into a tree in Montague in Sussex County. On Monday evening, a driver and passenger were killed in a crash that caused their car to overturn into a lake in Shamong Township, Burlington County.
Earlier this summer, New Jersey also saw an uptick in fatal crashes during Independence Day weekend, when nine people were killed.
A total of 346 fatal crashes have occurred in New Jersey this year as of Sept. 2.
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Rebecca Heath may be reached at RHeath@njadvancemedia.com.
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