Traffic & Transit

N.J. Man Killed In Fiery Mass Pike Crash

Joel Yeghen, 39, was driving Thursday night when he lost control of his Lexus and struck the back of a tractor trailer, police said.

WESTBOROUGH, MA — A 39-year-old New Jersey man was killed in a fiery crash crash Thursday night on the Mass Pike.

Joel Yeghen, 39, of Ocean, N.J., was driving eastbound around 8 when he lost control of his Lexus and struck the back of a tractor trailer, State Police said. Troopers arrived to find the Lexus on fire against the median.

Yeghen was pronounced dead at the scene.

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