Jeep Rear-Ends Salt Truck In Tinton Falls Parkway Crash

TINTON FALLS, NJ — A Jeep Wrangler drove into a salt truck at 8:50 Thursday morning on the Garden State Parkway south at Exit 102, Asbury Avenue - Tinton Falls, said State Police.

The Jeep drove into the back of the NJ Turnpike Authority vehicle that was spreading salt, according to State Police. There were no serious injuries reported and all lanes are now open in that area of the Parkway South.

At least six inches of snow have fallen as of 10 a.m. and roadways are deteriorating across the state. New Jersey residents are being urged to stay home.

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Starting at 4 a.m. Thursday, the state banned commercial vehicles from traveling on multiple interstate highways:

· I-78, from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

· I-80, from the Pennsylvania border to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

· I-195, from I-295 to NJ Route 138

· I-280, from I-80 to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike)

· I-287, from NJ Route 440 to the New York State border

· I-295, from Exit 60 (I-195) north to the Scudders Falls Bridge (Pennsylvania border)

· NJ Route 440, from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287

The commercial vehicle travel restriction applies to:· All tractor trailers

· Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks

· Passenger vehicles pulling trailers

· Recreational vehicles

· Motorcycles