Police are investigating what caused a driver to fatally crash on a dead-end street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Friday afternoon, sparking a large fire that damaged a utility pole nearby.
The Essex County prosecutor says the driver was killed in the crash. An autopsy will be conducted to determine how he died.
Newark and Elizabeth police were investigating on Jefferson Avenue, in an industrial park. The crashed vehicle was entirely charred.
A witness told News 4 that he heard screeching tires, then a loud bang. He came out to find the pickup truck in flames.
PSE&G says the truck did not hit its power pole but the fire appeared to have damaged it. Power has not been knocked out, but crews may have to drop power in the area while they make repairs.
