2nd victim identified in Rt. 21 accident

BELLEVILLE – 

Authorities last week identified the second person killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Rt. 21 on Nov. 3 as Terrence Morris, 26, of Newark.

According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris was the driver of a Chevy Cavalier that collided with a tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes in Belleville. Both Morris and his passenger, Jonathan Fontenot, also a 26-year-old Newark resident, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck driver and the driver of a Dodge Dart that was involved in the 7:25 p.m. crash were reportedly unhurt.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Task Force and the Belleville Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact Task Force detectives at 877-847-7432 or 973- 621-4586. – Karen Zautyk

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