A Philadelphia woman died early Wednesday morning when a truck she was riding in struck several trees on the Atlantic City Expressway. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 53 year old Ava Smith sustained fatal injuries in the crash that happened at 12:56 a.m. The vehicle’s driver, an unnamed 58-year-old Philadelphia man, was severely injured and taken to a local hospital.
The crash happened on the expressway’s westbound side near milepost 24.2. The driver lost control of the truck, causing it to run off the highway and hit a tree line, say police.