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Update: Summit Police Officer Identified Killed in Route 78 Crash

Bernards Township Summit

A Summit officer killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 78 in Bernards, has been identified.

According to reports, Matthew Tarentino, 29, was heading to work at around 6:20 a.m., when a vehicle traveling on the westbound crossed over the median and struck two eastbound vehicles.

Tarentino was killed while the other two drivers were taken Morristown Medical Center. One of the two drivers succumbed to their injuries, police added.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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