New Jersey trucker charged in death of Haugan volunteer firefighter in I-90 crash
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A New Jersey truck driver has been arrested and charged with two felonies, including negligent homicide, for the 2008 death of volunteer fireman Jerry James Parrick in a horrific wintertime crash on Interstate 90.
Parrick, 59, was warning traffic of a single-vehicle wreck on Dec. 17, 2008, near his Haugan home when a FedEx semi with two trailers braked and jackknifed on the icy road.
It slid into Parrick’s Dodge pickup that was parked, emergency lights flashing, on the shoulder of the westbound lane. Parrick was inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Parrick was a firefighter for the West End Volunteer Fire Department.
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