The driver of a tractor-trailer cab that plunged over the side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the Delaware River early Friday has been found and recovered. After a 36-hour search, recovery crews located the Brooklyn man’s body in the truck cab 20 feet underwater.
The Delaware Memorial Bridge connects Delaware and New Jersey and is operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA). According to the DRBA, around 3 a.m., the driver crossed three lanes of traffic on the southbound bridge span, crashed through a concrete barrier, and plunged into the river.
Search and rescue crews found the truck in the water on Friday but were unable to locate and remove the man’s body using a Hurst tool until Saturday, officials reported. His remains have been transported to the Delaware Medical Examiner’s Office as investigators try to determine the cause of the crash. A crane and barge were used to recover the truck cab, which is registered to XFR8 LLC in West Chester Township, Ohio.
Emergency crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Delaware State Police Marine Dive Unit, Holloway Terrace Fire Company, and other first responders, worked together in the search and recovery efforts. Officials from the DRBA said the bridge has been assessed and is structurally safe and will continue to operate normally.
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