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Around 8:31 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026, a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland, in Cumberland County, near milepost 34.6. The driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, struck a tree, and continued into the northbound lanes, where the car hit a northbound Chevrolet SUV, according to the New Jersey State Police.

The SUV’s driver, Phillip “Phil” Eastman, 68, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was killed. The Tesla’s driver and a passenger in the Chevrolet were hurt and taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.

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