Police are still investigating how a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer came into contact in the rear parking lot of the TA Travel Center in Paulsboro. The 52-year-old Takoma Park, Maryland, man was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to a 911 call at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, NJ.com reported; authorities have not released his name or described how the collision happened. NJ.com’s report says the autopsy found multiple traumatic injuries.
The business lists its address as 171 Berkley Road and identifies I-295, Exit 18A, as its highway access. That location information does not establish the vehicles’ movements or explain where in the lot the impact occurred. TravelCenters of America’s Paulsboro listing provides the address and highway access.
The driver, a 43-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to NJ.com. Police have filed no charges, and the East Greenwich Township Police Department is seeking information from witnesses. The reported account does not say which vehicle was moving or identify a cause.
A separate parking-lot case
Parking-lot collisions involving pedestrians have also been reported elsewhere, though individual cases cannot establish a broader pattern. Montgomery County police said an 83-year-old man was struck by a pickup in a Rockville gas-station lot on October 9, 2026, and died the following day. That incident differs from Paulsboro: it involved a pickup, and the victim was taken to a hospital before he died. The department’s account describes that separate case.
