Daryl Akers Jr. died in a crash in Southampton Township on Friday.
in Burlington County was a senior public safety telecommunicator with the New Jersey State Police, officials said.
Daryl Akers Jr., 62, of Bridgeton was traveling north on the highway to begin his shift when his Jeep Liberty was struck by a GMC Silverado traveling south that crossed the centerline in the area of milepost 18.3 in Southampton Township and entered the northbound lanes, according to a statement from the New Jersey State Police.
Akers was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the GMC suffered serious injuries and was taken by air to a local hospital, officials said Friday night. Their condition was unclear Saturday morning. Akers graduated from the New Jersey State Police Public Safety Telecommunicator Class on Sept. 7, 2002, according to a Facebook post from the state police. He served as a coach to many new public safety telecommunicators and was also a training instructor and CPR instructor.
“He was survived by his wife, son, daughter and three grandsons, all of whom will forever be a part of our Blue and Gold family,” police said in the post. “They remain in our thoughts and prayers tonight, please keep them in yours.”
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