Police: New Jersey man killed after three tractor-trailers crash on I-81 in Union Twp.

A 31-year-old New Jersey man was killed after three tractor-trailers were involved in a crash on Interstate 81 near Union Township Saturday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

The crash occurred at 4:07 a.m. as a 2017 Hino 268 was traveling northbound in the right lane of I-81 at mile-marker 87.5 near the Fort Indiantown Gap exit. Police said the tractor-trailer left the roadway on the right shoulder, and struck a legally parked 2016 Cascadia freightliner.

Adrian Jemmott, of Trenton, New Jersey, was sitting in the right side front passenger seat of the 2017 Hino. He was ejected through the windshield after impact with the freightliner. At the time of the crash, the freightliner was unoccupied.

“It is unknown if (Jemmott) was wearing his seatbelt due to the significant damage to the entirety of the right side of the vehicle,” police said in a release Sunday afternoon.

Jemmott was pronounced deceased on scene by the Lebanon County Coroner’s Office.

John Concepcion, 35, of Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was driving the 2017 Hino at the time. Police said he was wearing his seatbelt and suffered suspected injuries to the entirety of his body.

After Concepcion’s truck struck the left rear of the freightliner, the back end entered the left lane of travel. That’s when a second 2017 Hino 268 tractor-trailer, driven by Desmond Crawley, 32, of Trenton, New Jersey, struck the rear end of Concepcion’s truck.

Concepcion and Crawley were both transported by Penn State Health Life Lion EMS to the Hershey Medical Center. Police said Crawley was wearing his seatbelt and sustained minor injuries.

Police closed the northbound lanes of I-81 for more than eight hours on Saturday, Aug. 3. Officers said Concepcion has received a citation for the crash.

Matthew Toth is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at mtoth@ldnews.com or on X at @DAMattToth.