A man is killed in a crash on Friday along Route 33 in Middlesex County. State Troopers were called to the scenbe near Philpott Road and an investigation determined 85-year-old Joseph P. Pearce of Topping was driving westbound when the car ran off the road, hit a road sign and several mailboxes before going airborne and landing in a ditch. Pearce was wearing his seat belt, but died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.