Authorities identified the trooper as Eli McCarson of Gloucester County.
A New Jersey State Police trooper was killed Thursday after crashing into a utility pole in Salem County while responding to a report of a domestic dispute, authorities said.
Eli McCarson (New Jersey State Police) Eli McCarson, 30, of Gloucester County, was driving to the domestic call in Quinton Township at 10:45 a.m. when he struck the utility pole on Quinton-Alloway Road near Route 49.
McCarson was taken to The Memorial Hospital of Salem County, where he was pronounced dead around noon.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police. It was raining Thursday morning in Salem County.
"Whether it's facing an armed assailant, or responding to a critical call on a rainy day, troopers and other law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect every member of the public," said Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. "This is a tragic loss for us, made even worse during this holiday season, but I know our troopers will not flinch. They will continue their duties and answer every call with others in mind, just as Trooper Eli McCarson was doing when he gave his life in the line of duty."
McCarson's vehicle went off on the right side of the road and into the utility pole, where he was trapped inside while authorities opened his jammed door.
He was part of New Jersey State Police's 155th class, which graduated on Feb. 20, 2015. He worked out of Woodstown barracks.
According to his Facebook page, he graduated from Rutgers-Camden in 2008.
He was married in September and turned 30 on Dec. 5.
McCarson was a Glassboro resident, according to the Glassboro Police Department, which joined other law enforcement agencies from across the nation in extending sympathy to McCarson's family on social media Thursday.
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