Authorities are investigating the body, which police said was found in Newark Wednesday morning.
Authorities are investigating the body, which police said was found in Newark Wednesday morning. File photo of the New Jersey Turnpike. (Tony Kurdzuk | The Star-Ledger)NEWARK -- State police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found below the westbound New Jersey Turnpike extension in Newark, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Police investigating an abandoned Dodge in the area found a man's body below the overpass at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, State Police Capt. Stephen Jones said. The body was in a "barren" fenced-in area below the roadway, Jones said.
The man's death is being investigated as a possible suicide, Jones said. Authorities said they believe the abandoned car is related to the incident.
According to a preliminary investigation, the man is believed to be in his 30s and from Hudson County, police said. His identity was not immediately released.
An examination by the Essex County medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death, police said.
It is unclear whether or not the land the body was found on is state-owned, officials said.
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