New Jersey motorists are already used to dealing with aggressive and quick-tempered drivers on their morning commutes, but have never had to worry about getting cut off by an airplane – until now.
Perhaps it was a “Miracle on the Turnpike,” but when a small commuter plane landed on the New Jersey Turnpike earlier this year, no one was hurt. The pilot and a local TV reporter were gathering traffic information for several TV and radio stations when a low oil pressure indicator came on in the plane. Shortly before 7:00 a.m., the pilot landed the plane on the northbound lanes of the turnpike in Cherry Hill, NJ. “This was pretty much a non-incident in terms of what the outcome was like,” said New Jersey Turnpike Authority spokesman Joseph Orlando. “The plane landed, he taxied it over into the shoulder. We can’t even get motorists to do that when they break down.”