Driver hit by landing United flight suffered trauma despite minor injuries, family says

New details are emerging about the driver who survived after a plane landing at Newark Liberty International Airport struck his truck on the New Jersey Turnpike, as his family speaks publicly about the ordeal.

The driver, identified as 39‑year‑old Warren Boardley Jr., was driving a bakery truck Sunday when it was struck by the landing gear of a United Airlines flight arriving at Newark.

Video of the incident, previously shown by News 12, captured how narrowly the crash avoided a far more serious outcome…

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