Marple Township , PA : 33 - years old father was killed and dozens were injured after their car slid into a jackknifed tractor-trailer on an icy stretch of the Blue Route on Sunday , January 18th 2015

Jason Anderson cracked jokes during meetings and volunteered to help coworkers. He put in extra hours to further his career, and spent the last five years leading the office of ticket sales at Dover International Speedway.

Most of all, his colleagues said, he loved being a father.

Anderson, his wife, and their 1-year-old son were on their way home to Delaware from visiting family in the Philadelphia area early Sunday when their car slid into a jackknifed tractor-trailer on an icy stretch of the Blue Route.

In the pileup in Marple Township, Anderson, 33, was killed and his wife was injured. Their son, Ryan, apparently escaped serious harm.

On Monday, coworkers recalled him as a doting father and dedicated employee who was becoming a standout in his field.

"He was committed to his work, but certainly more important [than] that . . . he just loved his little boy, Ryan," said Mike Tatoian, president of the speedway. "It's just awful."

Anderson was one of three people killed during a nightmare morning of crashes resulting from an ice storm that surprised weathermen and motorists, and left dozens injured.

His wife, Kati, remained hospitalized Monday afternoon at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition.

Anderson graduated from Syracuse University and worked for the New Orleans Saints before he was hired to oversee ticket operations at a speedway in Memphis that was also owned by Dover Motorsports. When that speedway closed in 2009, Tatoian offered Anderson a job in Dover.

"He was the guy that anyone could rely on," Tatoian said. "He would do anything at any time. He wasn't just a 9-5 guy."

It was unclear how his wife and child survived the crash on southbound I-476. Police said that the accident was under investigation and that information about the passengers was not available.






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