Victim ID'd In Parkway Fatal In Brick

BRICK, NJ — A Pennsylvania teenager has been identified as the person who died Saturday evening in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Brick.

Rachel Upright, 15, of New Milford, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that happened at 5:22 p.m. Saturday, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said Sunday.

Upright was a passenger in a Hyundai Santa Fe that was hit while it was stopped on the right shoulder of the northbound Parkway at milemarker 93.3, Peele said.

A Ford Explorer that was northbound on the Parkway went onto the right shoulder and hit the Hyundai, which was parked on the shoulder, Peele said. The impact caused the Hyundai to hit the rear of a Honda CR-V that was parked just in front of the Hyundai.

Another passenger in the Hyundai was seriously injured and was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, for treatment, he said.

The drivers of the Hyundai and Honda were not in their cars at the time of the crash and were not injured, Peele said. The driver of the Ford suffered minor injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, Peele said. The two right lanes were closed for about three hours.

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