READINGTON, NJ — A wrong-way driver was killed following a crash on Route 202 in Readington on Friday night, said Readington Chief of Police Steven Rindock.
On Friday at around 9:45 p.m., Clara Jeter, 83, of Somerset was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Cruz north in the southbound lanes of Route 202 when she hit a 2022 Ford Maverick near Pleasant Run Road.
Jeter was flown from the crash to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and later died from her injuries, said Rindock.
The driver of the Maverick, Lester Bryant, 26, of Flemington, was injured in the crash and taken by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad to an area hospital for his injuries.
The Readington Township Police Department, Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Three Bridges Fire Department, paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center and the New Jersey State Police Aviation Bureau all helped at the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Readington Township Police Department.
Rindock said anyone with information can contact the Readington Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau at 908-534-4031.
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