Crime & Safety
Driver Killed, 2 Injured In Atlantic County Crash: Police
A Toyota rear-ended a Ford SUV, causing the Ford to run off the road, overturn and crash into three parked cars, state police said.
HAMILTON TWP., NJ — The driver of a Ford SUV was killed and two others were injured in an early morning crash on an Atlantic County highway, according to New Jersey State Police.
The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. on Route 322 in Hamilton Township, State Trooper Troy McNair told Patch.
A Ford SUV and Toyota passenger vehicle were driving west when the Toyota rear-ended the Ford near milepost 37.2, McNair said.
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The collision caused the Ford to run off the road, overturn and crash into three parked cars, McNair said.
The Ford's driver, Yolanda Pacheco, a 22-year-old Mount Holly resident, was killed as a result, McNair said. Her passenger, a 27-year-old woman from Egg Harbor City, sustained moderate injuries, he said.
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The Toyota's driver, a 25-year-old woman from Mays Landing, was also moderately injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment, McNair said.
The crash is under investigation and no further information is available, McNair said.
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