Woman Dies, 2 Injured When Car Slams Into Trailer In Jersey City

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A 31-year-old woman died and two other people were injured in a car crash in Jersey City shortly after midnight Sunday.

Stephanie Weymouth, 31, of Bayonne was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, said the Office of Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.

Prosecutors said that at approximately 12:20 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a motor vehicle crash on Route 185 in the area of the Linden Avenue East.

Police found a 2019 Nissan that had collided with the rear of a parked and unoccupied tractor trailer, prosecutors said.

The female driver and two female passengers, including Weymouth, were taken to Jersey City Medical Center by Emergen
Medical Services.

The 28-year-old driver, from Staten Island, and a 27-year-old passenger from Old Bridge were treated at JCMC for non-life-threatening injuries and released.

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are
investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecu..