Nearly 50K Raised For Family Of Ocean County Woman Killed In Crash

WARETOWN, NJ — A GoFundMe to support the family of the Waretown woman killed in a three-car collision in Freehold last week has raised nearly $50,000.

As of Monday morning, "Support for Lieutenant Craig James and his Family" has raised $46,786. The GoFundMe was launched by the New Jersey Superior Officers Law Enforcement Association.

On July 14, an accident killed a 42-year-old mom from Waretown and left her three children, ages 13, 9 and 3 hospitalized, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said.

The woman, unidentified by authorities but named by the GoFundMe as Denise James, was pronounced dead on the scene, while her 3-year-old was transported via medical helicopter to Jersey Shore Regional Medical Center in critical condition, Linskey said. The other two children were taken to Jersey Shore via ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Linskey said.

Read More: Mother Dies, Children Injured In Three-Car Freehold Township Crash

Authorities confirmed that the 3-year-old died on Sunday. Read More: Three-Year-Old Girl Is Second Victim In Freehold Township Car Crash

According to the GoFundMe, the 3-year-old, Lily, will be an organ donor.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Craig, his two boys and his Family," the GoFundMe organizers wrote.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any information about it is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Det. Nicolas Logothetis at 800-533-7443 or Freehold Township Police Department Det. Lt. Joseph Winowski at 732-294-5139.

This story contains additional reporting by Pat McDaniel.