Crime & Safety

BREAKING: Teen Driver Killed After Hitting Tree Off N.J. Interstate

The girl died at the scene after leaving roadway, police said.

By Anthony Bellano and Tom Davis

A teen was killed in a car crash in Monmouth County Thursday morning after she hit a tree, police said.

Amber Mohr, 17, was driving a Toyota Camry east on I-195 when her car went off the road, according to State Police.

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Witnesses said she was driving in the left lane and veered toward the median before pulling back and off the road, according to the report.

One car was involved; the Hamilton girl died at the scene, according to the State Police.

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Witnesses said the Toyota Camry was rolling over the rumble strips that alert drivers they are headed off the road before heading into the woods, according to the State Police.

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