Crime & Safety

Crash Kills Elderly Woman In Burlington County: Police

She died in the hospital 2 days after the collision, authorities said.

BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, NJ — An elderly woman died after a crash last week in Burlington County, officials said.

State Police identified Rene Paradis, 79, of Chelsea, Maine, as the decedent.

Troopers responded to the crash at 5:28 a.m. Wednesday on the Garden State Parkway in Bass River Township. According to the preliminary investigation, a Hyundai hit the back of Paradis's Chevrolet as both vehicles traveled north.

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Paradis was transported to a local hospital, where she died Friday, according to Det. Jeffrey Lebron.

The crash remains under investigation.

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