A Bayonne woman who was a passenger in a van was killed in Jersey City after the vehicle collided with an unoccupied, parked tractor trailer, authorities said.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
At approximately 12:20 a.m. this morning, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a motor vehicle collision on Route 185 in the area of the Linden Avenue East intersection, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
Upon arrival, responding officers located a 2019 Nissan passenger vehicle that had collided with the rear of a parked and unoccupied tractor trailer. The female driver and two female passengers were transported to Jersey City Medical Center by EMS.
A female passenger — identified as Stephanie Weymouth, 31, of Bayonne — was
pronounced dead shortly after 1:00 a.m. The 28-year-old driver, of Staten Island, and a 27-year-old passenger of Old Bridge were treated at JCMC with non-life-threatening injuries and released.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City PD are actively investigating this case and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the HCPO at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/.
She was my sister teacher may she rest in peace.