MAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP – A woman involved in a three-car motor vehicle crash on Route 55 Sept. 22 succumbed to her injuries, NJ.com reports.
Lydia Brannon, 62, of Philadelphia, but according to her family was living in Avalon, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:22 a.m.
Troopers from New Jersey State Police were dispatched to the crash at mile marker 20.4 in Maurice River Township. The crash involved a Chevrolet Silverado, a Ford Fusion and a tractor trailer.
According to the report, the driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, a 27-year-old Port Norris man, was driving southbound when he allegedly fell asleep and drove into the northbound lane, striking the Ford Fusion driven by Brannon.
Brannon lost control of her vehicle and drove into the southbound lane, colliding into a tractor trailer driven by a 38-year-old Maryland man, the report continued.
The tractor trailer driver was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland for non-life-threatening injuries, and the Chevrolet Silverado driver was treated at the scene.
Police told NJ.com they do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.
No charges have been filed at this time.
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