2 Injured In Route 70 Crash That Created Traffic Nightmare In Brick - Brick, NJ - Drivers were stuck in traffic backups on Route 88, Princeton Avenue and other surrounding roads for several hours after the crash Tuesday.
Woman killed, 2 hurt in crash, cops say
Updated May 10, 2021;
A 78-year-old woman was killed and two other people were hurt when a car and a minivan collided in Brick on Sunday, authorities said.
The crash took place at about 9:45 a.m. on Lanes Mill Road between Greenwood Loop Road and Kirk Lane, Brick police said in a statement.
Nancy Penrod, of Brick, was not breathing when emergency responders arrived, police said. She was brought to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. A 78-year-old man driving the minivan and a 30-year-old woman driving the other vehicle both Brick residents were treated for injuries at local hospitals.
Weeks after losing nearly everything in forest fire, homeless woman killed trying to cross highway
Updated 5:17 PM;
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A New Jersey woman who lost nearly all of her possessions during last month’s forest fire in Ocean County was struck and killed by a car while crossing Route 70 in Brick on Monday, according to police and a local minister.
Kathleen M. Winits, 55, was hit by an eastbound sedan as she crossed near the intersection with Olden Street shortly before 7 p.m, Brick police said.
Winits was headed toward the Brick Motor Inn, where she and her husband were temporarily staying. Witnesses told police she ran into traffic and was not in a crosswalk, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.