19-Year-Old Woman Dead, Officer Among 4 Hurt Responding To Assist At Crash Scene On Parkway

A local police officer was injured on his way to assist New Jersey State Police at the scene of a crash that killed a 19-year-old woman on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.

Stafford Township EMS.
Photo Credit: *Stafford Township PD Facebook*

Cecilia Levine

07/16/2023 11:37 a.m.

Jessica Molina-Colmenares, 19, of Egg Harbor Township, was riding in a Honda Civic that veered off the Parkway and overturned around 6:30 p.m. in Stafford Township on Saturday, July 15, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.

Molina-Colmenares died while the driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The crash closed the southbound side of the highway.

Meanwhile, as a Stafford police officer was responding to the scene around 7:20 p.m., his vehicle was struck by a northbound Grand Cherokee, Curry said. As a result, the rear seat passenger of the Jeep suffered serious injuries and three other occupants suffered minor injuries, Curry said.

The Stafford Twp. officer sustained minor non-life-threatening injuries. The left and center lanes of the GSP northbound were closed for approximately 6 hours resulting in heavy traffic congestion. The crash remains under investigation.

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