Lissanne Reyes Mejia, 35, killed and several injured in crash on Interstate 287 in Bridgewater, New Jersey

Modified Date: 
Fri, 08/30/2024 - 9:14am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Passenger killed, 4 hurt when vehicle tried to pass on shoulder of I-287, cops say

The crash took place at about 7:30 p.m. near milepost 18.4 in Bridgewater after the driver of a southbound vehicle maneuvered his vehicle off the left side of the highway to try to improperly pass another vehicle, according to State Police.

1 killed, 4 seriously injured after crash on I-287 in Somerset County

The Infiniti then traveled off the left side of the road to improperly pass the Nissan and after re-entering the roadway, the Infiniti struck the left front of the Nissan, Curry said.

Police: 1 killed, 4 injured in crash when car made ‘improper pass’ on I-287 in Bridgewater

A 35-year-old woman from Perth Amboy died and four others were injured in a car crash Tuesday in Bridgewater. 

Perth Amboy woman killed in Route 287 crash in Bridgewater

Around 7:33 p.m. Tuesday, an Infiniti driven by 24-year-old Felipe Exposito-Sanches, of Linden, went off the left side of southbound I-287 while attempting to improperly pass a Nissan which it struck, said New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry. The Infinity ran off the road to the right, up an embankment, and struck multiple trees, Curry said.

 

 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Lissanne Reyes Mejia
Felipe Exposito-Sanchez
Roadway: 
Interstate 287
Area: 
Trenton-NJ