Former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum, 24, dies after single-vehicle crash on Route 55 in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey

Cara McCollum was northbound on Route 55 in Pittsgrove Township on Monday night when her car veered off the road and struck a tree, then spun again and hit two more trees before ending up in an embankment, police said. The 24-year-old from Margate was alone in her vehicle and was wearing a seat belt. She remained hospitalized Tuesday in critical condition. Further details on her injuries were not disclosed.

A former Miss America contestant who was critically injured in a car crash on a New Jersey highway died early Monday, a week after her car spun off a roadway and into trees. Cara McCollum died at Cooper University Hospital, according to Frank DiMauro, chief operating officer of the TV station where she worked, and a Facebook messaged posted by her family.

Her family and the TV station where she worked say Cara McCollum died at Cooper University Hospital in Camden early Monday.

Her funeral services will be held in her hometown Visitation will be held Friday and Saturday night from 5 to 7 p.m. at the McCollum family's home at 926 N. Forrest St. in Forrest City, Ark. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 101 S. Izard St., also in Forrest City, according to a post on the Prayers for Cara Facebook page.