Maribel Pacheco, 47, died, another driver was injured in a two-car head-on collision on Porchtown Road in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
Driver killed in Salem County head-on crash
Maribel Pacheco, 47, of Bridgeton, was driving east on Porchtown Road in Pittsgrove Township just before 11 p.m. when her car collided head-on with an SUV traveling in the opposite direction. Pacheco died of her injuries, police said, and the other driver, a 28-year-old Bridgeton man, suffered “moderate” injuries. He was listed in stable condition at a hospital.
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