LONG BRANCH – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating a collision that involved a police car and resulted in a woman’s death.
On August 14 around 4 a.m., the Long Branch Police Department were dispatched in response to a 911 call reporting a home break-in by an armed person.
As officers were responding in marked police cars, one was involved in a collision with a car believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported break-in.
The crash took place in the area of MacArthur and Elmwood Avenues in Long Branch and left a passenger seriously injured. Officials said she was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, where she was pronounced deceased at around 7:15 a.m. The driver was taken into custody and transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment.
The officer in the involved police car was also taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of injuries from the crash and has been released.
At this time, the crash remains under investigation.
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