TOMS RIVER – Funeral arrangements have been made for the 37-year-old Freehold mom of three, who was killed in a head-on crash on Route 9 in Toms River earlier this week.
Shamirah Nolan was identified in multiple news reports on Thursday, before the authorities put out the ID or any press releases.
Jersey Shore Online reached out to Nolan’s sister, Daaimah Parrish, who confirmed her identity and remembers her sister as someone whose personality lit up every room.
“She was the goofiest person ever,” Parrish told Jersey Shore Online. “To know her was just to love her.”
Nolan, born May 24, 1988, spent her life in Freehold and worked as a certified nursing assistant. Parrish said she was driving to her overnight shift at Complete Care at Bey Lea when the crash occurred.
Jersey Shore Online reached out to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Spokesman Bryan Huntenburg said in an email, “normally, we wouldn’t release the names of the victim or the suspect while the incident is under investigation, but in this case, since the family put the name out there, I can confirm that Ms. Nolan was the victim. It is still under investigation.”
Authorities said Nolan was heading north on Route 9 around 11 p.m. on March 7 in a Honda Accord when a Volkswagen Jetta struck a guardrail, crossed into her lane and slammed into her vehicle.
The Jetta’s driver, identified only as a man, was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment, prosecutors said.
Investigators said responding officers observed signs of possible impairment. A blood sample was obtained at the hospital through a court-approved search warrant, according to the prosecutor’s office. The results could take a few weeks to come back to investigators.
Relatives told the Asbury Park Press that Nolan’s three daughters — ages 17, 18 and 19 — were the center of her life.
Authorities said the probe remains active and that additional details are expected to be released later.
Funeral services for Nolan are scheduled for March 20 at New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, 133 Throckmorton St., Freehold. Viewing is set for 10 to 11 a.m., followed by the funeral from 11 a.m. to noon.
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