NJ woman killed, 4 children injured after truck driver ignores stop sign: police

All four children in the victim’s vehicle were taken to the hospital, authorities said.

June 21, 2024, 11:51 a.m. EDT

COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP, NJ — A dump truck driver missed a stop sign and crashed into an SUV, killing a woman and injuring four children, authorities said.

Brandy Woolson, 43, of Millville, died in the crash, which occurred Thursday morning in Cumberland County, police said. Four children in her Chrysler SUV were taken to the hospital.

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The dump truck driver, Laamas Arthur, 55, of Port Norris, was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries, said State Police Sergeant Jeffrey Lebron.

Police arrived in Commercial Township at 8:57 a.m. Woolson was traveling west on Highland Street while Arthur was traveling north on Steep Run Road in a Mack truck, Lebron said.

Arthur ran a stop sign at the intersection and crashed into the side of the Chrysler in which Woolson was sitting with four children, authorities said.

A 16-year-old girl suffered moderate injuries, Lebron said. Two 4-year-old boys and a 2-year-old girl suffered minor injuries.

The accident remains under investigation, but no charges have been filed.