A teen driver was killed Thursday morning when the vehicle she was driving crashed into a tree on Interstate 195.
UPPER FREEHOLD - A teen driver was killed Thursday morning when the vehicle she was driving crashed into a tree on Interstate 195.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., State Police were called to Interstate 195 in Upper Freehold for a single-car crash into the woods.
A 17-year-old female was driving 2001 Toyota Camry eastbound in the left lane of the highway near mile marker 9 when she suddenly failed to maintain control of the vehicle, state police Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Williams said.
The vehicle began to rotate in a southeastern direction before it exited off the right side of the roadway with its driver's side leading and struck a tree, Williams said.
The driver - whose identity was withheld pending notification of next of kin - was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:59 a.m., authorities said.
No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash, Williams said.
The New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigation and Crime Scene units, as well as the New Jersey Department of Transportation, responded to the scene.
The right lane of Interstate 195 was closed during the accident investigation.
The crash was still being investigated as of 4:30 p.m., Williams said.
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