State Police Still Waiting to ID Chicago Woman Killed in I-78 Crash

New Jersey State Police on Monday still were waiting to name a 72-year-old Chicago woman killed on I-78 westbound in Bedminster late Saturday morning when she apparently lost control of her car, hit another vehicle, and then hit a tree.

According to the report, state police still were trying to contact the woman's next of kin after she was killed at the scene of the crash.

A police report issued by the Trenton public information bureau for state police said the woman apparently was heading west and driving a blue Lincoln in the center lane of I-78 near milepost 29 at about 10:50 a.m. on Saturday morning when she lost control of her vehicle for some reason.

State police said her car then struck another vehicle, a black Lexus, that also was headed west, but slightly ahead of the Lincoln in the left lane of highway.

The woman's car hit a grass berm, hit a tree, and overturned, state police said. The woman, alone in the car at the time of the crash, apparently was partially ejected and killed at the accident scene, according to the state police report.

State police said that four people from Connecticut, who also have not been identified, were in the Lexus. The driver and two passengers were unhurt, according to the report. One passenger suffered a head abrasion, and was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center, treated and released, according to the state police report as filed on Monday.