Witnesses: Driver may have suffered medical emergency before car hit, killed woman on Jersey Shore beach
Authorities in Cape May County are probing a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in the North Cape May section of Lower Township.
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Jun 1, 2022, 9:39 AM
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5h agoAuthorities in Cape May County are
probing a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in the
North Cape May section of Lower Township.
The incident
happened around 7:38 p.m. Sunday when police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash in the area of
Lincoln Boulevard and Beach Drive.
Upon arrival,
officers found a 2015 Hyundai Elantra had struck another vehicle and then a pedestrian seated on a
bench before coming to rest in the water.
Police say the
pedestrian, identified as Donna Buhner, 75, of the Erma section of Lower Township, was airlifted to Cooper Trauma
Center, where she died as a result of her injuries.
The driver of
the 2015 Hyundai Elantra, identified as
James Swayne, 56, of Somerset, was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center to be treated for his
injuries.
Initial statements from witnesses indicate Swayne may have
suffered a medical emergency just prior
to the crash.
Anyone with
information is encouraged to contact the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135 or
the Lower Township Police Department at 609-886-1619.
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