By David Kilby, Managing Editor
MONROE — A young woman from Iselin died from a head injury suffered after a car accident in northern Monroe on Monday.
At about 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Spotswood-Englishtown Road and Norma Street, three cars were involved in a car crash, police said.
According to police, Suzanne Dorflaufer, 64, of Monroe, was stopped in the northbound lane of Spotswood-Englishtown Road preparing to make a left turn onto Norma Street in a 2005 Nissan Altima.
Meanwhile, Christina Bettinger, 30, of Iselin, was driving south on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in a 2007 Honda Civic, approaching the intersection with Norma Street, and William Grischuk, 18, of Millstone, was going north on Spotswood-Englishtown Road in a 2001 Ford F250 with two juvenile passengers behind Ms. Dorflaufer in the Nissan.
Mr. Grischuk’s vehicle rear-ended the Nissan, police said.
After the initial impact, Mr. Grischuk’s vehicle crossed over the double yellow line into the southbound lane of Spotswood-Englishtown Road and struck the vehicle driven by Ms. Bettinger.
Ms. Bettinger suffered a head injury from the accident and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, police said. She was pronounced dead at 5:39 p.m., police said.
Ms. Dorflaufer, Mr. Grischuk and the two juvenile passengers were not injured in the accident, police said.
The accident is being investigated by the Monroe Township Police Traffic Safety Unit. Anyone who might have witnessed this accident is asked to contact Officer Sergeis Jangols of the Monroe Township Traffic Safety Unit at 732-521-0222, ext. 260.
