Kaye Runquist, the 84-year-old woman involved in the Route 3 westbound car accident on Sept. 7, passed away yesterday after succumbing to her injuries.
SECAUCUS - The 84-year-old woman involved in the horrific Route 3 wrong-way crash has died from her injuries, police said today.
Kaye Runquist, of Cherry Hill, died yesterday, one week after the crash in which she was driving a Dodge Neon the wrong way in the westbound lanes of Route 3 during the morning rush hour.
She was on the Hackensack River bridge when she collided with a BMW driven by a 59-year-old man from Secaucus, who was released from the hospital the day of the accident with minor injuries, police say.
"On behalf of the Secaucus Police Department, our prayers go out to the Runquist family," Chief Kevin Flaherty said in a statement.
The crash is still being investigated by the Traffic Division, and it is still unknown where Runquist entered Route 3 westbound. Family members did not know why the 84-year-old was in North Jersey, more than two hours from her home, CBS New York News reported.
Secaucus police said Runquist had checked out of a Seaside Park hotel the morning of the crash.