Police say the woman and child were not using seat belts
A woman was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Irvington Aug. 18, 2016 (File photo)
Sabrina Jordan, 37, of Hillside, was pronounced dead shortly after the wreck Thursday around 8 p.m., according to Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams, a State Police spokesman. The child suffered non life-threatening injuries and was treated at University Hospital in Newark.
Jordan was driving a 1998 Ford Windstar in the southbound right center lane when she tried to change lanes and lost control of the vehicle, the spokesman said, citing a preliminary investigation. The Windstar ran off the highway and overturned in a grass area. It was unclear what caused the crash.
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Jordan and the girl, a front seat passenger, were thrown from the vehicle, Williams said. The pair were not wearing seat belts or using a car seat for the child.
Authorities did not disclose the relationship between Jordan and the girl, but said they lived at the same address.
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