ABERDEEN — An 88-year-old nun died Saturday morning while trying to cross three lanes on the Garden State Parkway.
West Orange’s Joan Butler stopped on the right shoulder of the southbound lane near Exit 118 at approximately 10:45am. Philip Curry said. Butler then re-entered the lane, but instead of merging properly, he abruptly crossed into the left lane and was rear-ended by a Lexus NX.
Butler was taken to Holmdel’s Bayshore Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries and was pronounced dead.
Curry did not disclose why she stopped and said the crash is still under investigation.
A 49-year-old man from Middlesex, who was driving the Lexus, suffered minor injuries.
Butler was a member of the St. Elizabeth Charitable Order in the Convent Station section of Morris Township. She declined to comment on her crash, citing an ongoing investigation.
It was the ninth fatality on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County and the second in Aberdeen.
Dan Alexander is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. He can be reached at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com.
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